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Krames, a division of MediMedia, has acquired wired.MD, a leading provider of video health education content.

Krames, the recognized experts in patient education, released a Children’s Hospital edition of their award winning patient education system, Krames On-Demand.

Krames was recently presented with 22 National Health Information Awards (NHIA)

Krames On-Demand, an award-winning electronic patient education system developed by Krames, has been selected by Montefiore Medical Center in New York City to enhance system-wide patient education.

The Leader in Patient Education Expands Suite of Enterprise Wide Solutions to include illustrated E.D. discharge instructions, prescription writer, and medication reconciliation tool

Maryland Hospital to integrate KOD with Meditech EMR to improve patient care while streamlining workflow

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Enterprise Architecture Management has designated the Krames On-Demand™ (KOD) Electronic Patient Education System Section 508 Compliant

Industry leading EMR and companion PHR provide easy access to high quality patient education for physicians and their patients

Krames On-Demand Betters 2006 Gold Award with New User Interface and Integration Capabilities

Krames has been selected to provide electronic patient education content for the Hennepin County Medical Center, ranked one of the top hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report.

As part of its ongoing commitment to better serve the patient education needs of healthcare professionals and their patients nationwide, Krames has announced that over 100 new titles addressing pediatric digestive disease are now available to subscribers of Krames On-Demand.

As part of its ongoing commitment to health literacy, Krames, a leader in patient education, is donating a new web resource that offers best-of-class health and wellness content to the Reuben Hoar Public Library.

Health Literacy Kit Addressing Stroke Recovery, Parkinson's Disease and Dementia Endorsed by Family Caregiver Alliance

The Nation's Leading Research and Advocacy Organization Looking to Improve Heart Disease and Stroke IQ with a Focus on Health Literacy

Krames donates free access to Krames On-Demand™ for 47 free clinics serving over 100 cities and counties

Krames donates free access to Krames On-Demand™ to AmeriCares Free Clinics to better serve over 3,000 patients yearly

Krames Donates Krames On-Demand to California University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Innovative EMR System to provide leading Patient Education for Physicians

Krames and Gold Standard, two leading healthcare information solution providers, have announced that their applications will include Quick Links to improve workflow among their shared clients. As of this February, hospital systems, health plans, and other providers that use both the Krames On-Demand patient education system and Gold Standard's Clinical Pharmacology drug information and medication management system, will be able to quickly and easily toggle between the two applications.

Leading Electronic Patient Education System Krames On-Demand Gets Major Upgrades, Enhancements and New Content.

Krames will lead a session at a special workshop at the American Lung Association Nationwide Staff Conference. Representatives from Krames will be presenting new national initiatives for the American Lung Association Better Breathers Clubs as well as officially launch the Krames4Lungs Program.

Originally launched in 1999 with the highly successful Heart Owner's Manual, Krames is expanding the series to include a newly revised Heart Owner's Manual and two new additions: a Vascular Binder and Cardiovascular Binder.

Krames is donating a new web resource that offers best-of-class health and wellness content to the Los Angeles Public Library as a free public service via library computers.

As part of its ongoing health literacy initiative, Krames is donating a new web resource that offers best-of-class health and wellness content to the Dallas Public Library.

The new Clarian North Medical Center now subscribes to a host of state-of-the-art patient education services, including Krames On-Demand (KOD), the premier print on-demand electronic patient education system used by thousands of clinicians at leading hospitals and healthcare facilities, and Krames On-Line (KOL), the patient education library designed for use by patients who visit a hospital's website.

The American Lung Association®, the nation’s leading healthcare advocacy group whose mission is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health, has chosen Krames as its consumer health education publisher.

More than 80 percent of American adults online -- over 110 million people -- use the Internet to search for healthcare information, according to a recent Harris Poll.

Krames, StayWell's premier provider of patient education materials, was recently presented with a record 35 National Health Information Awards (NHIA). Now in its 12th year, the prestigious NHIA competition honors excellence in the production of materials that address the increasing informational needs of today's healthcare consumer.

Adventist Midwest Health, a not-for-profit healthcare leader with cornerstone hospitals in Illinois including Adventist Hinsdale, Adventist La Grange Memorial and Adventist GlenOaks Hospitals, now subscribes to Krames On-Demand (KOD), Krames' premier print-on-demand resource for healthcare practitioners.

In an effort to enable its client base to take advantage of the EMR integration possibilities available for Krames On-Demand via its RecordWriter module, Krames has entered into an agreement with Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. to provide system integration services.

Over 45 million people in the US do not speak English at home, and nearly 20 million of these residents are limited in their proficiency of the English language, according to the latest Census Bureau.

The second leading cause of death among Americans today is cancer, and an estimated 1.4 millions Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2005 alone. As a result of these staggering statistics, the Centers for Disease Control has emphasized the importance of patient education to help reduce the ever-growing rates of cancer deaths.

Lancaster General Hospital, a 563-bed acute-care hospital in Central Pennsylvania that's been recognized nationally for its quality and efficiency, has subscribed to Krames On-Demand (KOD),...

Krames, the Patient Education Division of StayWell, officially released RecordWriter today, a new module for its Krames On-Demand electronic patient education system...

Krames On-Demand, StayWell's premier electronic print-on-demand system for health care organizations, received a Medicine on the Net Web Excellence Award for Outstanding Content...

Krames, the market leader in wellness, safety and patient education materials, has received a contract award from Health Trust Purchasing Group (HPG). The new vendor agreement will facilitate access to Krames products for thousands of patients within the health organizations served by HPG. The agreement applies to Krames print, Krames On-Demand Internet, and FastGuides....

For the third year running, Northern Virginia's leading not-for-profit health care provider, Inova Health System, has subscribed to Krames On-Demand, StayWell's premier print-on-demand resource for health care practitioners.

Covenant Health System, the largest health care institution in the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico region with cornerstone hospitals including Covenant Children's Hospital and Covenant Medical Center, has subscribed to Krames On-Demand, Krames/StayWell's premier electronic, print-on-demand resource for health care practitioners.

The honors just keep pouring in for StayWell's family of companies. The premier provider of consumer healthcare information, StayWell recently captured 66 awards at the 11th annual National Health Information Awards.

Even as StayWell launches new initiatives in electronic publishing with StayWell Solutions Online, the print on-demand side of the business continues to grow. In Tennessee, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, part of Saint Thomas Health Services, a collection of five hospitals in the Middle Tennessee area, has been an enthusiastic customer of Krames for the past four years.

Krames On-Demand, StayWell's premier print-on-demand resource for health care practitioners, today announced a number of improvements to its services. These improvements — which include the addition of user-friendly options for increased customization — make Krames On-Demand's comprehensive information database even more accessible.

StayWell, the Consumer Health Division of MediMedia USA, today announced the launch of StayWell Solutions Online, a customizable online health system comprised of interactive web applications and a database of health information that can be tailored to fit the specific needs of hospitals, managed care organizations and pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers.

StayWell, the Consumer Health Division of MediMedia USA has finalized the acquisition of FastMark, Inc., a publisher of health information products headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The FastMark product lines will be integrated into the portfolio of Krames, the health and safety education division of StayWell.

Krames, the nation's leading publisher of patient education products and Parker Hill Associates, developers of Exit-Writer™, as part of their strategic alliance, announced the release of Exit-Writer 5.0, the latest version of this leading emergency room discharge instruction program.

Krames, the nation's leading publisher of Patient Education products, announced that it has entered into a partnership with Parker Hill Associates, creators of Exit-Writer™, a leading emergency room discharge instruction program. The partnership combines the strength of two market leaders to create and market content-rich products for use in today's demanding healthcare environment.