The 13th Annual

Call for Entries Has Begun!

This leading awards program exclusively recognizes the very best websites and digital communicaitons of healthcare organizations (both large and small), online health companies, pharmaceutical/medical equipment firms, suppliers, and business improvement initiatives. These awards highlight the Internet's role in achieving an organization's business objectives and recognize the hard work that has gone into creating outstanding health websites and digital initiatives.

If you would like to be notified when we begin the call for entries for the 2012 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, e-mail us at awards@strategichealthcare.com.

Who May Enter
All organizations and individuals involved in the process of developing or managing a health-related website or digital communication. Design, strategy, and public relations firms may enter on behalf of their clients.

Organizations from outside the United States are strongly encouraged to enter.

How to Enter
Simply complete the online entry form. You should select just one Group Classification (for example, hospital 200-399 beds or pharmaceutical company) per entry form. (Complete an entry form for each Web site or URL you wish to submit). You may select as many Award Categories as you wish under your group classification. Agencies submitting entries should submit a separate entry form for each client.  Please see FAQs for further explanation of Group Classifications, Award Categories, and other common questions.

Supporting Sponsors
The following companies have helped to make the eHealthcare Leadership Awards possible:

Platinum Sponsors
Connect Healthcare (A PhotoBooks Company)
Geonetric

Medseek
Private Health News
Professional Research Consultants

Gold Sponsors
Acsys Interactive
CareTech Solutions
Creative Change
eVariant
HospitalPortal.Net
Krames Staywell

Monigle Associates

Judging
An independent panel of individuals familiar with healthcare and the Internet evaluate each entry. Websites are rated based on a standard of Internet excellence and how they compare with others in their group classification. Judging takes place during August.

Award Categories and Judging Criteria

• Best Overall Internet Site. Factors considered include delivery of strong health content, interactivity, medical care support, integration with the organization's operations, as well as strength of Web design and ease of navigation.
• Best Site Design. Is the Web design unusual, attractive, and engaging?  Does the design facilitate access to key site information; provide strong branding and excellent usability?
• New! Best Social Networking. Focus is on blogs, chats, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Second Life, and other social networking channels.
• New! Best Rich Media. Includes video, audio podcasts, Flash shows, animations, virtual tours, and multimedia.
• Best Interactive Site. Focus is on site's interactive features and technologies: for providing health information, health evaluations; establishing ongoing relationships via personal Web pages, e-newsletters, e-mail alerts; facilitating community groups.
• Best Health/Healthcare Content. How extensive, balanced, up-to-date, well-organized, and redible is the information presented? Can material be tailored to individual needs?
• Best Mobile Communications. Focus is on an organization's mobile Web site, mobile apps, and advertising on mobile sites. Consideration given for how well mobile is integrated with other communications.
• Best Patient Access & Convenience. Ease of access and convenience related to medical appointments requests or schedules, ER wait times, lab and radiology results and other patient information, preregistration for procedures, bill pay, and patient-physician communications.
• Best e-Business Site. Is the website integrated with or support the business operations of the organization or company? How well does the site support patient services, help fill job openings, refer consumers to doctors, increase donor support?  Is there e-retailing?
• Best Care/Disease Management Site. Focus is on medical management tools and news and information available online to help consumers manage a chronic condition, two-way communication between patient and healthcare practitioners, opportunities to monitor clinical care.
• Best Doctor Directory. How easy is it to find a doctor – physician, dentist, or other professional – who meets a consumer’s or referring physician’s needs? How organized, extensive, and interesting is the information on the doctor? Are appointment requests facilitated?
• Best Integrated Marketing Campaign. How well has the organization promoted a service line, product, or rebranding effort with a combination of new media (online and electronic elements) and offline/traditional media? Guidelines for submission of offline efforts will be supplied upon entry.
• Best Intranet Site. How well is an organization using its "internal network" to enhance employee productivity and satisfaction, reduce administrative costs? Do site design and features encourage use?
• eHealth Organizational Commitment. This award recognizes an organization's commitment to using the Internet and technology to help achieve the organization’s mission and strategic business objectives. Factors considered include financial resources and organizational focus on eHealth as well as initiatives implemented. To enter this award category, you must also enter at least four other award categories and provide details supporting your submission so that the organization can be fully evaluated. Detailed guidelines will be supplied upon entry submission.-

Awards Recognition
Winners will be recognized during the Sixteenth Annual Healthcare Internet Conference held November 12-14, 2012, in Las Vegas.

Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Distinction Awards may be given in every Group Classification for each Award Category.  The judges determine the exact number and level of awards presented.  Award winners also receive recognition at a special presentation during the annual Healthcare Internet Conference, in an issue of eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, and on its website.  In addition, winners receive an eHealthcare Leadership Awards certificate, along with an Awards logo to display on their website and in promotional material.

Entry Fees 
For healthcare providers and associations, the entry fee is $70 per award category entered. For managed care organizations, online health organizations, pharmaceutical/medical equipment companies, business improvement, and other sites, the fee is $95 per category entered.

In either division, the entry fee is $135 for Best Integrated Marketing Campaign, Best Intranet Site, and eHealth Organizational Commitment award entries. The higher fee for these three special award categories is due to the substantial time required to judge the entries.

Late entries must include a $50 late fee per entry form (per URL, not per award category entered).

Deadline for 2012 Program
Call for entries starts on May 1 and ends June 30. Entries accepted until July 15 with late fee

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions, please see FAQs, which covers many common questions and issues that people have raised in the past.  And if you still have a question after reviewing this section, please contact us.