Webmedx Reacts to News of Confidential Medical Records Being Sold on the Black Market

Webmedx Reacts to News of Confidential Medical Records Being Sold on the Black
Market
Reports in The Economic Times and The Daily Mail attest to the sale of UK
citizens' personal medical records which were sent to India for transcription.

ATLANTA, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Webmedx, the fourth largest
medical transcription company in the World, cites the news of black market
sales of medical records in India as further proof that the Webmedx's 100%
domestic workforce is the most reliable way to maintain standards of privacy
and security. In an era when the HITECH Act is demanding more stringent rules
for protected health information, the onus on transcription service providers
is at an all-time high.

The example of records being sold in India is a perfect rationale for the fact
that sending medical records offshore for transcription is not in the best
interests of the healthcare industry and its patients. "It is unrealistic to
think that U.S. laws can be effectively enforced outside our borders
sufficient to deter the misuse of information or breaches of security,"
mentions Sean Carroll, CEO of Webmedx.

According to Carroll, the new healthcare privacy and security regulations have
sharply increased responsibilities and penalties for healthcare providers and
their business associates when it comes to medical record security. As a
result, Webmedx has heightened its training compliance practices for its
entire staff to keep pace with the HIPAA regulations detailed in ARRA's HITECH
legislation.

"At Webmedx, we simply believe that, on balance, patients and providers will
receive more secure, higher quality documentation of their care through a
domestic, credentialed and engaged workforce operating on a 100% U.S.-based
infrastructure," says Carroll. "Keeping patient records onshore is an
important measure in protecting ourselves, our clients and the millions of
patients whose medical information is vulnerable in situations such as what
recently occurred in India."

About Webmedx, Inc.
Webmedx, Inc. is the 4th largest medical transcription outsourcing company in
the World and the only service provider within the top ten U.S. companies
offering a 100% domestic workforce. Providing workflow technology integrated
with transcription services to produce, distribute, access, and control
clinical reports, enables its clients to focus on the business of patient
care. The company's combination of software and services improves turnaround
time, quality, and access to patient information and clinical applications.

For more information call:
Beth Friedman, President
The Friedman Marketing Group
770.335.8570
beth@tfmgcom.com

SOURCE Webmedx, Inc.

Beth Friedman, President of The Friedman Marketing Group, +1-770-335-8570,
beth@tfmgcom.com