Press Releases
For Immediate Release: March 2nd, 2006
Skylight Healthcare Systems™ and wired.MD® Form Partnership: streaMed CCTV™ Content Library Now Available to Hospital Partners
Skylight Healthcare Systems and wired.MD are pleased to announce their partnership, bringing the streaMed CCTV patient and consumer health education video library to Skylight ACCESS SM Interactive Patient System-enabled hospitals. Both companies are leaders in their respective healthcare fields and the results of this partnership will provide an additional content resource to Skylight's hospital partners who wish to expand their patient education assets.
Skylight's ACCESS Interactive Patient System transforms existing hospital television monitors into an interactive media experience for patients, offering customized entertainment, communication and education centers. As part of its comprehensive system, Skylight enables a unique, in-room, on-demand education capability and wired.MD has developed digital healthcare education products for use at the point-of-care and beyond. The streaMed CCTV product is an advanced patient education video solution that empowers organizations to have pre-digitized, pre-approved, up to date, and exchangeable content within their facilities. The partnership provides a turnkey solution for hospitals to add to existing education assets for their on-demand television systems, with 370 patient and consumer health education videos - all at affordable rates, and specifically configured for crisp, clear viewing through the television system.
"Skylight Healthcare Systems and wired.MD share the mission of empowerment to improve the patient experience and impact health outcomes. Understanding the busy environment in which our partners work, we are thrilled to offer a simple, turnkey solution to help our clients expand their health education media and delivery methods to do a better job of compliance and customer satisfaction in the area of patient education," said David Schofield, CEO Skylight Healthcare Systems. "We too, are pleased to be working with Skylight Healthcare Systems," says Mark Friess, CEO of wired.MD. "Whether it's the delivery mechanism or the content, we share the vision of assisting healthcare organizations in their efforts to serve the health information needs of their patients, leading to improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction," Friess continued.
About Skylight Healthcare Systems
San Diego based Skylight Healthcare Systems is the fastest growing hospital services network and amenities provider in the nation. The company focuses on products and services that create operational efficiencies and improve patient satisfaction and productivity. Skylight's ACCESS Interactive Patient System is an interactive multi-media entertainment and communication network designed to recreate the comforts of home and hotel and to provide an efficient platform for automating administrative hospital services at the bedside. State-of-the-art digital entertainment services include feature film rentals, premium cable TV, music, high-speed Internet, e-mail access and interactive games. Administrative hospital services include custom content and interactive communications, on-demand health education, patient survey technology, and in-room dining service capabilities. For more information visit www.skylight.com
About wired.MD, Incorporated
wired.MD, Inc. was founded in Portland, Oregon in 2000. The company's mission is to empower healthcare professionals to improve patients' healthcare experience and reduce costs by making patient education more engaging, effective, and efficient to deliver. wired.MD is located at 733 S.W. Oak, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon, 97205, and can be contacted at (503) 889-0010, info@wired.md , or www.wired.md
