Birmingham, AL –  MEDSEEK, a leading provider of enterprise portal connectivity solutions, today announced its Clinical Portals Solution has been recognized as the Category Leader in the “Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services” report released in December 2008. The coveted recognition as Category Leader signifies leadership in working with customers and is reserved for the vendor that leads the market segment in the annual year-end report.

This acknowledgement of market leadership is a direct reflection of the investments MEDSEEK makes in developing rich portal solutions that put comprehensive information at users’ fingertips. Physicians can access secure patient data anytime, anywhere – across multiple, disparate hospital systems – for improved patient care and outcomes.

“We are pleased to be named by KLAS as Category Leader for our clinical portals because it reflects the real world experience and successes physicians are having with our solutions,” explains Peter Kuhn, president of MEDSEEK. “It demonstrates our ability to deliver on our projects and uphold an unparalleled level of customer service.”

MEDSEEK has earned the trust and confidence of physicians and the healthcare community as a result of a concerted and consistent commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. Kuhn continues, “We look forward to expanding our reach in 2009 and pushing the boundaries of automation to engage consumers, patients, physicians, and employees in working collaboratively toward better quality, and more efficient and proactive healthcare.”

“As economic conditions become more challenging, healthcare providers are under tremendous pressure to make every investment – and every dollar – count,” said KLAS President Adam Gale. “The Best in KLAS awards were created to help providers make smart buying decisions, allowing them to cut through the hype to identify companies, products and services that are the best-performing in the healthcare industry. The 2008 Best in KLAS honorees represent a select group of healthcare software and services vendors that have demonstrated leadership in working with customers to resolve issues and match expectations to reality.”

About KLAS:  KLAS is a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors. KLAS’ mission is to improve delivery, by independently measuring vendor performance for the benefit of its healthcare provider partners, consultants, investors, and vendors. Working together with executives from over 4500 hospitals and over 2500 clinics, KLAS delivers timely reports, trends, and statistics, which provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the industry. KLAS measures performance of software, professional services, and medical equipment vendors.

Source:  MEDSEEK