ER Physicians Create iPhone App That Empowers Patients to Make Better Healthcare Decisions

ENGLEWOOD, CO, Mar 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
Healthagen(TM), a developer of healthcare information software, today
announced the launch of iTriage(TM) for the iPhone, a smartphone
application that empowers consumers to make better healthcare decisions
through access to relevant medical information, transparency around
quality, and information and access to local healthcare facilities.
iTriage helps consumers evaluate their symptoms, lists potential
diagnoses and provides locations for treatment.

Consumers can access iTriage's expansive library of medical symptoms,
diseases, and procedures to immediately see initial diagnostic options and
get recommendations on the appropriate level of service required. iTriage
integrates these results with geolocation technology to provide users with
specific information on the most relevant nearby treatment facilities.

Users tap into a national directory of emergency departments, urgent care
facilities, retail clinics, and pharmacies through iTriage's proprietary
healthcare-focused search engine. In addition to location-specific data
for mapping purposes, consumers can get detailed information on these
facilities including enhanced descriptions of capabilities and areas of
specialization, links to appropriate web sites, hours of operation and
contact information. Quality reports from HealthGrades on hospitals and
physicians can be downloaded and emailed directly to users' iPhones.

Healthagen founders and emergency medicine physicians Peter Hudson, M.D.,
and Wayne Guerra, M.D., created iTriage to provide consumers with
actionable healthcare information, something which has been a primary
pain point for healthcare consumers for decades.

"As practicing doctors who have cared for more than 50,000 patients over
the years, we've seen firsthand how a lack of adequate medical information
has greatly challenged the medical decision-making process for healthcare
consumers," said Dr. Hudson, co-founder and CEO of Healthagen. "With
iTriage, our goal is to bring healthcare information, transparency and
access directly to the individual consumer."

Partnerships with leading healthcare information, service and technology
companies have been established to offer a range of service offerings
unlike any mobile product available. These include leading healthcare
companies like HealthGrades, TelaDoc Medical Services, and Coalition
America, and will provide iTriage users with everything from quality and
safety ratings and patient recommendations to 24x7 phone consultations
with board certified physicians to assist in negotiating medical bills.

Beyond providing a valuable resource to the healthcare consumer, iTriage
opens up a new medium for healthcare providers to interface with potential
patients and customers. Through the iTriage application, healthcare
providers have a direct link to consumers and are provided a new avenue
with which to differentiate from local competitors and market their
specific areas of specialty and treatment expertise.

iTriage is currently available in the Apple App Store for $0.99.

About Healthagen

Healthagen is a developer of healthcare information software that
empowers patients to make better decisions and gives healthcare treatment
facilities improved access to additional patients. iTriage, the first
application available from Healthagen, helps consumers evaluate their
symptoms, lists potential diagnoses and provides access to appropriate
locations for treatment. The proprietary healthcare search engine that is
integrated into iTriage is far superior to any conventional search engine
for point-of-care healthcare decision-making. Healthagen was founded and
iTriage developed by emergency medicine physicians. The company is
privately-held and headquartered in Englewood, CO.

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