NotifyMD and FONEMED Announce Joint Development and Strategic Marketing Agreement

NASHVILLE, TENN--(BW HealthWire)--July 17, 2001 - NotifyMD, Inc. (www.notifymd.com), the nation's largest provider of contact center-based e-communication services for physicians, and FONEMED (www.fonemed.com), a leading provider of telephone and web-based access to medical advice for nurse triage, medical information, products and services, announced today that the two companies have entered into a strategic joint development and distribution agreement. The relationship enables the companies to develop and market a state of the art integrated answering service/nurse triage service offering to the physician community.

    Under the terms of the Agreement, NotifyMD and FONEMED will jointly promote their products to physician practices, nationwide. Additionally, the products will be integrated for call management, utilization review, Internet physician practice access and wireless retrieval for both clinical and non-clinical patient to physician communications. FONEMED will utilize NotifyMD's extensive wireless infrastructure that supports 12,000 physicians, while delivering it's medical content through NotifyMD's Internet WebMessenger product.

    "This relationship closes the gap in communications that exists between clinical and non-clinical information management for the busy practitioner," said Dr. Gary Ferguson, CEO of NotifyMD. "We have long envisioned a total-access model that unifies these two communication requirements and by combining the largest 24x7 physician messaging service in NotifyMD with FONEMED's clinical focus, we have achieved this value proposition for the physician. Our combined development efforts ensure that the end product is seamless, allowing NotifyMD to perform mission-critical call utilization management and FONEMED to provide cost efficient nurse triage services," said Ferguson.

    Dr. Robert Johnston, Senior Medical Director of FONEMED, noted: "We recognize that Pediatricians and other medical practices have unique needs for after-hours support. The FONEMED alliance with NotifyMD provides the special combination of assured quality, customized applications and affordability that only an integrated medical service can deliver."

    NotifyMD, Inc. (www.notifymd.com) is the leading provider of contact center-based e-communication services for physicians. The company's client base consists of approximately 12,000 physicians in 30 states generating over 85,000 unique daily patient encounters from 10 contact centers. NotifyMD delivers communication services to physicians through telephone, voice mail, customer relationship management (CRM) applications, web-based applications and wireless technologies.

    NotifyMD's products and services include e-services, real-time messaging services, prescription renewal, test results delivery, appointment confirmation, patient reminders, satisfaction surveys and physician referral services delivered during and after-hours. These services provide operational efficiencies for physicians while enhancing patient satisfaction. To subscribe to NotifyMD services, call 1-877-4NOTIFY.

    FONEMED(R) uses communications technology to provide individuals with round-the-clock, telephone or web-based access to medical advice, information, products, and services. It provides outsourced services from its North American call center, accredited by the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/URAC. It also supplies qualified partners with the tools, technology, and know-how to operate proprietary Health Information Centers as either installed systems (for internal use only) or with concession agreements (for specified geographic locations). For more information, visit www.fonemed.com or call 1-800-FONEMED.