The Cell Phone’s Role in Improving Patient Care Illustrated at TEPR Conference

Medical Records Institute, AllOne Mobile and 20 TEPR Conference vendors partner in ground-breaking demonstration

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – May 19, 2008 – Today, attendees of the 24th annual TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) Conference will be the first to experience how cell phones can allow health care information to be securely shared among patients, health care providers and payers using a single wireless communications system. The goal is to show how cell phones can improve the quality of medical care and convenience for consumers. This revolutionary approach is expected to change how patients/ consumers interact with health care providers and payers.

The Medical Records Institute will launch this nine-month Interoperability Project with more than 20 TEPR 2008 exhibitors during the TEPR Conference. The demonstration features AllOne MobileSM, a secure cell phone-based application created by the AllOne Health Group Inc.SM to manage personal health information. Patient data is stored behind a password-protected, encrypted channel through a partnership with Diversinet Corp. (OTCBB: DVNTF), a leading provider of wireless security applications.

Several thousand TEPR attendees are invited to load mock patient health information onto cell phones using AllOne Mobile to test how it works in real-world scenarios to securely manage and share health information with physicians, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, insurers and emergency personnel. Attendees will learn first-hand how AllOne Mobile allows consumers to:

  • View and send insurance coverage information;
  • Track prescription drugs;
  • Catalog allergies, or fax a child’s allergy records to the school nurse;
  • Send health information, including a family health history, to a physician; and
  • Access health tips to better manage chronic conditions.

“For too long, physicians and other providers have had to make clinical decisions in the absence of critical data about the patient’s health status and prior treatment,” said Peter Waegemann, Medical Records Institute CEO and TEPR Conference chairman. “The growing adoption of electronic medical records has only partially addressed this problem because true interoperability among vendors remained elusive. Now, with a cell phone-based application like AllOne Mobile that can interact with many different health record technologies, patients can easily collect and maintain their own health information and transfer it, securely and wirelessly, using their cell phones.”

Over the next nine months, Interoperability Project partners will refine the demonstration to provide the basis for a universal wireless health information exchange. The results of the project will be presented in February 2009 at the TEPR annual conference.

“The goal is to create a single communications structure that allows safe and secure interchange of a patient’s health information among payers, providers and others for the purpose of a more efficient and safe health care system,” said William C. Reed, president and CEO of the AllOne Health Group. “This means less waiting time in the doctor’s office, and assurance that health care providers can access a patient’s relevant personal health information to help keep them healthy and avoid future problems. We want to make it easier for patients to communicate with doctors and health care facilities.”

AllOne Mobile transfers health data between data sources by leveraging the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard created to share basic information between trusted health care partners.

“What’s new about this connectivity demonstration is the user-friendly and secure solution offered by a cell phone-based application,” said Waegemann. “Although the idea of generic import and export of the Continuity of Care Record is not new, this demonstration integrates various applications in order to show how emerging cell phone functionalities can improve health care through the creation of a universal wireless health data exchange platform.”

Project partners also envision that an integrated, cell phone-based communication system could handle appointment scheduling, insurance coverage eligibility determination, e-prescribing, care management functions, clinical decision support functions and real-time claim adjudication.

About TEPR

The TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) Conference is an international health information technology (HIT) conference that attracts decision makers interested in keeping up-to-date on all the latest electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) developments. Now in its 24th year, TEPR offers unbiased, comprehensive and topical information on the current and future state of health IT and is widely recognized as the best annual educational conference and exhibition for HIT professionals and all others journeying Towards the Electronic Patient Record. The 2008 TEPR Conference (May 17-21, 2008, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) will feature hundreds of educational sessions targeted at five key interest groups, a comprehensive exhibit hall and a groundbreaking HIT demonstration project. For more information, visit www.TEPR.com

About the Medical Records Institute

Medical Records Institute’s (MRI) mission is to promote and enhance the journey towards electronic medical records, e-health, mobile health and related applications of information technologies (IT). MRI does this by serving as an international forum for sharing knowledge, experience and solutions with the health care community at large, but especially with health care practitioners, as well as professionals in health information technology (HIT) and health information management (HIM). Most notably, MRI hosts the annual TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) Conference, now in its 24th year. For more information, visit www.medrecinst.com.

About AllOne MobileSM

AllOne Mobile is an industry-leading mobile application developed by the AllOne Health Group (AHG) to place personal health information at consumers’ fingertips through their mobile phones. AllOne Mobile saves health information in a secure environment and links to users’ mobile phones, giving them well- organized, easy-to-use, 24/7 mobile access – without the need for an Internet connection. In conjunction with its technology partner, Diversinet, AllOne Mobile enables health plans and large employers to provide real-time access to health information that can be securely shared with physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and other health care providers. For more details, visit www.allonemobile.com or call (888) 989-9001.

About the AllOne Health Group Inc.SM

AllOne Health Group Inc. (AHG) and its subsidiaries offer integrated health and wellness solutions to improve the health and well-being of individuals, businesses, organizations and the nation at large. These solutions include population health management, mobile personal health information systems, occupational health services, employee assistance programs, on-site medical management services and integrated insurance plans and benefits administration. Established in 2002, AHG is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA, with offices in Boston, Mass.; Philadelphia and Lancaster, PA; Houston, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Alexandria, VA. AHG has more than 1,000 customers throughout the U.S. and in 44 countries. For more information, visit www.allonehealthgroup.com or call (888) 989-9001.

About Diversinet

Diversinet Corp. (OTCBB: DVNTF) is a leading provider of wireless authentication and access solutions that secure the personal identity, transactions and data of consumers over almost any mobile phone or handheld device. Diversinet’s reliable, end-to-end MobiSecure Wallet and Vault products provide global, secure and cost effective solutions to mobilize personal health records, financial services transactions and identity protection management. Connect with Diversinet Corp. at www.diversinet.com.

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