AllOne Mobile Cell Phone Application Expands Capabilities of MedFlash
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Retail Stores to Offer Package that Improves Access to Personal Health Info
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. and PALM CITY, Fla., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllOne
Health(SM) and Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CTYX)
today announced a partnership that will allow consumers to view and manage
health information on the Web, via portable USB storage devices and through
their mobile phones, with one, secure step. A package including both
companies' products will be sold in retail stores across the U.S. in December.
AllOne Mobile(SM), a cell phone application developed by AllOne Health and
secured by Diversinet Corp. to put personal health and insurance information
at consumers' fingertips, will be distributed with MedFlash(TM), a product
offered by Connectyx. MedFlash stores personal health and lifestyle
information on a portable flash drive and in an online personal health record.
The MedFlash web site allows users to maintain and update their information
and upload it to the flash drive. MedFlash can be worn as a bracelet or used
as a key chain. By combining MedFlash with AllOne Mobile, customers health
information can be viewed, managed and shared with trusted health care
partners using the owner's cell phone. "This takes us from a three tiered
platform that allows our members to access their PHR via our 24/7 800 number,
flash drive or the Internet to a four tiered platform with the addition of
the AllOne Mobile technology for our members," said Ronn Schuman, Connectyx
president and CEO.
"Linking the personal health record storage capabilities of MedFlash with the
mobile technology of AllOne Mobile makes it easier and more convenient for
individuals to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy and safe," said
Daniel Lewis, AllOne Mobile's senior vice president of mobile health
information.
Specifically, AllOne Mobile technology enables users to:
-- Forward a child's allergy medication instructions to a school nurse
-- Share an elderly parent's prescriptions with a first responder
-- Access a spouse's medical history at the emergency room
-- Send family health records to a new specialist before the visit
-- Confirm insurance coverage for an emergency when traveling
-- View past and current prescription and pharmacy information
-- Send an image of their insurance card to their doctor
-- Review their children's immunization records
-- List people to contact in an emergency
-- Receive alerts on upcoming health appointments or unfilled
prescriptions
-- Obtain personalized tips on managing chronic conditions
-- Have all their vital, updated health information on hand -- 24/7
This agreement marks the first time AllOne Mobile will be available for
purchase in retail establishments including pharmacies and grocery stores such
as Harris Teeter, Kroger and Walgreens. Plus, online retailers such as
Drugstore.com also will sell the package.
AllOne Mobile is already available to consumers on Microsoft HealthVault, and
directly from the AllOne Mobile consumer site (https://dtc.allonemobile.com).
Microsoft HealthVault is an online personal health record that connects
consumers to health applications, such as AllOne Mobile, and to devices that
help manage chronic conditions, such as blood pressure, blood glucose, heart
rate and weight monitors. AllOne Mobile is also sold to health plans,
employers and other group purchasers who make the application available to
their members and employees.
On its own, the MedFlash program is available in stores through relationships
with Associated Pharmacies Incorporated -- a buying cooperative for the more
than 1,000 independent pharmacies spanning 40 states. Cardinal Healthcare and
AmerisourceBergen distribute MedFlash to over 2,200 locations nationwide.
MedFlash is also offered through charitable organizations, travel
organizations, physicians' practices, insurance companies and employers. To
locate a MedFlash distributor, visit http://www.medflash.com.
"Knowing a patient's family background, treatment history, test results and
medications is essential to managing personal health and avoiding medical
errors," said Ronn Schuman, CEO of Connectyx. "Together, MedFlash and AllOne
Mobile will allow consumers to better manage their health no matter where they
are, what time it is or how many specialists care for them."
Other recent AllOne Mobile deals include an agreement with Significa Benefit
Services to serve an additional 42,000 users. In addition, the U.S. Army is
gradually phasing in AllOne Mobile's secure messaging technology to support
the treatment of 10,000 service members with traumatic brain injuries.
About AllOne Health( )
AllOne Health encourages individuals to take responsibility for their health
and provides tools and services to employers and health plans to help support
them. Results include better health, improved productivity and reduced health
care costs. AllOne Health pursues an integrated and comprehensive approach to
providing personal health management, secure mobile access to personal health
information, extensive workplace services--including on-site health care,
safety and compliance services--and health benefits. AllOne Health is
headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., with affiliated company offices in:
Alexandria, Va.; Atlanta; Boston; Columbus, Ohio; Houston; Lancaster, Pa.; Los
Angeles; Philadelphia; Phoenix; and Seattle. AllOne Health has more than 1,000
customers throughout the U.S. and in 44 countries. For more information, visit
www.allonehealth.com or call (877) 720-7770.
About Connectyx - MedFlash
Connectyx Technologies (Pink Sheets: CTYX) Connectyx provides products to the
electronic health care market, including its revolutionary Personal Health
Record (PHR), MedFlash. MedFlash is an easy to use Personal Health Manager,
Lifestyle Record & Web Portal that is USB flash drive enabled, and web
accessible. MedFlash combines an emergency flash drive with a Web portal and
24/7 emergency call center access that can contain the owner's complete
medical record, stored images, prescriptions, blood sugar levels, allergies
and other information that is vital to first responders in a medical
emergency. Stored MedFlash information can be accessed on any computer
securely with complete privacy for members. For more information, visit
www.connectyx.com and www.medflash.com.
About Diversinet
Diversinet Corp. is a leading provider of wireless authentication and access
solutions that secure the personal identity, transactions and data of
consumers over almost any mobile phone or handheld device. Diversinet's
reliable, end-to-end MobiSecure Wallet and Vault products provide global,
secure and cost-effective solutions to mobilize personal health records,
financial services transactions and identity protection management. Connect
with Diversinet Corp. at www.diversinet.com.
Safe Harbor Act: This release includes forward-looking statements made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 that involves risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited to, the impact of competitive products, the ability to meet customer
demand, the ability to manage growth, acquisitions of technology, equipment,
or human resources, the effect of economic business conditions, and the
ability to attract and retain skilled personnel. The Company is not obligated
to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events
or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
SOURCE Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc.
Big Apple Consulting USA, +1-407-389-5900, for Connectyx; or Meghan Brawley
Woodlief, +1-919-882-1973, mwoodlief@capstrat.com, for AllOne Health
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