MedLink International, Inc. (OTC BB:MLKNA.OB - News) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with HealthBanks, Inc., an innovative industry leader in internet based physician-patient communication and health education programs, to provide patient education and physician communication tools through MyMedLinkChart.com. Patients utilizing MyMedLinkChart.com will have access to the award-winning Healthwise Knowledgebase, which contains more than 5,000 evidence-based topics on health conditions, medical tests and procedures, medications, and everyday health and wellness issues.
Ray Vuono, CEO of MedLink International, Inc.: "We are really excited about the launch of mymedlinkchart later this month. The site will have unique features that will separate it from the competition by giving patients the ability to share their CCD (continuing care document) bilaterally with a physician that utilizes a CCHIT Certified® 08 EHR, connectivity to Microsoft's HealthVault, and now a comprehensive patient education database provided by HealthBanks' technology along with Healthwise information that will truly help patients understand their conditions and treatment options, while allowing them to directly communicate their questions with their physician."
The agreement will also make available to physician users of MedLink's TotalOffice EHR 3.1 and EHR Lite a weekly health eNewsletter customized for the medical practice and each physician, a professional physician and practice website, extensive patient education, and practice marketing tools. These services have achieved extraordinary engagement and stickiness with patients, physicians and practice managers in multiple specialties throughout the country.
About HealthBanks
Since 1993 HealthBanks has provided patient education and e-marketing services to the healthcare sector. Its first products (pre-Internet) were interactive patient education kiosks which resided in physician offices and hospitals (including the Mayo Clinic). Today, HealthBanks generates measurable results for its customers through its award-winning patient education and e-marketing platform designed specifically for healthcare. HealthBanks, Inc. is a privately held company based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
About MedLink International, Inc.
MedLink International, Inc. is a full service healthcare IT company that provides physicians, imaging centers, labs and patients with products and services designed to help create, manage and share medical information. Our state of the art flagship product, MedLink Total Office EHR 3.1, a CCHIT Certified® 08 Ambulatory EHR, and its companion practice management application, provides physicians with the ability to provide superior patient care, enhanced regulatory compliance, and efficiency tolls to help promote a profitable practice by utilizing one solution to handle all of their clinical support and practice management needs in one easy to use application. For more information regarding MedLink's products and services please visit www.medlinkus.com
MedLink International markets its line of Healthcare IT products and services through several unique partnerships in the medical community. MedLink International is publicly held, trading on the NASDAQ Bulletin Board (OTC BB:MLKNA.OB - News).
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
MedLink Partners With HealthBanks for Patient Education on MyMedLinkChart.com
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