MDLiveCare First TeleHealth Provider to Launch on the Google Health Platform

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Wed Oct 7, 2009 12:01pm EDT

New Service Brings Patients On-Demand Access to Health Care Online







SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7 - MDLiveCare, an on-demand telehealth company, announced
today at the Health2.0 conference in San Francisco a partnership with Google
Health.  The partnership includes the secure flow of medical data between
MDLiveCare and Google Health, an online Personal Health Record (PHR). 
Specifically, any Google Health user that has an MDLiveCare HIPAA secure
video, phone or email telehealth consultation with a board certified physician
or mental health therapist will be able to share his or her medical records
with the doctor in advance of the appointment and get records back after the
appointment from that doctor. 


The integration is the first of its kind on the Google platform, marking the
introduction of telehealth services to Google Health's directory of online
services.  


"Patients remember less than 25% of what they're told when they consult with a
doctor," said Bob Smoley, CEO of MDLiveCare. "By directly synchronizing the
information that's shared during telehealth consultations with electronic
patient health records, we're able to provide patients with a convenient
solution to review their physician or therapist encounters, time and time
again, which significantly increases patient awareness and treatment
compliance.  This integration allows us to further empower patients with
better access to all of their health information and to provide a service
unprecedented in medicine today."


MDLiveCare is also one of the first integrated services to offer up a complete
history of the doctor's clinical notes in a patient's Google Health Account,
allowing for enhanced portability and continuity of care.


"We are excited about our collaboration with MDLiveCare," said Roni Zeiger,
M.D., Product Manager, Google Health.  "Our users have been telling us that
they want more access to convenience services, like being able to securely
email, schedule, and consult a doctor online.  MDLiveCare represents this type
of online model.  It allows our users the ability to access and use telehealth
services with their medical data captured at the point of care."


MDLiveCare provides access to a national network of board certified physicians
and licensed mental health therapists, including specialists in the fields of
pediatrics and dermatology, through its unique and extensive services and
software platform.  Physicians credentialed to operate on the platform are
required to pass a rigorous evaluation process that establishes their board
certifications, clinical knowledge and patient manner, as well as their
ability to operate the system.  Once certified, network physicians and
therapists interact with patients remotely and are able to diagnose and treat
an extensive list of common conditions; in addition, they are able to order
lab tests and write electronic prescriptions via the system's direct
connection to one of the largest networks of labs and pharmacies in the
country.  At the heart of this integration with Google Health, patient's
electronic personal health records can be used at the point-of-care by
doctors. 


About MDLiveCare Health Services, Inc. (https://www.MDLiveCare.com)


Founded in 2006, and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida - MDLiveCare brings
the most advanced telehealth solution available today. With 24/7/365 access to
board certified doctors and licensed therapists via video, phone, and email,
health care access is now available after hours, at the workplace, while
traveling, in rural areas, to the chronically ill and bed ridden, or anyone
seeking medical attention at their convenience.  Recently, MDLiveCare received
a significant investment from the iCan Group (http://www.theiCanGroup.com),
now its largest investor, to expand its programs across multiple distribution
channels.  The iCan Group is a dynamic, fast-growing family of companies
devoted to offering smart, affordable health and life insurance choices,
forensic medical bill audits, and a variety of health related benefits.  In
addition to the tens of thousands of existing customers, the iCan Group is the
answer for many to the healthcare crisis suffered by more than 47 million
uninsured and 100 million unhappily insured people in the US today.  The
company and its subsidiaries are based in Boca Raton. 


SOURCE  MDLiveCare Health Services, Inc.

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