BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwired - February 10, 2015) - GetWellNetwork®, Inc., the leader in Interactive Patient Care™ (IPC) solutions, announced today that it has been named the category leader for Interactive Patient Systems for the fifth consecutive year by KLAS®. The 2014 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services report recognizes vendors that received the highest customer satisfaction scores for software and professional services, and helps providers deliver better patient care.

GetWellNetwork has been ranked #1 since the inception of the Interactive Patient Systems category in 2010. More than 15,000 health care providers shared their software and services vendor performance experiences with KLAS. The report ranks the best-performing health care IT vendors for more than 100 market segments, enabling providers to make better informed technology decisions and helping vendors strive for excellence.

"We are honored that the IPC community has once again made GetWellNetwork the leader in KLAS Interactive Patient Systems," said Michael O'Neil, founder and chief executive officer of GetWellNetwork. "We take this recognition very seriously because it validates what our clients believe and have been proving for 15 years: that engaged, educated and activated patients and families lead to better outcomes."

In a June 2014 report entitled "Interactive Patient Systems 2014: Are EMR-Vendor Solutions Changing the Game?" KLAS noted, "GetWellNetwork leads in overall satisfaction thanks to intuitive, robust functionality, quick development, and good service." The report went on to recognize that the system is "functionally rich," "highly regarded for development" and "most often mentioned among those looking to best-of-breed products."

About KLAS

KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and counted. Working with thousands of healthcare executives and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving supplier performance. KLAS was founded in 1996, and their staff and advisory board average 25 years of healthcare information technology experience. For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com. Follow KLAS on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KLASresearch.

About GetWellNetwork

GetWellNetwork®, Inc. provides patient engagement solutions that help health care providers engage, educate and empower patients along the care continuum. Our patient-centered platform, delivered across multiple technology platforms including mobile devices, computers and televisions, enables providers to implement a revolutionary care delivery model called Interactive Patient Care™ to improve performance and patient outcomes. The company further extends the value of existing IT investments by integrating seamlessly with electronic medical record and patient portal applications.

GetWellNetwork is recognized by KLAS® as the leader in the Interactive Patient Systems category and exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association. Learn more at www.GetWellNetwork.com.