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MEDICONNECT GLOBAL SELECTS EPHRAIM, UTAH FOR OPERATIONS CENTER
MediConnect Global today announced that it has chosen Ephraim, Utah as the site for a new operations center. The decision was based on the enthusiastic support of the project from Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and the representatives of Ephraim city and Sanpete County.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, August 15, 2006 — MediConnect Global, Inc. (www.mediconnect.net), an industry leader in online retrieval and delivery of medical records for the insurance and legal industries, today announced that it has chosen Ephraim, Utah as the site for a new operations center. The decision was based on the enthusiastic support of the project from Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and the representatives of Ephraim city and Sanpete County.
Ephraim was chosen over half a dozen rural Utah cities that MediConnect considered as possible locations for a satellite office. Leveraging incentives from the state of Utah, MediConnect expects to bring up to 300 jobs to the Ephraim area over the next two years. The new customer service center will focus on timely medical record retrieval for the insurance and legal industries utilizing state-of-the-art technology and a patented process that has boosted MediConnect to a leading position in a rapidly growing industry.
In the new center, MediConnect will offer positions such as record acquisition specialists, customer service representatives, and information technology jobs. As part of the employment package, MediConnect is offering employees first level training in HIPAA Guidelines and Policies, Life Insurance Underwriting Processes, Litigation and Defense Case Preparation, and Medical Terminology and Medical Record Training, all of which will elevate the skill level of employees for future career endeavors. In addition to competitive wages, the Company is also offering full medical and dental benefits, a life insurance policy for the employee and their family, 401K participation, and a very generous vacation and holiday schedule.
Amy Rees Lewis, CEO of MediConnect Global, commented, “The opening of this operation center is certainly a win-win opportunity for the city of Ephraim, the state of Utah, our Company, and our clients. We are anxious to see this initiative reach full stride.
MediConnect is currently in the formal application process with the region and state for the new center. The Company expects that the new facility could be up and running during the fourth quarter of this year.
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.
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Jacob Moon
MedConnect Global Public Relations
801.520.2960
jacob@methodcommunications.com