Press Releases
For Immediate Release: August 6th, 2005
Medfusion™ and wired.MD®, Inc. Announce Expanded Partnership Around streaMed Website™
Medfusion is the leading provider of corporate websites and secure communication tools provided to physician practices and clinics. Medfusion improves efficiencies and generates revenue for physicians via secure, HIPAA compliant, Internet-based provider interactions.
Medfusion websites allow for secure appointment scheduling, secure communication with healthcare providers and access to other necessary tools to allow patients to virtually communicate with their practice or clinic.
Partnership companies since February 2002, Medfusion and wired.MD are now working to combine the Medfusion Virtual Office Suite™ and the wired.MD streaMed Website product offering to bring multimedia patient education to practices through the United States. This combined solution will allow for patients to prepare for visits and for procedures prior to their appointment, which will further expand on the practice efficiencies experienced by Medfusion customers.
"Medfusion has helped pioneer virtual office visits for patients and providers in the United States" says Mark Friess, CEO of wired.MD. He adds, "wired.MD is excited to work with Medfusion to help create the virtual educational visit for those same practices and their patients."
About Medfusion
Medfusion is a leading healthcare website development company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Originally established in 1996, Medfusion began providing website development and support to healthcare clients such as hospitals, physician groups, and insurance companies. In working with healthcare entities, Medfusion developed healthcare-specific interactive elements such as physician directories, eligibility software, and interactive survey taking applications. For more information please visit www.medfusion.net.
About wired.MD, Incorporated
wired.MD, Inc. was founded in Portland, Oregon in 2000. The company's mission is to empower healthcare professionals to improve patients' healthcare experience and reduce costs by making patient education more engaging, effective, and efficient to deliver. wired.MD is located at 733 S.W. Oak, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon, 97205, and can be contacted at (503) 889-0010, info@wired.md , or www.wired.md
