1-800-DOCTORS.com Announces Strategic Alliance With Medical Quest.

Health & Medical Editors

BOULDER, Colo.--(BW HealthWire)--August 7, 2000

1-800-DOCTORS.com(SM) today announced that a strategic alliance was formed with Medical Quest. The alliance will help 1-800-DOCTORS.com attract more patients for provider clients via increased Web volume. Medical Quest will be able to enhance their Web site services for both consumers and physicians.

Medical Quest will offer Colorado's licensed, practicing physicians 1-800-DOCTORS.com proven appointment-setting service through the Medical Quest public-access Web site. Consumers who choose to make appointments with Medical Quest physicians will call 1-800-DOCTORS. A 1-800-DOCTORS healthcare information specialist will set up a conference call between the consumer and the chosen practitioner. Physicians will benefit from an increase in fulfilled appointment rates and longer-term patient relationships.

"We know that providers value our appointment-setting service, as it has been proven to significantly increase their kept appointment rates and the likelihood that they will retain new patients in their practices over the long-term," says W.P. (Sandy) Dunlap, Senior VP of Marketing at 1-800-DOCTORS.com. "We are continually looking for ways to let providers know about our services and how we can help them build their practices. Our alliance will allow us to boost awareness of our services among providers. And, consumers value this service as it saves them time and trouble setting up their first appointments."

"We see the 1-800-DOCTORS.com Appointment Program as a definite value-added benefit for Colorado physicians," said Chris Lepore, Managing Partner of Medical Quest. "Our relationship with 1-800-DOCTORS.com will enhance physicians' ability to build their businesses, while supporting our core mission of providing reliable information about providers to consumers."

1-800-DOCTORS.com, based in Boulder, Colo., has helped more than 11 million consumers find the right healthcare providers. 1-800-DOCTORS.com can help get patient-provider relationships off to a good start, setting up a conference call with a consumer and a practitioner's office to verify insurance coverage or to make sure an appointment is set up within an acceptable timeframe. Extensive practitioner information combined with additional patient support services help consumers be more informed, confident, and better able to communicate with their healthcare providers.

Medical Quest, LLC is a privately owned company launched in the spring of 1999. The company's goal is to provide basic, objective health system information and communication tools to the public, employers, and the health care community. Medical Quest offers proprietary applications and services to employers and the health care industry, making core services and products available on its public domain site: www.medicalquest.com. Medical Quest is located at 1300 South Monaco Parkway, Suite A, Denver, Colorado 80224.

For more information contact Chris Lepore, Managing Partner, [phone].