Industry's First Free HIPAA Compliant Health Information Exchange

Vemics, Inc., a leading provider of hosted, real-time learning and productivity solutions, today announced the commercial launch of iMedicor - the health industry's first free HIPAA compliant personal health information exchange and secure messaging portal for physician collaboration and community. "With Microsoft's HealthVault and Google's anticipated Health Scrapbook, an explosion has begun in the personal health record (PHR) space," said Tom Dorsett, President of Healthcare Solutions for Vemics. "Our iMedicor portal, which has been under development for more than a year, is launching on the eve of this significant healthcare trend."

"Social networking is fast becoming a mainstay method of communication and iMedicor is expected to be a driving force as physicians and other healthcare workers turn to the power of the Internet, web collaboration services and professional portal packaging to increase the quality of care to their patients," said Fred Zolla, CEO Vemics, Inc. "For the first time a professional portal, iMedicor, allows for the immediate and instantaneous transfer of electronic medical records and images across EMR (Electronic Medical Record Systems) in a HIPAA compliant, auditable environment at no cost. The information exchange is one of the four key services that are now available to physicians," Zolla said. "All one needs to do is go to www.imedicor.com and register today."

Medical professionals have long been looking at the Internet as a way to simplify and accelerate the way they work, communicate and learn. With the rise of online social networking, the demand for immediate real-time information sharing, and the affordability of broadband and network access, Vemics has developed in iMedicor an effective working model for the medical community. "Through iMedicor, doctors in different states, countries, and even continents can rapidly share patient files, diagnose, and collaborate on prescribed treatments in way never possible before until now," said Dorsett. "As for their patients, we hope they will be the greatest beneficiaries of iMedicor."

But with billion-dollar companies entering the PHR space, where does Vemics' iMedicor fit in?

"Unlike HealthVault and Health Scrapbook, iMedicor focuses on physician communication in a HIPAA compliant environment," continues Dorsett. "It gives physicians a free means to collaborate and use PHR sites more effectively." said Dorsett. We look forward to the many opportunities to partner with these companies and create a dynamic physician-sharing interface."

iMedicor is a HIPAA compliant, collaborative online portal designed for and by medical professionals to facilitate the secure exchange of medical records, educational content and ideas in real-time.

Some of iMedicor's features include:

• HIPAA compliant personal health information exchange, including documents & images
• An online referral and consultation community
• An expansive multi-specialty video and text based CME / CEU catalog
• A voice recognition driven medical documentation system
• Medical association section for regular interaction between associations and constituents
• Access to healthcare-specific blogs and forums
• An events section that gives members and participating organizations the ability to publish up coming events to gain exposure
• A practice improvement section that offers courses and information on better practice management

Through iMedicor, physicians will be able to securely communicate with other doctors, sharing HIPAA compliant patient files quickly and safely. The portal will also help doctors tap corresponding services from other professionals in the medical industry. Moreover, the portal environment allows for fundamental document creation and management tasks in a user-friendly, online environment. Costly transcription services and tedious handwritten documentation can actually be eliminated through iMedicor.