Press Release Source: MedLink International, Inc.
Friday September 5, 11:00 am ET
ISLANDIA, NY -- Sep 5, 2008 -- MedLink International, Inc. (OTC BB:MLKNA.OB), a leading provider of Healthcare IT services to the medical community, announced today that it has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Medicalis Corporation, the industry leader providing next generation, clincial decision support (CDS-DI) solutions and integration technologies focused on improving the quality and efficiency of diagnostic imaging in health care. MedLink will now offer the complete range of Medicalis solutions to provide its radiology customers with clinical decision support for diagnostic imaging, as well as facilitated management of radiology pre-authorization programs from referring physicians.
"With Medicalis CDS-DI integrated into the MedLink EHR Total Office and MedLink EHR Lite at the point of care, referring physicians can take care of the requirements related to any patient's medical imaging procedure all within the confides of the MedLink EHR -- including ordering and scheduling of the exam, as well as any pre-authorizations processes. Radiology groups can significantly reduce the financial burden and create efficiencies for the referring physician and their staff that spend as much as half an hour to secure one pre-authorization for a patient. Not only does the solution increase efficiencies for radiology centers' workflow through integrated scheduling and electronic ordering but creates a significant competitive advantage over competing radiology groups by significantly reducing the burden on the referring physician," stated Ray Vuono, Chief Executive Officer of MedLink International, Inc. "This offering leverages our current relationships in the imaging marketplace and gives MedLink an additional revenue source from the more than 500 MedLink EHR Lite installations, in addition to the lab integration and e-prescription channels."
"Medlink's decision to embed diagnostic imaging Clinical Decision Support (CDS-DI) and advanced workflow tools directly into their Medlink Office & Lite EHR solutions places them on the leading edge of EMR companies delivering significant clinical and administrative benefits to physicians in their offices," says Ron Kelly, CEO of Medicalis. Medicalis' advanced imaging solutions are designed to plug into EMRs and CPOEs to seamlessly deliver advanced quality and productivity services into in the context of a physician ordering a test. The physician's experience is similar to prescription-drug databases currently embedded into the ordering workflow of EMRs. Physicians using Medlink's Office & Lite EHR will be able to place diagnostic imaging orders in the same way that they always have, and only when there are alternative tests to consider, they will be seamlessly presented with these options with their EHR. This process delivers the evidence-based practices from leading diagnostic imaging and imaging sources and advanced ordering and scheduling services while the physician is considering tests for their patient. The seamless experience eliminates the interruption required to reference text books or online websites.
About Medicalis Corporation
Medicalis is a leading provider of healthcare information technology and Clinical Decision Support for diagnostic imaging. Medicalis delivers web-based clinical and integration services to physicians, providers and health plans to provide advanced diagnostic imaging solutions that improve quality and efficiency of diagnostic services. Medicalis delivers solutions that provide clinical guidelines for use at the point-of-care, point-of-service and point-of-analysis that address the issues of unnecessary testing, resource utilization and patient safety. For more information visit www.medicalis.com.
Contact:
Michael Fisher
info@medicalis.com
About MedLink International, Inc.:
MedLink International, Inc. is a full service healthcare IT company that provides doctors, hospitals, imaging centers, labs and patients with products and services designed to help create, manage and share medical information, all delivered over the MedLink VPN, the industry standard for secure, HIPAA compliant communication. For more information regarding MedLinks products and services please visit www.medlinkus.com
MedLink International markets its line of Healthcare IT products and services through several unique partnerships in the medical community. MedLink International is publicly held, trading on the NASDAQ Bulletin Board (OTC BB:MLKNA.OB).
Contact:
Jameson Rose
ir@medlinkus.com
Contact:
Contact:
Michael Fisher
info@medicalis.com
Contact:
Jameson Rose
ir@medlinkus.com
Source: MedLink International, Inc.