MediConnect Global Renames PassportMD Personal Health Record Portal to myMediConnect

SALT LAKE CITY--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--MediConnect Global today announced that it has changed the name of its personal health record (PHR) and consumer health portal, PassportMD (www.PassportMD.com), to myMediConnect (www.myMediConnect.net).

“The name myMediConnect reflects the central role of the personal health record and consumer health portal in our core vision of improving the quality and cost of healthcare for individuals and organizations”

The myMediConnect online portal gives individuals everywhere the ability to take ownership of and control over their own health by allowing for the extraction of key elements of their medical records into a very simple and intuitive user interface, providing a consolidated summary of a patient’s complete health picture.

“The name myMediConnect reflects the central role of the personal health record and consumer health portal in our core vision of improving the quality and cost of healthcare for individuals and organizations,” said Amy Rees Anderson, CEO of MediConnect Global. “myMediConnect empowers people to take control of their health by providing them with access to their health records and other key health information at anytime, from anywhere.”

In addition to having easy access to a summary of their entire health picture, myMediConnect members can maintain medical records of all doctor visits, connect more easily with physicians, save money on medications, track progress towards personal fitness goals and become better educated about healthcare issues.

MediConnect Global provides medical records services including retrieving patient records, effectively organizing and digitizing collected data, and then providing it to users in a safe, HIPAA-compliant online environment. myMediConnect users have the unique advantage of being able to utilize MediConnect Global’s vast medical record retrieval and digitization services in order to more easily build their personal health records. myMediConnect is also one of four PHR services chosen by the federal government to participate in a current Medicare PHR pilot program.

About MediConnect Global

MediConnect Global Inc. (www.MediConnect.net) is the worldwide leader in innovative medical record retrieval, digitization and management for organizations and individuals. Through its patented record retrieval and delivery processes, MediConnect Global helps organizations turn inefficient processes into centralized, Web-based workflows that increase project transparency and dramatically reduce time and cost. The company is equally committed to empowering individuals to take control of their own healthcare, which begins with ownership of the information found on their medical records. All MediConnect Global users benefit from the largest single repository of medical records gathered from throughout the world—more than 6 million strong. All MediConnect Global products and services feature strong HIPAA standards-based security.

About myMediConnect

myMediConnect (www.myMediConnect.net), MediConnect Global’s personal health record (PHR) and consumer division, offers a highly secure online consumer health portal that gives users a centralized and easy-to-use repository for all of their personal and family health information. myMediConnect’s multiple features and services empower individuals everywhere to take ownership of and control over their own healthcare in a fully HIPAA-compliant environment.