MMRF NEWS --
LOS ANGELES, CA, Nov 02, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Robert H. Lorsch,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) , a leading
provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs) and electronic document imaging and
management systems for healthcare professionals, will address the pressing
questions facing physicians and administrators in the healthcare field as
Conference Chair of the 7th Annual Fall Health IT Summit on opening day November
3, 2010. The two-day event hosted by the Institute for Health Technology
Transformation is being held in Los Angeles at the Sofitel Hotel.
Lorsch, delivering his introductory remarks the morning after Election Day, will
address industry leaders and senior executives from North America's leading
provider organizations and physician practices. He will discuss the vast
challenges and criticisms being levied at government over next step solutions in
health IT, specifically those targeted at streamlining solutions for electronic
conversion of paper-based records.
"I'm honored to be asked to both chair and speak at leng th on the challenges and
opportunities in healthcare technology," Lorsch said. "In addition to hearing
from national thought leaders on health IT strategies and qualifying for
stimulus funds, the Summit represents an opportunity for individual and
institutional investors to take advantage of the momentum created by health IT
initiatives."
Throughout the morning, Lorsch will introduce healthcare decision-makers,
including Keynote Speaker Betsy Thompson, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Region IX,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and a Keynote Panel moderated by
Health Affairs Senior Editor Mary Rubino and comprised of Adam Clark, Director
of Scientific and Federal Affairs, FasterCures and member, ONC HIT Policy
Committee; Emad Rizk, MD, President of McKesson Health Solutions; Ashish Jha,
MD, Department of Health Policy & Management at the Harvard School of Public
Health; Theresa Cullen, MD, Chief Information Officer, Indian Health Service and
Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service; Charles Kennedy, MD, VP of Health
Information Technology at Wellpoint; and Curtis N. Dikes, Senior Advisor,
Healthcare Transformation, Cisco Systems.
This is the second time that Lorsch has been asked to be a Chair at the Fall
Health IT Summit. Several months ago, he spoke at the Health Technology
Investment Forum in New York City where he illustrated the significant
consolidation opportunities for investors in the Electronic Health Records and
Electronic Medical Records industries as a result of the federal government
allocating over $42 billion for healthcare IT over the next several years.
In addition to the keynote addresses, this conference will include panel
sessions, on-stage interviews, interactive roundtables and exhibitions
displaying the latest health IT solutions including hardware, clinical systems,
remote management solutions, mobile devices, and revenue cycle management in
addition to electronic medical records.
About MMRGlobal, Inc.
MMRGlobal, Inc., through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary,
MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (MMR), provides secure and easy-to-use online Personal
Health Records (PHRs) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, serving
consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies, financial
institutions, and professional organizations and affinity groups.
MyMedicalRecords enables individuals and families to access their medical
records and other important documents, such as birth certificates, passports,
insurance policies and wills, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. The
MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record is built on proprietary, patented
technologies to allow documents, images and voicemail messages to be transmitted
and stored in the system using a variety of methods, including fax, phone, or
file upload without relying on any specific electronic medical record platform
to populate a user's account. MMRGlobal's professional offering, MMRPro, is
designed to give physicians' offices an easy and cost-effective solution to
digitizing paper-based medical records and sharing them with patients in real
time through an integrated patient portal. MMR is an Independent Software Vendor
Partner with Kodak to deliver an integrated turnkey EMR solution for healthcare
professionals. MMR is also an integrated service provider on Google Health. To
learn more about MMRGlobal, Inc. and its products, visit www.mmrglobal.com.
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and "continue," or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology.
MMRGlobal, Inc. disclaims any intent or obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on
MMRGlobal, Inc.'s reasonable expectations as of the date of this press release
and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from current expectations. The information discussed in this
release is subject to various risks and uncertainties related but not limited to
changes in MMRGlobal, Inc.'s business prospects, its results of operations or
financial condition, government regulation and changes in healthcare
initiatives, and such other risks and uncertainties as detailed from time to
time in MMRGlobal, Inc.'s public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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