Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> May 28, 2001

William Reece – Healthgate Data (hgat)

WILLIAM S. REECE is Chairman, President and CEO of HealthGate. Mr. Reece is responsible for overall corporate strategy and direction. Recognizing the potential significance of the Internet for health care institutions and hospitals, Mr. Reece founded HealthGate in 1994 to enable hospitals to build dynamic e-health communities of consumers and physicians. Under his leadership, HealthGate has over 700 hospitals utilizing its products, including HCA, the U.S Department of Defense Military Health System, and a number of leading academic medical centers. HealthGate has also developed strong strategic partnerships, such as those with GE Medical Systems and Blackwell Science Ltd. Previously Mr. Reece served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at PaperChase, a medical literature retrieval software company owned by Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick history and an overview of

HealthGate Data Corporation?

Mr. Reece: HealthGate was founded in 1994 with a very basic mission that

has remained constant: to