Physicians available 24/7 for rural Argentine communities; pilot program from U.S. based PrimeCare Systems
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Newport News, VA – October 10, 2006 –– PrimeCare Systems, Inc. (PSI), through its licensee, Telemedica S.R.L., has established a pilot Medical Technology Center at the Puerto Pirámides Rural Hospital in Puerto Pirámides, Argentina. Working under the auspices of the municipality of Puerto Pirámides and the provincial government of Chubut, Argentina, this first-of-its-kind project integrates rural Argentine communities into the country’s healthcare mainstream through a patient-interactive, internet-based, Electronic Medical Record: the PrimeCare Patient Management System.


When the patient finishes the interview, the PrimeCare System takes the interview-data and produces a complete, on-line report that can be accessed on-site in Pirámides or by authorized physicians at a remote location. PrimeCare on-line records and reports contain the patient's current problems, medications and allergies, all positive and significant negative subjective responses to interview questions, and a list of diagnostic considerations (differential diagnoses) generated by the patient’s positive and negative subjective responses.


Through the PrimeCare System, the Technology Center will link up with a Remote Medical Health Desk that is manned 24/7 by attending physicians who diagnose, offer counseling, and prescribe medication when necessary. The Health Desks’ physicians, based on the information in on-line reports, can advise the patient on a treatment program if no physician is available on-site. They will also be available to give second opinions if requested to do so. If immediate medical attention is required, the Remote Medical Health Desk can request an ambulance, or some other form of transportation, be dispatched to bring the patient to a hospital or to deliver medications. Every patient that uses the Pirámides Rural Hospital will have a fully portable PrimeCare Electronic Medical Record set up for them.


When the patient finishes the interview, the PrimeCare System takes the interview-data and produces a complete, on-line report that can be accessed on-site in Pirámides or by authorized physicians at a remote location. PrimeCare on-line records and reports contain the patient's current problems, medications and allergies, all positive and significant negative subjective responses to interview questions, and a list of diagnostic considerations (differential diagnoses) generated by the patient’s positive and negative subjective responses.


Through the PrimeCare System, the Technology Center will link up with a Remote Medical Health Desk that is manned 24/7 by attending physicians who diagnose, offer counseling, and prescribe medication when necessary. The Health Desks’ physicians, based on the information in on-line reports, can advise the patient on a treatment program if no physician is available on-site. They will also be available to give second opinions if requested to do so. If immediate medical attention is required, the Remote Medical Health Desk can request an ambulance, or some other form of transportation, be dispatched to bring the patient to a hospital or to deliver medications. Every patient that uses the Pirámides Rural Hospital will have a fully portable PrimeCare Electronic Medical Record set up for them.


PrimeCare’s patient-centered approach and ability to quickly and economically integrate entire medical systems has the potential to transform how primary medical care is delivered: especially to underserved populations. As Dr. Elias Hoffman, Telemedica’s Chief Medical Officer, notes, “PrimeCare is a very direct and practical way to democratize who has access to quality medical care.” Dr. Hoffman has been using the PrimeCare System at his clinic in Buenos Aires for two years.


About PrimeCare Systems, Inc., and the Version Nine System

PrimeCare Systems, Inc. develops markets and distributes medical software and diagnostic products for the healthcare industry. The PrimeCare System product is based upon a comprehensive knowledge bank of 280 symptom and problem oriented patient history questionnaires with over 100,000 chief complaint and disease questions. Patients complete one or more of the questionnaires corresponding to their specific medical problem offering physicians the information they need to make an accurate diagnosis. The Company also has created, holds the rights to, maintains and markets the PrimeCare Patient Management System and CodeComplier, its Evaluation & Management (E&M) documentation analysis module.


PrimeCare Patient Management System: http://www.VersionNine.com



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