US and Canadian Companies Offer Multi-Media Access to Health Information

(December 5, 1997) Colorado Springs, Colorado - FONEMED of Colorado Springs, Colorado and GlobalMedic of Montreal, Canada announced today that they have entered into a formal marketing agreement to market their products jointly. FONEMED provides telephone links to medical advice, information, and services. GlobalMedic provides similar links by Internet, Intranet, and CD ROM. The companies will offer their combined products to their respective national and international clients.

Ken Bleakley, Managing Director of FONEMED, commented on the significance of this partnership. "FONEMED’s leadership in Personal Health Management rests on individual access to reliable medical information and services 24 hours a day. GlobalMedic’s products complement our existing Nurse Advice and Information Library by phone with an advanced Internet/Intranet access to their Health Manager. We believe this combined capability will be particularly useful to organizations who wish to offer their employees a choice of different media in managing their health."

Chantal Benudiz, senior vice-president of operations of GlobalMedic, stated that, "GlobalMedic’s Health Manager puts medical advice at the fingertips of millions of computer users. Now with the added features of FONEMED, our clients will be able to hear individual medical advice based on their particular symptoms. We envisage a seamless transfer between our computer-based system and the FONEMED telephone link. Both companies expect to benefit from their combined market presence."

FONEMED’s US and International operations are headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. FONEMED markets and manages Medical Call Center Services for US health plans, associations, non-profit organizations, businesses, utilities, and the military. The FONEMED Medical Call Center provides 24-hour medical advice from a Registered Nurse using software designed by National Health Enhancement Systems (NHES). The call center also features the largest fully-automated Audio Health Library in the health care industry.

GlobalMedic provides access to interactive health and wellness programs through its innovative Health Manager. Delivered via an Internet/Intranet, GlobalMedic Health Manager is a comprehensive corporate health information product that combines health and member services. It creates a health environment that can be efficiently linked to other health and medical ventures. GlobalMedic can be found on the Internet at www.globalmedic.com.