Efrem HabteselassiePrincipal,ACIS [email protected](416) 269-9994
Toronto based information management consulting company
In business since 1992Systems integrator, Microsoft Certified Partner and FAST resellerSpecializing in Enterprise Search and Knowledge Discovery SolutionsVendor of Record at OPS, PWGSC
Successfully delivered on several large scale implementations in various industries
Government, Banking, Airline, Online Media, Services etc.
Developed a number of Enterprise search and knowledge discovery solutions
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Internet savvy baby boomers and Gen Xers demanding more control over their health information
Social networking is becoming a well established paradigm for information exchange, information sharing, knowledge discovery
Internet is becoming the ubiquitous source of all information.
Search is the primary way to access information
Confluence of Major Trends
New patients who are informed of a chronic disease diagnosis go through an intensely emotional and stressful initial period of learning, reading and researching as they digest what this new reality means and how their lives will be affected.
Unfortunately, the most readily available research tool, the Internet, is full of all kinds of information mish-mash that lacks depth, is often inappropriate or contradictory and sometimes downright misleading.
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250,000,000*
* This is the number of results returned for keyword search “diabetes”
How can patients determine what information is reliable?
Issues with searching for health information on the web
A Self Organizing Health Education Discovery Portal
Powered by healthcare educators, patients and their caregiversBuilt using advanced search platform technology
The Solution….
Starts by crawling and indexing educational content from the top 100 most reputable sites around the world
Learns from user interaction to identify what content is considered credible by the membership
Identifies user context and delivers the most credible search results that match user profile
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Tagging a Document – Takes 1 Minute!
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Benefits to Patients
Offers a trusted online destination for learning more about diabetes self-management
Reduces stress and confusion
Offers a platform where questions can be asked, ideas exchanged.
Offers a platform to store all of their bookmarks as they continue the journey of learning
Benefits to Healthcare Educators
Offers an opportunity for your valuable content to raise above the clutter
Can use this service to reinforce topics covered during patient encounters
Can learn from what other experts in their field are recommending
Can exchange information about latest advances in diabetes treatment and research
Organize all of your training and certification related bookmarks in one place
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