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MediConnect Wins Patent for Medical Records Retrieval Technology

New patent underscores company’s industry leadership role

SALT LAKE CITY, August 7, 2003 -- MediConnect (www.mediconnect.net), the industry leader in online retrieval and delivery of medical records for the insurance and legal industries, today announced that it has been granted a patent for its state-of-the-art record retrieval solution. Since 1996, MediConnect has become the premiere provider of online record retrieval. MediConnect’s RapidRetrieve™ solution is the industry’s most secure, fast, and cost efficient means of obtaining medical records for underwriting insurance, for processing insurance claims, and for processing all legal documents that involve the use of medical records and files.

"The awarding of a new patent on MediConnect’s core technology is a tremendous event," said Michael Colemere, MediConnect’s president and CEO. "This new patent underscores the uniqueness of the RapidRetrieve approach to medical record retrieval, and allows our service to stand entirely apart in its ability to retrieve and deliver medical records securely, quickly, and in the most cost-effective means possible for the hundreds of insurance and legal industry clients we serve."

MediConnect is entirely HIPAA compliant, using enterprise data processing and Internet application technology that is state-of-the-art. As described in the company’s new patent, the MediConnect retrieval process includes a data processing center (powered by Sun Enterprise servers) that acts as a central clearinghouse for processing medical record requests. Under the terms of the patent, the data processing center encrypts a digital copy of each requested medical record and sends it to the requestor using communications links that can take advantage of Internet connections and speed.

Since its inception, MediConnect has established itself as a preferred retrieval and delivery provider for the life and health insurance industry as well as for the legal industry. Strategic partners include companies such as Prudential Insurance, the insurance broker/general agent industry, and TrialWorks™, the legal industry’s leading law practice management software.

In every case, MediConnect’s retrieval services improve the cost, turnaround time and efficiency of processes such as insurance underwriting by reducing the time and tasks involved in fulfilling medical record retrieval requirements. The process can be tracked and completed entirely online, through secure Internet connections. The process is simple to learn and use, and allows users to receive the resulting documents as electronic files.

In addition to MediConnect’s patented technology, clients cite the excellent level of technology integration MediConnect provides, the company’s pricing, the speed of response and customer service as key factors in their decisions to standardize on medical records retrieval services from MediConnect.

For more information about MediConnect or for specific product information and pricing on MediConnect’s services, organizations can contact the company at www.mediconnect.net or by calling 800-489-8710.

About MediConnect Global Inc.
MediConnect Global Inc. (www.mediconnect.net), founded in 1996, is the world's leading provider of medical record retrieval services for the legal community and is also a leader for life insurance organizations and independent agents. The company's unique, patented process for record retrieval and electronic delivery of medical records has also established MediConnect as the global industry leader in Internet-based retrieval and transmission of medical records. MediConnect fully complies with HIPAA and all pertinent state and federal regulations, while providing the fastest service in the industry.

Contact:
Elyse Peterson
MediConnect Global, Inc.
(801) 545-3717
epeterson@mediconnect.net