Hospital Websites Transformation Reveals Cutting-edge Patient Care Through Online Technology

Mercy and Geonetric complete website transformation Cedar Rapids, IA -- Geonetric, an internet technology leader for hospitals and health systems and a pioneer in enterprise class healthcare web applications, has successfully completed their 2 year website reengineering project with Mercy Medical Center. Launched on November 18th, 2004, the new site introduced an entirely new look and structure along with the installation of Geonetrics VitalSite enterprise web management system.

Cedar Rapids, IA (PRWEB) December 25, 2004 -- The new site provides Mercy with the ability to grow with the demands of their patients and physicians, with the ability to add new content and features with the touch of a button. With VitalSites industry-leading SmartPanel technology, Mercy can automatically cross-reference content and information throughout their entire online presence, providing health care consumers with a more robust and complete interactive experience.

Mercy also implemented several custom, cutting-edge Geonetric modules on their website, each tailored to the specific needs of their website users. These features included:

- Ask the Expert -- a panel answers questions posed by website visitors
- Diabetes Diary -- a disease management tool for people with Diabetes
- Searchable Class/Event Listings -- search by keyword, category, month or location. Visitors can register online and request email reminders to be send before the event.
- Visit a Patient Online -- a friend of family member can set up a secure web page to keep loved ones informed about a patients condition
- Searchable Physician Directory -- search for a doctor by name, specialty, gender, city or facility
- Online Baby Photos -- photos of new Birthplace babies are available for public viewing. Visitors can send online greeting cards to new parents
- Employment Center -- an up-to-date listing of all job openings at Mercy. Prospective employees can apply for multiple jobs online
- Online Pre-registration for Patients -- visitors can pre-register for their upcoming visit to Mercy
- Information Sheets -- surgery, radiology, neurodiagnostics and womens center patients can print out instruction sheets with all they need to know about their visit

"One of Geonetric's notable strengths is in project management. [Their] ability to take a project from concept to reality, while meeting time and budget restraints is second to none," said Jeff Janssen, Relationship Marketing Coordinator at Mercy Medical Center.

About Geonetric
Founded in 1999 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Geonetric provides hospitals and health systems with new online strategies to streamline communications with patients and within the organization itself.

VitalSite, their suite of seamless web portals, provides the groundwork for breaking the language barrier between internal legacy systems, enabling software to communicate, departments to collaborate and brand experiences to be unified, bringing continuity to the healthcare industry.

For more information, visit http://www.geonetric.com/.

Andrea Olson
Marketing Director
G E O N E T R I C
4211 Glass Road NE, Suite A
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-221-1667 (p)
319-221-1450 (f)
1-800-589-1171
andrea.olson@geonetric.com
http://www.geonetric.com

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