[ IBM Global V ] Pat,
Thanks, I can try do some digging on this one. I'll see if I have an 'in' somewhere.
And you're right about your GS cookie post to me. I agree. Glad I didn't have to run for cover.:-))
Did you check out th Papyrus URL I gave you? The reviews are very good.
Ray
Health Village
Subscription-based health care networks clearly promise to lower costs while maintaining the quality of patient care.
HealthVillage is a solution that will use the Internet to give consumers access to health professionals, information, and health services. The professional, in addition to being connected to the consumer, gains access to professional associations, research, suppliers, and other networks. And HealthVillage will support "wellness" programs that employers can use to reduce health care costs.
Our other health data networks will give physicians access to critical patient data from a variety of disciplines, and across national boundaries and time zones.
The 20-member Greater Dayton Hospital Association, for example, uses IBM networking technology to deliver everything from X-rays to patient histories, so 2300 physicians in nine Ohio counties can manage patient care more effectively.
We already have a significant base in the health service business. And our global network, systems integration, outsourcing and health care consulting skills give us a competitive advantage in putting health data networks together.
As I said, the key to our success in subscription-based solutions is to position IBM as a broker between the business offering the service or product and the consumer. We won't be a competitor, but a partner, facilitating transactions and helping our customers bring their products and services to the marketplace.
We want to be intermediaries between banks, insurance companies, manufacturers, distributors, media companies, and all their constituencies. |
