EDC Client, Geonetric, Launches VitalSite 6, Capitalizing on Portal Capabilities and Enhancing User Interface
Cedar Rapids, IA - April 27, 2011 - EDC client, Geonetric, a healthcare-specific online solutions provider, today released VitalSite 6, the next generation of its content management system (CMS) platform. For the last three years, Geonetric has made quarterly improvements to the technical foundation of its software, adding capabilities that allow consumer access to personalized health information and tools for managing care. With VitalSite 6, that solid foundation is presented in a redesigned user interface with more powerful content management capabilities.
"Over the last three years, we've evolved VitalSite to provide a solid core product that offers powerful features and the flexibility to meet a wide range of our clients' challenges. The new features and functionality in our latest release capitalize on those enhancements and wrap all that power into an attractive and intuitive administrative interface," says Eric Engelmann, president and CEO of Geonetric. "Our move to an iterative development process three years ago was instrumental in our ability to position Geonetric and our clients to adjust to changing industry needs. The release of VitalSite 6 is just one more example of how quickly our team moves and how we're continuously leading the industry by providing the most robust software platform on the market for managing hospital websites, intranets and patient portals."
Geonetric has made numerous enhancements to both the Web and Patient Portal editions of VitalSite. For the Web edition, enhancements include evolving the calendar and event registration into a full-fledged registration management system, and integrating clinical trials and services directories with Geonetric's taxonomy and FlexFilter functionality, allowing clients to manage content for different regions, facilities and service lines. For the Patient Portal edition, development focused on leveraging the content management foundation to provide targeted patient education content. Other enhancements include expanding secure messaging features, integrating the portal with calendar and events registration, adding flexible identity proofing capabilities, and providing key health record information that allows clients to comply with federal stimulus programs such as Meaningful Use.
The latest version of VitalSite 6 capitalizes on all of these enhancements and highlights improvements to the administration, including:
- More intuitive interface: Allows Geonetric clients to access important information more quickly with a more compact layout, redesigned screens and new action bar that keeps common page actions in a prominent position.
- More powerful content management: Allows Geonetric clients to ensure consistency among page layouts and update hundreds of pages quickly. Enhanced SmartPanels combine VitalSite's powerful taxonomy engine with expanded configurability for improved cross-promotion and targeting of content.
- More configurability: Allows Geonetric clients to provide more opportunities to share authoring and editing while maintaining control over published content.
All Geonetric clients on VitalSite 5 will be eligible to move to VitalSite 6 at no additional cost.
"At Geonetric, we partner with industry-leading healthcare organizations," says Engelmann. "They understand the value technology plays in engaging patients and improving efficiencies, and they look to us to help them remain leaders. Our iterative development methodology allows us to anticipate rapid changes affecting our industry, position our product appropriately, and ensure our clients remain ahead of the curve."
About Geonetric®
Geonetric helps hospitals and health systems develop and implement innovative Web strategies to engage their patients and communities online. VitalSite®, Geonetric's robust content management software, easily manages websites, portals and intranets, and includes a large selection of interactive modules. Geonetric also provides a comprehensive suite of online services, from strategy and design, to search engine marketing and social media management, to ongoing support and hosting - all designed to engage site visitors and deliver measurable results. Visit www.geonetric.com to learn more and follow us on Twitter @geonetric.
