2006 Consumer Health World Award Winners

Best health education initiative for employees
        Station Casinos - 2nd place
               
Best initiative engaging consumers in the health decision-making process
        Horizon BDBSNJ - 1st place
        Asparity - 2nd place
               
Best Fitness Initiative
        Posit Science - 1st place
               
Best campaign promoting consumer health
        Health Politics  - 1st place
        Avenue A | Razorfish & AstraZeneca - 2nd place
               
Most effective benefit strategy for small to mid-size employers (fewer than 3000 employees)
        Quantum Health - 2nd place
               
Best health plan technology for employers/providers    
        Cardiocom - 2nd place
               
Best EHR/EMR design to improve healthcare delivery     
        Childrens Hospital Los Angeles - 1st place
        MEDecision - 2nd place
               
Best initiative to improve patient care
        Merrill Gardens - 2nd place
        childrens hospital - 2nd place
               
Most Effective Website for Patient/Consumer Information
        DrGreene.com - 2nd place
               
Best technology to integrate data exchange and automate business processes
        NextGen Healthcare Information Systems - 1st place
               
Best initiative for disease management and wellness
        Cardiocom, LLC - 1st place
        Wellcoaches - 2nd place
               
Best "consumer-friendly" technology for improvement of transaction processing
        The TriZetto Group - 1st place
        Canopy Financial - 2nd place
               
Best application of technology for enhancing patient care and access
        Wellogic - 1st place
        Allscripts - 2nd place
        Honeywell HomMed - 2nd place
               
Best mobile or RFID technology for improving patient care
        MobileAccess & GE Healthcare - 1st place
        Horizon BCBSNJ - 2nd place
               
Best monitoring device / service for patients / consumers
        Cardiocom - 1st place
        Radianse - 2nd place

Best of Show
        The TriZetto Group

Best Exhibitor Award
        Finity Communication & RR Donnelly - 1st place
        ACE Ideas/HealthBux - 2nd place

Certificates of Merit
Best Employee Health Plan Design that Includes Wellness & Fitness
        McKesson

Best Marketing Campaign for Boomers' Health & Lifestyle
        Zimmer's Gender Solutions
        AARP

Best Minority Health Marketing Campaign
        DrTango

Outstanding Achievement Awards
2006 Outstanding Achievement Award for Promotion of Consumer Education & Empowerment
Greg Scandlen, Consumers for Health Care Choices                                              
                                               
2006 Outstanding Achievement Award for the Promotion of Wellness & Prevention
Michael Samuelson, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island                                         

2006 Outstanding Achievement Award in Media for the Promotion of Consumer Health & Wellness
Wendy Borow-Johnson, Healthy Living Channel

Judges

Bill Crounse, MD
Healthcare Industry Director, Microsoft Corporation

Joe Coughlin, PhD
Founding Director, MIT AgeLab

Eric Dishman
Manager, Proactive Health Research, Intel

Robin Felder, PhD
Director, Medical Automation Research Center
University of Virginia

Mary Furlong, EdD
President, Furlong & Associates

Web Golinkin
Chief Executive Officer
RediClinics

Michael Gorton
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
TelaDoc

Frank Hone
Executive Vice President, Global Business Group
Ogilvy Healthworld

Michael Howe
President and Chief Executive Officer, MinuteClinic

Mike Mosquito
President, HealthNovation

Dirk Schroeder
Executive Vice President, DrTango

Simmi Singh
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development
Revolution Health Group

Jay Srini
Vice President, Emerging Technologies, UPMC

Tim Stettheimer, PhD
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
St Vincent’s Hospital

Deborah Stewart
President, Finity Communications

Mindy Thompson-Banko
Founder and President, Simply Retail

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