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'''AccentHealth''' was a healthcare media company founded in 1995.
<b>AccentHealth</b> is a healthcare media company providing patient education at the “point-of-care” in physician waiting rooms. AccentHealth’s service currently reaches 30,000 medical offices and over 70,000 medical practitioners, and features a doctor office waiting room television network with exclusive programming produced by [[CNN]] and co- hosted by CNN Chief Medical Correspondent [[Dr. Sanjay Gupta]] and HLN Morning News Anchor [[Robin Meade]]. AccentHealth provides service at no costs to physician’s offices, and the service is supported by advertisers in the health and wellness categories.


== History ==
AccentHealth was founded in Tampa, FL in 1995. It was acquired by two private equity firms<ref name=PrivateEquity/>, [[M/C Partners]] and [[Ridgemont Equity Partners]] (formerly Bank of America Capital Investors) in 2008 from John Malone’s Ascent Media Corp. The CEO of AccentHealth is Daniel Stone, formerly CEO of Imaginova Corp.
AccentHealth was founded in Tampa, FL in 1995 by Philip M. Cohen and Richard Ruth. It was acquired by two private equity firms,<ref name="PrivateEquity" /> [[M/C Partners]] and [[Ridgemont Equity Partners]] (formerly Bank of America Capital Investors) in 2008 from John Malone’s Ascent Media Corp.


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In November 2012, the company acquired the wallboard division of the Havas Impact Group,<ref name="Wallboard" /> and in February 2013 it acquired the in-office television network of Everwell.<ref name="Everwell" />
AccentHealth’s healthy lifestyle programming<ref name=Healthy/> is designed to educate patients by exploring variety of topics including medical breakthroughs, condition-specific segments, parenting issues, nutrition, safety and wellness. AccentHealth’s programming has been recognized in multiple award categories, by the Health Information Resource Center<ref name=HealthInformation/>.


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In May 2013, AccentHealth was a co-founder of the Point-of-Care Communication Council [PoC3].<ref name="PointOfCare" /> On behalf of its healthcare media and information company members, the PoC3 advocates for the effective use of the Point-of-Care channel to advance health and healthcare outcomes.
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The company recently acquired two competing point-of-care networks – in November 2012, it acquired the wallboard division of the Havas Impact Group<ref name=Wallboard/>, and in February 2013 the in-office television network of Everwell<ref name=Everwell/>.


The company was acquired in November 2016 by ContextMedia,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2016-11-17|title=ContextMedia buys patient education media co. AccentHealth|language=en-US|work=VatorNews|url=http://vator.tv/news/2016-11-16-contextmedia-buys-patient-education-media-co-accenthealth|access-date=2018-04-14}}</ref> which later changed its name to [[Outcome Health]].
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In May 2013, AccentHealth was a co-founder of the Point-of-Care Communication Council [PoC3]<ref name=PointOfCare/>. On behalf of its healthcare media and information company members, the PoC3 advocates for the effective use of the Point-of-Care channel to advance health and healthcare outcomes.

The company’s website provides further information about their programming and as well as a list of members of its Medical Advisory Board.


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=PrivateEquity> {{cite web|last=Whitmire|first=Sarah Pinckney|title=M/C Venture Partners and Banc of America Capital Investors Acquire AccentHealth|url=http://www.mcpartners.com/news/articles/AccentHealth_release.pdf|accessdate=14 November 2013}} </ref>
<ref name=PrivateEquity>{{cite web|last=Whitmire|first=Sarah Pinckney|title=M/C Venture Partners and Banc of America Capital Investors Acquire AccentHealth|url=http://www.mcpartners.com/news/articles/AccentHealth_release.pdf|accessdate=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018135641/http://mcpartners.com/news/articles/AccentHealth_release.pdf|archive-date=18 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


<ref name=Healthy> {{cite web|last=Vega|first=Tanzina|title=AccentHealth Puts Medical Content on Waiting Room TVs|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/accenthealth-puts-medical-content-on-waiting-room-tvs/?_r=2|work=The New York Times|accessdate=14 November 2013}} </ref>
<ref name=Wallboard>{{cite web|title=AccentHealth acquires Havas Impact|url=http://www.mmm-online.com/accenthealth-acquires-havas-impact/article/273454/|work=Medical Marketing & Media|accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref>


<ref name=HealthInformation> {{cite web|title=About the National Health Information Awards|url=http://www.healthawards.com/index.html|work=Health Information Resource Center|accessdate=14 November 2013}} </ref>
<ref name=Everwell>{{cite web|title=AccentHealth boosts digital reach with Everwell buy|url=http://www.mmm-online.com/accenthealth-boosts-digital-reach-with-everwell-buy/article/281184/|work=Medical Marketing & Media|accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=Wallboard> {{cite web|title=AccentHealth acquires Havas Impact|url=http://www.mmm-online.com/accenthealth-acquires-havas-impact/article/273454/|work=Medical Marketing & Media|accessdate=14 November 2013}} </ref>


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<ref name=PointOfCare>{{cite web|last=Rosen |first=Lori |title=Top Health Media and Information Firms Form Point-of-Care Communication Council |url=http://www.poc3.org/Resources/Documents/POC3%20press%20release%20FINAL%2053113.pdf |accessdate=14 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211161553/http://www.poc3.org/Resources/Documents/POC3%20press%20release%20FINAL%2053113.pdf |archivedate=11 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name=Everwell> {{cite web|title=AccentHealth boosts digital reach with Everwell buy|url=http://www.mmm-online.com/accenthealth-boosts-digital-reach-with-everwell-buy/article/281184/|work=Medical Marketing & Media|accessdate=14 November 2013}} </ref>

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<ref name=PointOfCare> {{cite web|last=Rosen|first=Lori|title=Top Health Media and Information Firms Form Point-of-Care Communication Council|url=http://www.poc3.org/Resources/Documents/POC3%20press%20release%20FINAL%2053113.pdf|accessdate=14 November 2013}} </ref>
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 7 November 2021

AccentHealth
CountryUnited States
Headquarters7844 Woodland Center Blvd., Tampa, Florida
Ownership
OwnerOutcome Health
History
Launched1995
Former namesBetter Health Network, 1998
Links
Websitehttp://www.accenthealth.com/

AccentHealth was a healthcare media company founded in 1995.

History

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AccentHealth was founded in Tampa, FL in 1995 by Philip M. Cohen and Richard Ruth. It was acquired by two private equity firms,[1] M/C Partners and Ridgemont Equity Partners (formerly Bank of America Capital Investors) in 2008 from John Malone’s Ascent Media Corp.

In November 2012, the company acquired the wallboard division of the Havas Impact Group,[2] and in February 2013 it acquired the in-office television network of Everwell.[3]

In May 2013, AccentHealth was a co-founder of the Point-of-Care Communication Council [PoC3].[4] On behalf of its healthcare media and information company members, the PoC3 advocates for the effective use of the Point-of-Care channel to advance health and healthcare outcomes.

The company was acquired in November 2016 by ContextMedia,[5] which later changed its name to Outcome Health.

References

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  1. ^ Whitmire, Sarah Pinckney. "M/C Venture Partners and Banc of America Capital Investors Acquire AccentHealth" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ "AccentHealth acquires Havas Impact". Medical Marketing & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ^ "AccentHealth boosts digital reach with Everwell buy". Medical Marketing & Media. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. ^ Rosen, Lori. "Top Health Media and Information Firms Form Point-of-Care Communication Council" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  5. ^ "ContextMedia buys patient education media co. AccentHealth". VatorNews. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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