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[jdsgungho]

Welcome to the MMRF board sedge, yes Dick Gephardt is active and was just Himss 2009 with MMR, where both Rainmaker and myself saw him.

There is also a video interview of him from the show.

He is a huge advocate of PHR/EHR and we should hear his voice often

[jdsgungho]

Richard A. Gephardt to Join MMR Initiative to Promote Immediate Use of PHR

Company News
Saturday, 21 March 2009 08:25

MMR Information Systems, Inc. , which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR") provides consumer-controlled Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions , announced that the Honorable Richard A. Gephardt, a member of MyMedicalRecords, Inc.'s Board of Advisors since 2007, will work with MMR to promote its mission of educating the public on the importance of starting a PHR now. Mr. Gephardt will also assist MMR in identifying opportunities to receive stimulus funds to subsidize the cost of getting an easy-to-use Personal Health Record into millions of American households sooner than later. Computerized health records are a centerpiece of the nation's healthcare reform. Educating consumers on the importance of having a secure easy-to-use PHR can help reduce healthcare costs by eliminating duplicate testing and preventing medical errors while potentially helping to save lives well in advance of the 19 billion dollars in stimulus funds flowing into the marketplace.

Mr. Gephardt will be joining MMR for a day at the upcoming Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference and Exhibition on April 5th in Chicago.

"Any product or service that can help the public better manage their family's health status should be considered part of an overall plan created by the government," said Mr. Gephardt. "It is essential that the private and public sectors create solutions to give Americans both access to affordable, quality healthcare, and at the same time encourage them to make informed choices. A PHR that people can easily connect with, gives them immediate access to their medical records so that it becomes an integral part of their wellness, and ensures their personal privacy, has to be considered a life tool that by its use promotes healthy behavior."

Mr. Gephardt served as Congressman from Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for 28 years, from 1976 to 2004. During that time, he was elected to serve as House Democratic Leader for more than 14 years, as House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and House Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003. He was a colleague in the House to 49 currently serving U.S. Senators and members of the Executive Branch, and is universally recognized as a national leader on healthcare, trade and tax fairness and as an advocate for issues of economic fairness and opportunity for American families. He is currently President and CEO of the Washington-based Gephardt Group. In addition, as a member of America's Agenda, he is actively involved in helping to identify solutions to address the healthcare crisis in the United States. The organization's healthcare reform advocacy arm, America's Agenda: Health Care for All, has been building bipartisan coalitions and winning healthcare reform victories in key states.

MMR's full-featured MyMedicalRecords PHR product will accommodate a family of 10 (including pets). Unlike similar products, this enables a user to receive medical records from all of the family's healthcare professionals, including doctors, hospitals (and the veterinarian). A MyMedicalRecords PHR account also includes four password-protected EsafeDepositBoxes, which are secure online vaults that allow users to store their legal, insurance, financial and similar important documents in the event of a disaster or other emergency.

About MMR Information Systems, Inc.

MMR Information Systems, Inc. (formerly Favrille, Inc.), through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), provides secure and easy-to-use Web-based Personal Health Record (PHR) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, serving consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies, unions and professional organizations. Seeking to empower individuals and their families to have greater control over their health and well-being, MMR facilitates access to medical records and other important documents, such as living wills, birth certificates, passports, advance directives and insurance policies, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. Additional information regarding MMR's business and its products, including trial accounts, is available at www.mymedicalrecords.com and www.mmrinformationsystems.com.

Source: MMR Information Systems, Inc.

[jdsgungho]

MMR Information Systems, Inc. Unveils MyMedicalRecords Pro at HIMSS




FIRST OF ITS KIND INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERS ADVANCED PAPER-BASED RECORDS DIGITIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FEATURES

LOS ANGELES, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MMR Information Systems, Inc. (OTC:FVRL) (BULLETIN BOARD: FVRL) , which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR") provides consumer-controlled Personal Health Records ("PHRs") (http://www.mymedicalrecords.com/) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions (http://www.myesafedepositbox.com/), offered an extensive demonstration of its new MyMedicalRecords Pro ("MMR Pro") electronic medical record storage system and integrated MMRPatientView PHR product for doctor offices and their patients at the annual Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) show in Chicago. The system gives physicians the ability to generate ongoing revenues by enabling patients an upgrade option to a MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record. MMR believes the system is being designed to comply with standards necessary for physicians to receive qualifying reimbursement for installation and integration from stimulus monies.

The MMR Pro service is designed to help doctors, particularly sole practitioners and small group practices, better manage their paper records by scanning those records to a secure Web-based portal at http://www.mymedicalrecordsmd.com/, where they are viewable by the doctor 24/7 from any Internet-connected computer. Scanned records are automatically placed in designated folders that correspond with the tabs in a patient chart. The doctor also is able to share records with his patients through a special portal at http://www.mmrpatientview.com/, thus creating a communications link between doctor and patient.

"MMR received validation of its Personal Health Record from leading hospital IT executives and the consulting community, citing MMR's Personal Health Record as 'the best full-featured PHR at the show,'" said Gene Barduson, MMR Healthcare Market Strategist. "Based on the reaction at the show we believe that MMR's PHR could be offered to as many as three million patients by the end of 2010 through EMR system suppliers."

"We are proud of our integrated medical record storage and Personal Health Record system that helps doctors deal with the ever-increasing flow of paper records in their practice while affording them a seamless way to provide the information to patients who can then play a more active role in their own care," said Robert H. Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MMR Information Systems, Inc. "With all of the attention on Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), it is important to remember that the vast majority of doctors still run their practices with paper records. MMR Pro is designed for doctors who want a cost-effective solution to digitize those paper records on a patient forward basis."

KEY FEATURES OF MMR PRO

MMR Pro allows multiple ways for doctors to organize and manage paper-based records. Records can be digitized by scanning the records into the system using bar codes that automatically index the record by doctor, patient, date of service and document type. Each practice receives a discrete ID, which is a 10-digit telephone number that can be used to also fax information to the practice.

MMR Pro offers doctors the ease, security and privacy of being able to fax records to other providers directly from the system as well. Before documents are filed, doctors review patient records in a special message center. So in essence, MMR Pro greatly reduces the handling of paper in a doctor's office, which can streamline workflow and lead to better management and patient information.

Beyond the ability to store and manage paper-based records, the MMR Pro system enables the physician practice to easily upload and manage image-based files and also has a free-text search capability.

Patient Management Features

The product offers numerous features that can assist doctors, and staff, in handling patient flow and being able to provide better patient care.

-- Appointment Scheduling: Patient appointments can be scheduled and changed using MMR Pro's scheduling module. The system will automatically send appointment reminders to the patient via e-mail, telephone or fax at the times designated by the patient.

-- Drug Reference Tool: A complete drug reference and drug interaction tool, licensed from Multum/Cerner (NYSE:CERN), gives doctors a way to easily check for any contraindications between medications a patient is taking.

-- E-Prescribing: E-prescribing modules will enable doctors to use the latest in technologies to enter the E-Prescribe revolution with MMR Pro at no additional cost.


Doctors Can Share Records with their Patients


With the increasing trend towards patient empowerment and more patient involvement in care management, MMR Pro creates a meaningful bridge and communications link between doctor and patient by giving patients immediate access to those records approved and reviewed by a doctor through a secure, Web-based portal. This portal, http://www.mmrpatientview.com/, is available to the patient at no cost. Whenever a record is placed in a patient folder using MMR Pro, the patient receives a notification that it is available for them to view. Patients using MMRPatientView have view-only access to their records with an option to upgrade to a full-featured MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record. When patients upgrade providers receive a portion of the revenue from the upgraded accounts.

Security

MMR recognizes that the confidentiality of patients is of supreme importance and supports this with a million dollar privacy insurance guarantee to protect doctors and patients from loss or damage caused by an error in the system that allows someone to access their information. The MMR Pro architecture ensures the security of information through storage on redundant servers across two Tier IV data centers, separated by more than one hundred miles. In addition, the MMR Pro system uses Secure FTP (File Transmission Protocol) to move scanned data or data from its telephony platform to its servers. All transmissions into and out of the site itself are encrypted with 256-bit Secure Socket Layer technology or secure FTP. The site is also scanned daily by a third-party security service for any weaknesses and vulnerabilities to potential hackers. Any files that are uploaded into a MMR Pro account are scanned for viruses before they reach the application.

MMR personnel do not have any access to any data stored in MMR Pro. Customer care associates will be able to answer technical questions regarding system operation, but are not able to see the contents of any patient data.

[sedgeman11]

Does anyone have any information on MMR Australia? I invested in an initial investment round in that entity, which was tied to MMR US at the time but have been unsuccessful in getting any info on them through their web site contact info or from MMRF in the US. I'm afraid they have gone dark. Thanks very much.