ATLANTA (October 1, 2009) – MedsFile.com is pleased to announce that it will become a Gold level sponsor for the 2009 NSSEO Kirk Walk and Wheel-A-Thon. The walk takes place at the Kirk School in Palatine, IL, Sunday, October 11, 2009 from 12:30-4pm. The fundraising event will include a walk and wheel, music, and more. The funds raised from the event are use to benefit the children through the purchaes of adaptive equipment for a specialized sensory gym.

The Kirk School is a part of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization (NSSEO) whose motto is, “Building a Promising Future for Students.” The NSSEO was founded in 1968 and covers eight member school districts around Chicago, IL. According to its website, nsseo.org, “children with disabilities who range in age from 3 – 21 years are provided with quality individualized educational programs. As an Illinois public school special education cooperative, NSSEO participates in a collaboration of efforts with families, member districts, administration, staff and community agencies for the benefit of students with special needs.”

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ATLANTA (September 15, 2009) – MedsFile.com is pleased to announce that a team of MedsFile.com representatives, led by president M. Alester Spears, will be attending the MGMA 2009 Annual Conference.

The MGMA 2009 Annual Conference is an educational program for administrators, executives, managers, physicians, nurses, health administration students and faculty, and other business professionals involved in managing a medical group practice focused on the challenges of today’s health care organizations.

This year, the MGMA 2009 Annual Conference will be held on October 11-14 in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. The MGMA Annual Conference is the largest professional development and networking conference for medical practice administrators.

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ATLANTA (September 1, 2009) – MedsFile.com is pleased to announce the addition of Jeffrey. J. Albert, MD, to its growing staff. As the company’s medical director, Dr. Albert will bring a unique, physician-oriented perspective to the Personal Health Record (PHR) system.

“We are so happy to have Dr. Albert as a member of our team,” said MedsFile.com’s President M. Alester Spears. “His knowledge and professional expertise will be invaluable to us as we build out our consumer PHR and create our Provider Portal.”

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MedsFile.com Announces New Provider Solutions

ATLANTA (August 15, 2009) – MedsFile.com announced today the development of a revolutionary new Provider Portal which will serve as an addition to its already existing Provider Solutions. In the past, MedsFile.com has only provided a state-of-the-art consumer-level online Personal Health Record. MedsFile.com is today announcing that it will take the technology that powers its consumer-level solution and use it to develop a state-of-the-art provider solutions suite.

The new provider solutions suite will feature five main components: “e-Prescribe” for providers to refill their patients’ prescriptions with one click, “e-Messenging” to securely message their colleagues, “Provider Portal” for physicians to view their patients’ MedsFile.com accounts from their current EMR, “Kiosk” for providers to increase revenue by utilizing our electronic check-in solution, and “Grand Rounds” to view grand rounds from anywhere.

“These solutions are built for today’s fast paced physicians in an electronic world,” said M. Alester Spears, President. “For so long physicians have praised our consumer-oriented solution, and have asked us when a provider-level solution would be on its way. We are proud to announce today is that day, and we are excited to guide medical data into the hands of those that need it most.”
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MedsFile to Integrate IGI ORBIT® Platform to Enhance PHR Interoperability Initiative

August 1, 2009 — Atlanta-based MedsFile.com announced today that it will integrate the IGI ORBIT® platform to power their enhanced Personal Health Record. IGI’s ORBIT® will enhance the ability for MedsFile subscribers to easily and securely exchange their medical information with their health care providers and other key stakeholders within their health care community, such as pharmacies, labs and health insurance plans. By participating in this new service, patients will empowered to: transport their PHR information anywhere and at anytime; control what information is shared and with whom; improve communication with physicians, pharmacists, care givers and loved ones; and make better, more informed health care decisions — before, during, and after the point of care.

MedsFile’s Personal Health Record allows subscribers to enter vital personal health information, such as immunization and allergy information into a HIPAA compliant repository. The new integrated version utilizes the IGI ORBIT® platform to allow for portability and secure data exchange with other industry aggregated sources, such as immunization registries and claims data sources. Data exchange will follow federal guidelines for interoperability among other facilities and care providers. Registration for the online service is quick and easy and can occur in a matter of minutes with subscription costs around $9.99 to $14.99 a month for a typical plan. MedsFile’s PHR can be accessed, added to, or printed from the Web anytime, anywhere.

MedsFile was founded in 2004 by CIO Mark Holland as a way for consumers to begin to take charge of collecting and managing their own personal and family health information as the medical community seeks out an agreement on a common method and platform for tracking and exchanging health information. “With the IGI ORBIT® integration, MedsFile’s PHR can now act as that common platform,” Holland says, “and an engine that powers smarter, better delivery of health care services initiated by both the patient and the practitioner. Consumers will be able to come to our site, grant permission for us to gather their medical data, and subsequently view their medical records online like a credit report. It’s revolutionary.”
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MedsFile.com Hires Jacob Coyne as VP, Information Technology

ATLANTA (July 1, 2009) – With a focus on greatly expanding its presence and profitability within healthcare technology and EDI, MedsFile.com has hired Jacob Coyne as Vice President of Information Technology. A 10-year veteran of IT management, Coyne will oversee web and mobile programming and development, as well as systems and database administration. Coyne will report to CEO/COO Richard Griffiths.

As VP of Information Technology, Coyne will lead MedsFile.com’s IT and systems development groups in order to build new products and services to meet the growing demand of MedsFile.com users. In addition to advancing the customer-oriented online health record, Coyne will oversee the development of the new Provider Portal built towards physicians.

Coyne joins MedsFile.com from Staywell Custom Communications, where he served as Senior Application Developer since 2006. At Staywell, Coyne created a number of large scale applications for client and internal use built on a variety of languages. Coyne acted as Lead Developer on both B2B and B2C applications. Previously, Coyne served as Sr. Developer for Friedman’s Jewelers, and HRIS Specialist for Wachovia.

“Jake is an excellent addition to MedsFile.com. He brings a range of experience and depth of knowledge that few can match,” said Richard Griffiths, CEO/COO. “This is an exciting time for our company. We have had incredible success with our current customer portal, and Jake will lead us in developing new technology to take it to the next level, as well as overseeing the development of our new Physician Portal. Jake is a big part of us becoming the leader in online medical data.”
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