Published: January 11, 2010
Fast-Growing MediConnect Global Acquires Premier Consumer Health Information Portal PassportMD
SALT LAKE CITY - (BUSINESS WIRE) - MediConnect Global, Inc. (www.mediconnect.net)
today announced the acquisition of PassportMD, Inc., (www.passportmd.com)
a consumer-directed healthcare information company with innovative
software for creating and maintaining personal health records.
PassportMD has been selected by the Obama Administration to provide
electronic personal health records for Medicare beneficiaries and is one
of only four vendors chosen to participate in the pilot program.
"This represents a significant move for us into the personal health
records arena," said MediConnect CEO Amy Rees Anderson. "We believe the
global availability of healthcare records wherever and whenever needed
empowers patients, improves care, reduces cost and will help make
quality healthcare available for everyone."
MediConnect pioneered the process of transferring paper records into a
unified, secure electronic format delivered over the Internet. The
privately held Salt Lake company that started in 1996 now serves some of
the largest health payers and life insurance carriers in the U.S.
"PassportMD's intuitive software interface has received numerous awards
and is a tremendous tool for those looking for the most effective way to
manage their medical records online," said Anderson. "A PassportMD
personal health record account empowers people to easily collect and
enter past medical information, including hospital and doctor visits,
lab results and prescriptions. Users also have access to extensive
healthcare information about their medical conditions, symptoms and
treatment options."
Both MediConnect and PassportMD have experienced rapid growth in the
emerging electronic medical records industry. MediConnect grew by nearly
800 percent from 2004-08 and is number 172 on Deloitte LLP's Technology
Fast 500. It was cited by Inc. as one of the 500 fastest-growing
companies in the U.S. in 2007.
About MediConnect Global
MediConnect Global, Inc. is the leading medical records retrieval,
scanning and storage services provider. MediConnect's online
RapidRetrieve system and patented processes provide medical records for
consumers and to the health/life insurance and legal industries quickly
over the Internet in a secure and efficient manner. It also provides
global healthcare provider services. For more information please visit (http://www.mediconnect.net)
or call (801) 545-3700.
MediConnect Global Public Relations
Jacob Moon, 801-490-1017
jacob@sorensoncompanies.com
or
David
Parkinson, 801-490-1015
david@sorensoncompanies.com
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