Primetime Medical Software

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SelfCareNet and Primetime Medical Software form Partnership

Denver, CO — January 26, 2005

SelfCareNet, a leading provider of consumer-oriented, physician-authored, pre-visit health information, and Primetime Medical Software, developer of the innovative Instant Medical History, today announced a partnership in which the organizations will collaborate to bring next-generation consumer-orientated health content and services to the market.

Instant Medical History interviews patients on-line to begin gathering important subjective history prior to the encounter with their physician. Branching logic enables patients to progress quickly through adjustable questionnaires from an extensive medical knowledgebase. Sophisticated technology enables this information to transfer to the provider’s EMR. This has proven to save the physician time and enhance the quality of the encounter.

"The ability to integrate Instant Medical History to SelfCareNet’s symptom topics adds an additional dimension of personalized patient information for providers and is a critical part of our strategy to become the premier provider of consumer-related information, said Rick Thompson, president of SelfCareNet. "And that’s why we are excited to join forces with Primetime Medical Software."

"In particular, the impressive track-record and experience of Primetime Medical Software’s founders, Dr. Allen Wenner and Matthew Ferrante, and their innovative approach of Instant Medical History lend themselves exactly to the value added opportunities we wish to pursue," Thompson said.

"Gathering symptom specific medical history before the encounter provides the physician with an innovative solution to better meet the needs of their patients’ especially with today’s time challenges. SelfCareNet provides the sort of innovative symptom-related and disease-related information that will complement our initiatives. The integration of the two products will enable clinics to empower more patients," said Allen Wenner, MD, Vice President, Primetime Medical Software.

The integration of SelfCareNet and IMH will save the physician time, generate revenue, and increase patient satisfaction. Rather than the patient or parent calling the physician’s office because of a symptom or injury and waiting to talk with a nurse, that patient can access the SelfCareNet symptom-based information, confirm their symptom as well as answer the IMH questions relating to that symptom. The physician would generate revenue either through an evaluation for non-visit care via CPT 0074T or via a patient visit.