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MEDICONNECT OFFERS TO DONATE COPIES OF MEDICAL RECORDS LOST DURING HURRICANE IKE, HURRICANE GUSTAV, AND TROPICAL STORM FAY
Online Archive Will Provide Digital Backup Copy of Paper-based Records
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, September 29, 2008 — MediConnect Global, Inc. today announced it will provide invaluable digital backup copies of archived medical records free of charge back to any patient or organization that has lost paper-based medical records as a result of Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Gustav or Tropical Storm Fay. www.mediconnect.net
Since MediConnect Global was founded in 1996, the company has retrieved or received requests to retrieve thousands of medical records from organizations in the areas most affected by Hurricane Ike, and thousands more from the areas affected by Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Fay. MediConnect is offering to provide these archived medical records back to individuals, physicians, hospitals, law firms, insurance carriers or independent agents who submit requests accompanied by a HIPAA-compliant patient authorization.
“Our hearts go out to anyone who was adversely affected by those major storms,” said Amy Rees Anderson, MediConnect Global CEO. “During times like this people need their medical records for on-going healthcare or treatment. We hope to be able to help many of those whose records may have been lost or destroyed in the storms.”
Physicians, hospitals, law firms or insurance underwriters that need to reclaim patient records to do business and provide quality service for patients are encouraged to go to the MediConnect Global Web site for more information. www.mediconnect.net. The Web site will inform qualified requestors on how they can obtain digitized back up records retrieved from the Gulf region.
The company developed leading edge technology and an industry-unique, patented system for record retrieval and electronic delivery of medical records. MediConnect contacts each hospital or physician; retrieves each medical record; creates organized, electronic copies of the records; and delivers them to the requestor securely over the Internet. This system enabled the company to develop an extensive archive of medical records in a HIPAA-compliant, secure environment.
About MediConnect Global
MediConnect Global Inc. (www.MediConnect.net) is the worldwide leader in innovative medical record retrieval, digitization and management for organizations and individuals. Through its patented record retrieval and delivery processes, MediConnect helps organizations turn inefficient processes into centralized, Web-based workflows that increase project transparency and dramatically reduce time and cost. The company is equally committed to empowering individuals to take control of their own healthcare, which begins with ownership of the information found on their medical records. All MediConnect users benefit from the largest single repository of medical records gathered from throughout the world-more than 6 million strong. All MediConnect products and services feature strong HIPAA standards-based security.
Press Contacts:
Jacob Moon
MedConnect Global Public Relations
801.520.2960
jacob@methodcommunications.com