FONEMED and Healthology Team to Offer Health Advice and Information on Demand

(September 5, 2000) Colorado Springs, CO, - FONEMED, a provider of nurse advice and health information via telephone and Internet from its Health Information Centers around the world, has signed an agreement with Healthology, Inc., that will provide FONEMED’s clients access to Healthology’s online articles and webcasts, and will allow viewers of live Healthology webcasts to reach FONEMED’s registered nurses to receive more information on the topics being discussed.

FONEMED members can access Healthology’s vast archive of over 500 health and fitness related streaming video webcasts as well as articles written by Healthology’s faculty of more than 800 physicians and other medical professionals through www.fonemed.com. The site will also be available for customized webcasting services, including regular programs and seminars on a variety of medical issues for both medical professionals and consumers.  In addition, FONEMED’s registered nurses will provide live backup to select Healthology webcasts.

Ken Bleakley, President of FONEMED, says: “People around the globe are assuming more responsibility for teaming with their physicians to advance their own well-being. They need access 24 hours a day to reliable health information via whatever media is most convenient at that time. Healthology helps us fulfill that requirement through its information quality and range of subject. From aging to epilepsy, childcare to chronic diseases, Healthology covers issues of vital interest to today’s consumer.”

Steven Haimowitz, M.D., CEO of Healthology, says: “People who come to us seeking health information frequently express the need to talk to a health professional about what they have learned. FONEMED is an excellent place for them to connect to the health support system, consulting a sympathetic and experienced nurse backed by advanced information technology and health content.”

FONEMED’s North American and International operations are headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. In addition to establishing Call Centers abroad, FONEMED markets and manages Medical Call Center Services for US health plans, associations, non-profit organizations, businesses, public utilities, and the military.  The FONEMED Health Information Centers provide 24-hour medical advice from a physician or registered nurse. FONEMED’s North American call center is fully accredited by the American Accreditation Healthcare Commission / URAC.  For more information, visit www.fonemed.com, send an e-mail to info@fonemed.com, or call 719-576-8050. 

Healthology, Inc., is a privately held New York-based online health media company. By utilizing its extensive network of health professionals, Healthology develops high quality, online health content on a variety of health and medical topics. Healthology is a leading producer of streaming audio and video webcast programming that is broadcast live and on-demand and provides consumers with direct access to top medical experts.  Healthology's content was described as the “closest thing to a good bedside manner on the Web” in Forbes Magazine “Best of the Web” issue. Healthology’s original content is distributed widely through internet partners via co-branding, re-branding and licensing arrangements, as well as through its own website.  For more information, go to www.healthology.com, send an e-mail to info@healthology.com, or call 212-431-5100.