AccentHealth Announces New Exam Room Patient Education Offering Featuring Content from Harvard Medical School

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Oct 21, 2014, 10:00 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AccentHealth, the leading patient education media company at the point-of-care, announced today that it is extending its educational services into doctor office examination rooms. The company is launching an exclusive media offering with content from Harvard Medical School to educate patients on key health conditions and treatment options. Patients will be informed by content from Harvard Medical School physicians that is relevant to the purpose of their office visit, which they can access on a digital tablet, smartphone, or in print.

AccentHealth now provides educational content throughout the patient's doctor office experience. 17MM patients per month watch AccentHealth's exclusive CNN health and wellness television network while in their physician's waiting room, which provides them with healthy living advice, condition management information and the latest medical news. The new AccentHealth exam room network provides reference information on specific medical conditions, and contributes to a productive and informed dialog with their doctor. Information is also available online for reference before and after the office visit.

"AccentHealth understands the importance of providing patients with the credible information they need to make educated and collaborative decisions with their doctors regarding their health and wellness. That is why we are working with Harvard Medical School to provide the most authoritative and targeted condition content in exam rooms," said Dan Stone, CEO of AccentHealth. "We are committed to continually rolling out innovative and engaging ways to reach and educate patients by harnessing the power of new digital platforms."

Offering 360 degrees of patient engagement contributes to an improved and more productive doctor-patient dialog. Patients are more engaged in their own care and come prepared to have educated, productive conversations with their physicians. In turn, physicians are able to better understand the needs of their patients and can also feel more confident knowing that their patients are receiving reliable and accurate health information available from Harvard Medical School and AccentHealth.

"We are delighted to be working with AccentHealth to bring Harvard Medical School content to thousands of doctor offices nationwide," said Dr. Anthony L. Komaroff, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Editor in Chief of Harvard Health Publications. "The reach of the AccentHealth network allows us to further our mission of educating patients and the general public."

For more information on AccentHealth's new exam room offering and other patient education solutions, please visit www.accenthealth.com.

About AccentHealth^®, LLC
AccentHealth is the leading patient education media company at the point-of-care, located in 30,000 physician offices and serving 70,000 medical professionals nationwide. AccentHealth's patient education engages health-conscious consumers in a trusted environment, featuring its award-winning waiting room television network watched by over 200 million annual viewers. AccentHealth's content is produced by CNN's Medical Unit, hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and by Harvard Medical School. Founded in 1995, AccentHealth is based in New York City and Tampa, FL and is owned by M/C Partners, Ridgemont Equity Partners and senior management. AccentHealth is a founding member of the Point-of-Care Communication Council (PoC³).

About Harvard Health Publications and Harvard Medical School
Harvard Health Publications (HHP) is the consumer publishing division of Harvard Medical School. In conjunction with its strategic partner, Belvoir Media Group, HHP creates and delivers current, practical, authoritative health information that draws on the expertise of Harvard Medical School physicians. Harvard Medical School is one of the world's preeminent institutions in medical education. Research carried out by Harvard Medical School faculty is at the forefront of basic biomedical science and clinical research—in the school's distinguished history, 15 faculty members have been recognized for their work with the Nobel Prize. To learn more, visit www.harvardhealthcontent.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Ashley Nasser
Allison+Partners on behalf of AccentHealth
404-832-7152
[email protected]

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