AuntMinnie.com Launches PracticeSites; New Service to Benefit Radiologists, Patients & Referring Physicians.Business, Technology & Health Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2000 AuntMinnie.com(TM), one of the fastest growing online communities for radiology radiology, branch of medicine specializing in the use of X rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes, and other forms of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. professionals worldwide, today announced the addition of a new service for radiologists and patients called PracticeSites(TM). By using a PracticeSite, radiologists can establish and maintain a Web presence quickly and affordably. For $129.00 a month, a radiologist radiologist /ra·di·ol·o·gist/ (ra?de-ol´ah-jist) a physician specializing in radiology. Radiologist can have a Web site customized, consisting of 30 pages of content written by AuntMinnie.com's professional editorial staff. Radiologists can view a sample site or even get their Web presence underway by simply visiting http://practice.auntminnie.com, filling out a form and returning it by fax. Payment is accepted by credit card and radiologists can have their home page up and running in just a matter of days. A typical PracticeSite for a radiology practice includes a photo, logo and a profile of each radiologist, information on technologists and office staff, a map with driving directions to each office or hospital, contact information, insurance provider information, and radiology services provided along with an explanation of each service. Additionally, PracticeSites include frequently asked questions (FAQs FAQs Online A list on a website that answers basic–Frequently Asked Questions–that might be asked by a first-time visitor to the site ) by patients and a radiology glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. for patients. Participating practices will be designated in AuntMinnie.com's universal directory of imaging centers. Patients can use PracticeSites at no charge. Dr. Phillip Berman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AuntMinnie.com, stated, "PracticeSites bring radiologists, patients and referring physicians together, streamlining simple and repetitive, but resource intensive tasks. For a small monthly fee, every radiology practice can have a useful Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the presence. Based on our registered users' feedback and market research, we believe that the simple repetitive tasks of offering directions and hours of operation, answering frequent questions, and indicating billing policies will save patients, referring physicians and radiologists time and money, allowing everyone to focus on what is really important: patient care." AuntMinnie.com is a premier online information, transaction and education site for all individuals affiliated with the diagnostic imaging market. Rich in timely, original content and customer-centered products and services, AuntMinnie.com is intended to enhance the professional lives of its members through interaction, participation, exchange and commerce. AuntMinnie.com is a majority owned subsidiary of Lumisys, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : LUMI). Additional information on AuntMinnie.com is available at www.auntminnie.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including statements regarding PracticeSites(TM). These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those forward looking statements, including competition from other Internet sites, market acceptance by the radiology community and those risks detailed from time to time in Lumisys' reports filed with the SEC, including the quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended March 31, 2000. AuntMinnie.com is a trademark of AuntMinnie.com, Inc. |
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