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Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame now taking nominations for 2013

Do you know an individual or organization that has significant contributions to the healthcare Internet field at a local, state or national level?  Someone who has:

  • Assumed a leadership position across the health industry?
  • Demonstrated a willingness to share their expertise with others?
  • Served as a role model or mentor to others in the healthcare Internet industry?
  • Shown the ability or influence to effect change in the industry?
  • Been engaged in the field of healthcare Internet for at least 5 years?

Then you may have the perfect candidate for the 2013 Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame.

The Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame was established in 2011 to honor both individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the healthcare Internet industry, and to ensure that the history of the industry is preserved for the future generations.

Each year, new members of the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame are inducted at the industry-wide Healthcare Internet Conference. The 2012 inductees included:

  • Ed Bennett, director of web and communications technology for the University of Maryland Medical System
  • Mark Gothberg, editor of eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and chairman of the eHealthcare Leadership Awards for Health Care Communication
  • Community Health Network of Indianapolis, whose eBusiness team has demonstrated, over a decade, innovations in the use of Internet technologies for healthcare consumers
  • PatientsLikeMe, a free online community where patients can connect with each other to better understand their diseases, share condition and treatment information, and get the support they need to improve their health.
  • Mayo Clinic, who launched one of the earliest health information sites on the Internet, and today, receives nearly 30 million unique visits per month from all over the world.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 class.  Information regarding criteria and the nomination process can be found at the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame website (www.hihof.com). All nominations must be received by August 2, 2013.

Learn more about the 2012 honorees.

Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame Announces 2012 Inductees

Congratulations to the 2012 Class of Inductees to the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame (HIHOF):

Innovative Individuals:

  • Mark Gothberg, Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, and Chairman, eHealthcare Leadership Awards
  • Ed Bennett, founder of the Hospital Social Network List.

 Innovative Products and Services:

 Innovative Provider Network:

The Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame honors men, women and organizations that have made outstanding, long-lasting contributions to the healthcare Internet industry. The organization’s purpose, while honoring innovation, is to ensure that the history of the industry is preserved for future generations new to the healthcare industry. Inductees are selected annually by an independent Board of Judges, on which I had the privilege of serving this past year.  Learn more about the 2012 class at www.hihof.com or click on the links above.

The five inductees will be honored at an awards luncheon held November 13, 2012, at the 16thAnnual Greystone.net Healthcare Internet Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Congrats again!  Well deserved.

Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame Names Judges Panel

Note:  June 1, 2012 is the Deadline for 2012 Nominations

The Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame has selected its inaugural judges panel, and I’m honored to be a member of that team.  The panel members include:

  • Dan Ansel, President/CEO, Private Health News
  • Stephanie Cannon, Director Web Communication and eBusiness, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
  • Karen Corrigan, Co-founder and CEO, Corrigan Partners
  • Michael Cutter, Vice President Sales, Krames Staywell Communication
  • Ben Dillon, Vice President, eHealth Evangelist, Geonetric
  • Daniel Fell, Executive Vice President, Neathawk Dubuque & Packett
  • Andrew Gradel, Director of Internet Marketing, Cooper Health
  • Paul Griffiths, CEO, MedTouch
  • Shawn Gross, Director Service line Marketing & Web Strategy, Tufts Medical Center
  • Neal Linkon, Assistant Director Internet Marketing, Northwestern Mutual
  • Robin Snow, Principal, Aefinity Interactive, LLC
  • Becky Daghir Wardzala, Marketing Director, Hendricks Regional Health
  • Kathy Divis, President, Greystone.Net – (Chair)

Each of us has agreed to serve a 2-3 year term and judge the candidates for the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame in a fair and unbiased manner while adhering to the Hall of Fame’s mission to “honor men, women and organizations that have made outstanding, long-lasting contributions to the healthcare Internet industry.”

The Hall of Fame’s purpose is to “ensure that the “history” of the industry is preserved for future generations new to the healthcare industry.”

Launched in 2011, its ‘freshman class’ of inductees included:

Click on the links above to learn more about the roles these esteemed individuals and organizations made in making healthcare internet history.

Nominations for the 2012 Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame class will be open until June 1st. So, there is still one month left to nominate the man, woman or organization you feel has made lasting contributions to the healthcare internet industry.

Please visit the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame Web site for more information on candidate criteria, or to nominate a qualified candidate.

Industry Pioneers Honored by Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame

Do you know a person or organization that has made numerous, lasting and significant contributions to the healthcare Internet field at a local, state or national level?  If so, you have until the end of day Friday, June 1, 2012 to nominate them for the 2012 Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame.  Nominations will be accepted for the following categories:

  • Innovative Individuals
  • Innovative Provider Organizations
  • Innovative Products and Services

The contributions of the nominated organizations and individuals to the industry must be extraordinary and far exceed what might be generally expected or accepted.  Candidates selected by the Board of Judges will be individuals or organizations that clearly standout from the mainstream, and whose work and accomplishments distinguish them from others working in the same field.

The Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame was established in 2011 to honor men, women and organizations that have made outstanding, long-lasting contributions to the healthcare Internet industry. The organization’s purpose, while honoring innovation, is to ensure that the “history” of the industry is preserved for future generations new to the healthcare industry.  

Although initially organized by Greystone.Net, the Hall of Fame is an independent organization whose annual inductees are selected by an independent Board of Judges. Inductions are made at the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame luncheon during the annual Healthcare Internet Conference.

The 2011 inductees were John Eudes, co-founder of Greystone.Net, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Sharp Healthcare, Epic, Estrada CMS and WebMD.  Click here to read more about their accomplishments.

So, who would you nominate?