MediConnect Global Inc. CEO Amy Rees Lewis Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award Winner in Utah Region
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Business Services Category
Salt Lake City, UT, June 8, 2007 – MediConnect Global, Inc, an industry leader in online retrieval and delivery of digitized medical records, today announced that Amy Rees Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award in the Business Services category in the Utah region. According to Ernst & Young, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Lewis was selected by an independent panel of judges and the award was presented at an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year gala event in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 7th, 2007.
I am pleased and honored to have received this recognition from Ernst & Young, although the credit must be shared with the entire MediConnect Global team,” said Amy Rees Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, MediConnect Global. “We are fortunate to be part of an organization that is not only providing a valuable service to our clients, but is also contributing to the advancement of global healthcare. Our record retrieval and digitization service ultimately allows healthcare providers and patients anytime-anywhere access to their medical information, allowing a patient to go anywhere in the world to receive the very best medical treatment possible at the best price.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and continues to honor entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
“Ernst & Young is honored to recognize extraordinary business leaders, such as Amy Rees Lewis, and the companies they have built,” said David Jolley, managing partner of Ernst & Young’s Salt Lake office.
As a Utah region award winner, Lewis is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 17, 2007. The national Entrepreneur Of The Year celebration is part of Ernst & Young’s Strategic Growth Forum. The overall national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for the world event held in Monte Carlo.
About MediConnect Global
MediConnect Global, Inc. is an industry leader in the medical records retrieval, digitization, delivery and online document services industry. State-of-the-art workflow technology medical records retrieval practices, document management technology and a strong commitment to superior customer service has positioned MediConnect as a premier leader in the medical records retrieval industry. MediConnect's proprietary online RapidRetrieve system provides medical records to the insurance and legal industries quickly and effortlessly over the Internet in a fast, efficient and cost effective manner. For more information visit www.mediconnect.net.
Contact:
A. Cory Maloy
MediConnect Global, Inc.
(801) 545-3717
acm@mediconnect.net
