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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-SPONSORED WEB SITE, MYPATIENT.COM, WINS SILVER PRIZE AT EHEALTHCARE WORLD AWARDS

mypatient.com™, a web site jointly sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Medicine and I .C. Axon, a developer of eLearning solutions for the healthcare industry, brought home the silver prize for the best continuing medical education (CME) site at the 2000 eHealthcare World Awards held earlier this month in New York. The site was praised for its innovative content and design, solid structure, easy-to-use navigation and high levels of performance and interactivity. The eHealthcare World Awards recognize achievements in the creation, development and execution of health through the Web.

“Winning the silver prize for best CME site at the eHealthcare World Awards is a great accomplishment for mypatient.com. The site was launched in June 2000 and has quickly gained notoriety and popularity in the health care community,” said Jann Balmer, director of Continuing Medical Education at the U.Va School of Medicine. “U.Va. is very pleased to be associated with this important site, and we share mypatient.com’s dedication to bringing healthcare professionals what they want -- the best and most convenient methods of learning.”

mypatient.com provides healthcare professionals with the opportunity to earn CME credits from the convenience of their own home or wherever they have Internet access. The system incorporates an interactive, case-based approach that utilizes a virtual Waiting Room as the entry platform for learners. The cases reflect and address the realistic challenges that healthcare professionals face in their daily practices. mypatient.com’s online system provides for the development, review and delivery of content through CaseMaker™, a proprietary case authoring tool.

For more information on mypatient.com, please contact Jann Balmer at (804) 924-5950.

December 15, 2000