MMRGlobal Announces Meaningful Use Certified Solution to Deploy Personal Health Records From Any EMR
Posted: February 16, 2012 at 5:27 pm
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire -02/16/12)- MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTC.BB: MMRF.OB - News) ("MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs) and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced it is offering new software that will allow hospitals and other clinical facilities to use a Meaningful Use certified solution to instantly make health information available to patients securely over the Internet using the MMRPatientView portal from any EMR system without first having to scan, fax or print any documents. The system was created with MMR by Interbit Data. Interbit Data will demonstrate the capability to use its NetDelivery application to integrate HCIS offerings with the MMR suite for MEDITECH EMR clients at the HIMSS 2012 convention in Las Vegas taking place February 20-24. The Interbit Data-MMR module is already being installed in hospitals and is certified for Meaningful Use with MEDITECH systems. MEDITECH is being used by more than 650 hospitals nationwide. Although the solution is only deployed for MEDITECH at this time, MMR believes that it can work with virtually any EMR platform, which opens up a significant new market opportunity for MMRGlobal.
This joint solution utilizes Interbit Data's NetDelivery with Document Manager application to assemble patient reports from a hospital's healthcare information system (HCIS), and then delivers them securely to MMRPatientView. The one-of-a-kind solution also presents a potential revenue opportunity for hospitals and other healthcare facilities when patients upgrade from MMRPatientView to the full-featured MyMedicalRecords PHR service, which enables patients to maintain copies of their medical records from all their providers in one secure central location and safely access them anytime from anywhere over the Internet. The patient can also designate third parties, such as a caregiver, to have access to their records. In addition, each MyMedicalRecords PHR account can cover up to nine additional family members at no additional cost to the subscriber.
According to Arthur Young, President of Interbit Data, "Through its relationship with Interbit Data, MMR gives providers the ability to seamlessly deploy a patented MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record from (virtually) any Electronic Medical Record system using a software module and without any additional hardware. So for example, patient discharge records can be shared with the patient without having to physically print, fax or scan them first."
The solution comes with the MMR Stimulus Program, which enables hospitals using the selected EMR systems to integrate the MMRPatientView patient portal as a standalone module and still participate in the MMR Stimulus Program, which can generate hundreds of thousands of dollars each year as patients upgrade to a full-featured MyMedicalRecords PHR.
About MMRGlobal, Inc.
MMRGlobal, Inc., through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. ("MMR"), provides secure and easy-to-use online Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, serving consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and professional organizations and affinity groups. The MyMedicalRecords PHR enables individuals and families to access their medical records and other important documents, such as birth certificates, passports, insurance policies and wills, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. MyMedicalRecords is built on proprietary, patented technologies to allow documents, images and voicemail messages to be transmitted and stored in the system using a variety of methods, including fax, phone, or file upload without relying on any specific electronic medical record platform to populate a user's account. The Company's professional offering, MMRPro, is designed to give physicians' offices an easy and cost-effective solution to digitizing paper-based medical records and sharing them with patients in real time through an integrated patient portal. MMR is an Independent Software Vendor Partner with Kodak to deliver an integrated turnkey EMR solution for healthcare professionals. Through its merger with Favrille, Inc. in January 2009, the Company acquired intellectual property biotech assets that include anti-CD20 antibodies and data and samples from its FavId®/Specifid™ vaccine clinical trials for the treatment of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. To learn more about MMRGlobal, Inc. and its products, visit http://www.mmrglobal.com.
About Interbit Data
Founded in 1997 and, since 2009, named each year to the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing companies, Interbit Data helps healthcare organizations deliver better, more consistent patient care with secure, reliable and cost-effective software solutions that improve operational efficiency. The company's information distribution products deliver information securely over the Internet in multiple formats, such as fax, print, email, encrypted file or HL7 message format, and integrate it easily into physicians' practice EMRs. Interbit Data's business continuance products give healthcare providers continuous access to patient data in the event of a network or system outage. Interbit Data products are used by more than 650 customers worldwide. For more information about Interbit Data and its NetSolutions products, visit the company website at http://www.interbitdata.com.
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Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature, whether or not such statement relates directly to the Company's future performance, management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, estimates or projections, constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some can be identified by the use of words (and their derivations) such as "need," "possibility," "offer," "development," "if," "negotiate," "when," "begun," "believe," "achieve," "will," "estimate," "expect," "maintain," "plan," and "continue," or the negative of these words. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the risk the Company's products are not adopted or viewed favorably by the healthcare community; business prospects, results of operations or financial condition; risks related to the current uncertainty and instability in financial and lending markets, including global economic uncertainties; timing and volume of sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; market acceptance of new product introductions; programs and initiatives including the MMR Stimulus Program; ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; relationships with licensees; competitive product offerings and promotions; changes in government laws and regulations and future changes in tax legislation and initiatives in the healthcare industry; undetected errors in our products; possibility of interruption at our data centers; risks related to third party vendors; risks related to obtaining and integrating third-party licensed technology; risks related to a security breach by third parties; risks associated with recruitment and retention of key personnel; maintaining, developing and defending our intellectual property rights; marketing and exploitation of our patent portfolio; uncertainties associated with doing business internationally across borders and territories; and additional risks discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is providing this information as of the date of this release and, except as required by law, does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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PerkStreet Launches StreetSense Free Personal Finance Courses
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BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PerkStreet Financial, the financial services company that's single-handedly returning trust to banking by aligning itself with the best interests of its customers, is pleased to announce the launch of StreetSense.
StreetSense is designed to help customers and non-customers alike learn personal finance best practices via free, email-based courses. StreetSense has been developed to be a fun and engaging way to fit financial improvement into customers' increasingly busy schedules. During a month-long beta-launch of StreetSense, thousands of people graduated the first courses with a resoundingly positive response.
"Just another reason why I love PerkStreet," wrote one PerkStreet Blog reader in reaction to the launch of StreetSense. "While other banks try to find ways to get people further into debt, you guys are finding ways to get us out of debt. What a concept! Thank you for having the vision for this."
The first courses in StreetSense cover three topics critical to personal financial success in the current recessionary financial environment: budgeting, paying down debt and accomplishing financial goals as a family.
"PerkStreet is creating new paradigm for customers' relationships with their banking partner. We don't want to be a place where our customers just park their money; we foster a more productive relationship with them, helping them win when it comes to their finances. StreetSense does just that in a format that's fun, simple and easy-to-follow," said Dan O'Malley, CEO of PerkStreet Financial. "StreetSense flies in the face of the idea that learning about personal finance has to be boring."
PerkStreet will be continuing to add new courses to PerkStreet.com/StreetSense frequently, and new email sessions begin daily, so customers can sign up at any time, all for free.
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Wellness assessment directs path to get-fit success
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Are you feeling stuck in a workout rut? Or not seeing the pounds shed as fast as you would like? A full fitness and wellness assessment may be your answer for pinpointing ways to reach your goals. If you have plans for self improvement, it is helpful to know what you are starting with.
A series of tests, lifestyle questions, measurements and movements are part of an advanced technique to help individuals get in shape the healthy way. Foxnews.com literally ran the gamut to show how to achieve optimal fitness safely, intelligently and effectively with comprehensive knowledge of how the body functions.
NYC’s Equinox’s Tier 4 personal training program is a preventive care program that first analyzes your current state of being compared to goals you would like to achieve, and from there creates a manageable plan for self improvement.
Metabolic Rate
First step, a metabolic testing assessment. “The resting metabolic rate is going to give us an indication of how many calories your body uses at rest for all the functions in your body, to work right,” Rick Garrigan, T4 Coach and EFTI Master Instructor told Foxnews.com.
Garrigan points out that you want your metabolic rate as high as possible while in a fasting state. This indicates a fast metabolism. Some things that will slow your metabolism down are “skipping meals, going too long, causing your blood glucose to fluctuate.” Garrigan said.
Other numbers crunched included blood pressure and resting heart rate.
Personal Profile Questions
The next step in creating a personal profile involved a series of questions about my family’s health history, stress levels, any orthopedic injuries, exercise history, daily nutrition, lifestyle and fitness goals.
Questions included:
“How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?”
“Does your family have a history of cancer?”
“Have you had an reoccurring injuries?”
“Are you currently taking any medications?”
“Any late night snacks?”
These questions are important because “this gives me an in depth look at where you are now, any possible medical conditions that could come up in the future as we approach you from a preventative care standpoint” Garrigan said.
Garrigan points out that as a personal trainer they aim to develop an open relationship to help with the entire management process of your health, “keeping open lines of communication with your doctors as well.”
Body Composition
Next up, it was time to get measured and pinched. Body composition refers to the proportions of body weight in terms of lean body mass and body fat. Garrigan says it is essential to have some body fat, but excess levels pose serious risks.
Height, weight, and head to toe measurements were taken, “to give us a baseline to see where you are before you start the program and say if you put on any muscle, how the body changes.”
Functional Movements
A functional movement screen includes 7 full body motions like a deep squat, in-line lunge, and a hurdle step. Observing how these moves are performed can help indicate any injuries, and “gives an idea of any asymmetries, any differences in your body.”
Cardiovascular Fitness Test
The same breathing mask used to gather resting metabolic rates went back on for the cardiovascular test. A heart rate monitor was also put on and it was time to run.
The aerobic fitness test gages the ability of the heart, lungs, and circulatory system to supply oxygen and nutrients to working muscles effectively. Garrigan points out that this is generally considered to be the most important fitness component.
The results award your Maximum oxygen consumption (Max VO2) level—which is a measurement of the maximum rate your body can consume and process oxygen during exercise. The higher, the better your cardio fitness.
The results of a comprehensive wellness exam indicate any potential health risk factors, yields a non-scientific “body age,” and creates a personalized plan with tips for meeting your goals. Often, these assessments are continued at various times throughout training to make sure you are on track to meet your objectives.
The end goal of this preventative care program is “to establish healthier patterns to give you a better quality of life,” Garrigan said.
Ask your doctor or fitness center if they offer full wellness exams. Become a member of Equinox’s T4 program by signing up here.
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Veon misused non-profit funded by tax dollars, prosecutor says
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HARRISBURG — Former Rep. Mike Veon used state grant money intended for economic development to further his own personal and political agenda, a state prosecutor told a jury today.
Veon, a longtime Democratic power broker formerly of Beaver Falls, is charged with theft-related offenses and conflict of interest for allegedly misusing funds from a non-profit he created and supplied with $10 million in state grant money. Opening arguments began today in Dauphin County Court.
In 2010, a jury convicted Veon of 14 charges for awarding under-the-table salary to legislative staffers who worked on campaigns. He is serving a 6- to 14-year prison term.
In this case, Veon, 55, "used the authority of his office to directly benefit his family," Deputy Attorney General Laurel Brandstetter said. He did so by arranging a $100,000-plus job with a development contractor that was paid $900,000 by the Beaver Initiative for Growth and had substantial contracts with House Democrats, Brandstetter said.
That is one of several instances of misuse, she said.
Veon made about $95,000 as a legislative leader and from BIG "he made zero," said Dan Raynak, Veon's lawyer.
The initial charge against Veon alleged he tried to get a higher salary for his brother, Mark, not a job, Raynak said.
The alleged go-between for Veon, his former chief of staff Jeffrey Foreman, is a "multi-convicted felon," Raynak said.
Raynak said the jury would hear from Veon's brother and the head of the development company and it would be their word against Foreman's.
Another charge against Veon is that BIG, which Veon founded, paid $19,000 in rent for an additional office on Pittsburgh's South Side above a cigar store. BIG never staffed the office, Brandstetter said. A legislative intern was housed there temporarily.
Raynak said BIG had an incredible number of projects in Allegheny County.
A former state legislator, Rep. Terry Van Horne, received a $5,000 check from BIG but never did any work for the non-profit, prosecutors say. Van Horne died recently.
BIG funds were also used for an additional legislative office in Midland.
Raynak said it was all taxpayer money and Veon could have, as a legislative leader, obtained whatever he needed in state money for the Midland office.
"If Mr. Veon wanted 30 district offices he literally could have gotten the money," Raynak said.
"Are the taxpayers actually losing a penny?" Raynak asked.
Michael Palermo, attorney for Veon's co-defendant Annamarie Perretta-Rosepink, said the government would have to prove she had criminal intent as a person who wrote BIG checks and also headed Veon's district office in Beaver Falls. Rosepink, he said, had no criminal intent.
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Capacite y Aumente la Productividad de su Empresa
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'Gastar o no gastar' es un dilema al que se enfrentan los propietarios de empresas ante la opci�n de instruir a su personal. Aunque el entrenamiento de empleados implica una fuga de dinero y tiempo, la opini�n un�nime de expertos es que redit�a numerosos beneficios a una compa��a. Y esas ventajas vienen por partida doble, ya que no tan solo la empresa mejora, sino que tambi�n el empleado gana experiencia y conocimiento que le permiten desarrollar sus tareas con una mayor efectividad, en un menor tiempo y con una menor supervisi�n.
La consejera de negocios Marisela Villamil de la Capital Region de Small Business Development Center, SBDC de Maryland, asegura que la capacitaci�n del trabajador es esencial para lograr el �xito de una empresa y a�ade que los empleados se motivan al saber que el aprendizaje los hace m�s eficientes.
"A veces los empresarios y empleados latinos saben hacer su trabajo eficazmente, pero no tienen conocimiento de la atenci�n al cliente, la calidad del servicio, la forma como presentan sus presupuestos o c�mo delegar funciones para hacer crecer el negocio", indica la asesora. Si un empleado se prepara para desempe�ar eficientemente sus funciones tendr� tiempo para ayudar al propietario en la promoci�n y la atenci�n personal de la clientela lo que redunda en un mayor volumen de transacciones y por lo tanto, mejores dividendos.
"Generalmente el entrenamiento laboral que ofrece una empresa es gratuito para los empleados", se�ala Villamil. "A veces los due�os de negocio peque�os optan por ofrecer un curso de contabilidad a sus empleados lo cual genera un ahorro al negocio al evitar el gasto de honorarios de un contador p�blico".
El empleado tambi�n puede absorber los gastos de un entrenamiento cuando quiere obtener una licencia en un oficio o especialidad o cuando necesita aprender determinados programas de computaci�n. �l sabe que con esa capacitaci�n lograr� un ascenso en su trabajo.
El costo se determina de acuerdo con el tipo entrenamiento, algunos de ellos son gratuitos. Por ejemplo las oficinas de la Administraci�n de Peque�os Negocios (Small Business Administration, SBA) pueden capacitar primero al empresario o a la persona encargada de instruir al personal para que ellos a su vez impartan la capacitaci�n al personal de la empresa. Estos entrenamientos generalmente son gratuitos.
Si el ramo de una empresa es la tecnolog�a, es posible que el empresario tenga que invertir tiempo en el caso de que �l o ella vayan a impartir los nuevos conocimientos. Si la instrucci�n demanda que otra compa��a o un asesor impartan el entrenamiento, la empresa tiene que pagar los honorarios correspondientes de acuerdo al nivel y el giro de la capacitaci�n.
"Si la implementaci�n de un entrenamiento va a generar un aumento en la producci�n de un negocio de 30 a 40 por ciento, sin duda vale la pena absorber el costo de ese aprendizaje ya que es redituable. La empresa no solo recuperar� la inversi�n, sino que tendr� mayores ganancias", explica Villamil.
Las ventajas de implementar una instrucci�n al personal son innumerables. Por un lado, el empleado obtiene una educaci�n y capacitaci�n que le servir�n tanto a corto como a largo plazo. Una instrucci�n eficiente hace m�s competitivo a un empleado al mejorar su desempe�o laboral.
Por su parte, los due�os de las peque�as empresas aseguran que sus empleados tengan los conocimientos y habilidades requeridos para ejecutar sus funciones de una manera sobresaliente.
Para la asesora Villamil no existe ninguna desventaja en hacer el desembolso de un entrenamiento. Lo que �nico que podr�a resultar es que el empleado tuviera otras ofertas, pero eso sucede �nicamente cuando la empresa donde trabaja no tiene un plan de crecimiento para que sus empleados puedan recibir incentivos
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