Geisinger Health System Listed on InformationWeek MANHASSET, N.Y. – August 2 2006 – today announced that it has been listed for the third time on the 500 list The top 2006 500 companies will be celebrated at a gala awards ceremony held during the 500 Conference in Rancho Mirage, CA in September. For the past 18 years has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing. The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology. – Geisinger Health System (Danville, PA) today announced that it has been listed for the third time on the InformationWeek 500 list. The top 2006 InformationWeek 500 companies will be celebrated at a gala awards ceremony held during the InformationWeek 500 Conference in Rancho Mirage, CA in September. For the past 18 years InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing. The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology.This is the latest in a series of recognitions awarded to Geisinger as a result of its technological achievements and innovation. In addition to this honor, Geisinger was named for the fourth time to the "100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems list," published by Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) magazine. In April, Modern Healthcare magazine and the Health Information Management Systems Society named Geisinger President & CEO Glenn Steele, Jr., MD, as the 2006 recipient of the CEO Information Technology Achievement Award. In March, Geisinger Medical Center was named to the Solucient 100 Top Hospitals®: National Benchmarks for Success list. In February, Geisinger Health System earned a high national ranking in the 2006 Verispan IHN 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated healthcare networks. "The InformationWeek 500 honors today’s leading companies who set the benchmark for business technology strategies and projects," said InformationWeek publishing director, Fritz Nelson. "The companies on our list are some of the most innovative users of technology." "Geisinger uses information technology to upgrade and transform clinical quality, safety and operational effectiveness," Dr. Steele said "Our integrated data network, electronic health record systems, research data bases and MyGeisinger web portal for patients and consumers are considered outstanding examples of healthcare technology. We will continue to invest in new information technology to expand our capabilities and enhance the services we provide," Steele said. Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found at www.informationweek.com/iw500/ . For more about the InformationWeek 500 Conference featuring keynote speaker, Tom Peters, visit www.informationweekconference.com About Geisinger Health System Geisinger Health System is an integrated physician-led health services organization serving more than two million residents throughout central and northeastern Pennsylvania, and one of the largest rural healthcare providers in the United States. It includes a 650-member group practice, tertiary/quaternary medical centers, one of the nation’s first rural children’s hospitals, acute-care community hospitals, adult and pediatric trauma centers, an alcohol and chemical dependency treatment center, two research centers, 40 community practice offices, and one of the largest not-for-profit rural HMOs in the country. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org . 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