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MMR Information Systems Targets Integrated Fax Messaging Market With Deployment of Outbound Fax Capability
Company's Fully Integrated Communications Platform Expands Meaningful Use of Personal Health Records for Consumers
| Source: MMR Information Systems, Inc.
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - June 25, 2009) - MMR Information Systems, Inc. (OTCBB : MMRF )
(the "Company"), which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary,
MyMedicalRecords, Inc. ("MMR") provides consumer-controlled Personal Health
Records ("PHRs") (www.mymedicalrecords.com) and electronic safe deposit box
storage solutions (www.myesafedepositbox.com), today announced it has
entered a rapidly growing market with the deployment of outbound fax
capability to its entire MyMedicalRecords PHR user base.
According to a report released by Davidson Consulting in 2008, the overall
fax service industry will increase from $925 million in 2007 to $1.665
billion in 2012, a 12.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). In addition
to enhancing the capability of the MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record,
the outbound fax feature puts the Company squarely in the integrated fax
messaging market that currently includes companies such as eFax® and
RapidFAX®. The Company believes that MMR can successfully compete,
feature for feature, with these services in the banking, financial and
insurance markets.
"The development of outbound fax has always been an integral part of our
product plan and presents a tremendous opportunity for the Company," said
Robert H. Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MMR Information Systems, Inc.
"Everybody talks about paperless health records, however, the reality is
that the majority of physicians' offices still receive documents by fax.
Consumers using our Personal Health Record and doctors using our
MyMedicalRecords Professional products will now be able to receive
documents, images and records into the patient(s) account from any EMR, fax
machine or telephone and then send a record in its native format either by
e-mail or fax within four clicks of a mouse."
"Any company that is evaluating a Personal Heath Record to offer its
employees needs to look at putting our product on the short list, because
we not only deliver a powerful Personal Health Record, we also are
providing a computer-based fax, document management and storage service
that employees can use anywhere in the world," Lorsch added.
The MyMedicalRecords PHR provides users with a full-featured Personal
Health Record, a drug interaction tool, and the MyEsafeDepositBox
electronic vault for storing all of their important documents in addition
to medical records. The platform offers patients, medical professionals,
banks and employers a complete PHR and document management system at about
one-half the cost of a typical fax mail service, with no limit on the
number of pages that users can fax in and out of their account and numerous
other patent-protected features not found in other systems.
As to the controversy about "Meaningful Use," doctors and patients can now
maximize the speed and effectiveness of how a system receives a health
record from any provider through any system, view it, file it and then
forward it to any other provider without touching a piece of paper or
having a fax machine.
On implementation, MMR's outbound fax capability integrates seamlessly with
the information in the MyMedicalRecords PHR. Users simply check the records
that they want to have faxed -- the feature allows for multiple records to
be faxed at the same time -- and then select the provider to whom they want
to have the information faxed. The system automatically populates the
recipient's fax number from information stored in the user account and
sends the records with a single click of the send button. When the fax is
delivered, users receive a confirmation e-mail. If, for any reason, the
MMR system is unable to deliver the fax to the recipient after multiple
attempts, users receive an e-mail explaining the reason for the
unsuccessful delivery attempt, such as the line being busy. Users can
resend a fax just by clicking on a link in their "Sent Faxes" folder.
MMR had launched the product as a Beta test in April to coincide with the
HIMSS 2009 Conference that was held in Chicago.
Because the Company is consistently focused on shareholder value, it is
committed to expanding its business offerings, and the integrated outbound
fax capability adds to MMR's primary business of empowering consumers to
easily and securely manage all the important records in their life, whether
paper-based or digital. And further given Mr. Lorsch's prior success in
the telecommunications industry, the Company believes it is now positioned
to compete in that marketplace with a Personal Health Record that features
an integrated messaging product Inside. This offering -- a PHR, plus a
MyEsafeDepositBox virtual vault, plus voice messaging and fax capability --
brings the integrated communications platform to healthcare and Lorsch back
to leveraging the Company's experience in telecommunications services.
About MMR Information Systems, Inc.
MMR Information Systems, 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, unions and professional organizations.
MyMedicalRecords enables individuals and their families to have greater
control over their health and well-being by facilitating access to their
medical records and other important documents -- such as birth
certificates, passports, insurance policies and wills -- anytime from
anywhere using the Internet.
The MyMedicalRecords PHR service, accessed through
www.mymedicalrecords.com, allows documents, images and voicemail messages
to be transmitted and stored in the MyMedicalRecords PHR system using a
variety of methods, including fax, phone, or file upload without relying on
any specific electronic medical record platform.
The proprietary MyEsafeDepositBox service, available at
www.myesafedepositbox.com, provides secure online storage for vital
financial, legal and insurance documents in addition to medical records,
and serves as a powerful emergency-preparedness tool for industry,
individuals and municipalities.
Information about the MyMedicalRecords Pro service, designed to give
physicians' offices an easy and cost-effective solution to digitizing
paper-based medical records, is available at www.mymedicalrecordsmd.com.
To learn more about MMR Information Systems, Inc., visit
www.mmrinformationsystems.com.