AuntMinnie.com Signs Long-Term Strategic Alliance With Massachusetts General Physicians Organization - Agreement Provides AuntMinnie.com Access to Top-Tier Content.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 29, 2000 AuntMinnie.com(tm), the largest and fastest growing on-line community for radiology professionals worldwide, has entered into a multi-year, strategic alliance with the Massachusetts General Physician Organization (MGPO MGPO Massachusetts General Physicians Organization MGPO Mountain and Glacier Protection Organization (Islamabad) MGPO Metal Gear: Portable Ops (game) ), announced Karen Klause, President of AuntMinnie.com. The agreement provides AuntMinnie.com with exclusive content licensed for on-line access to a stream of educational materials, clinical information and editorial assistance from the renowned radiology group, which also services the Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world . "This alliance is a major step that helps solidify our position as a leading radiology Internet portal," Klause commented. "Comprehensive relationships, such as this one with MGPO, enable us to have direct access to top flight content, clinical information and emerging professional issues. We intend to continue to enter into relationships with top-tier industry professionals and market-leading enterprises in order to provide the latest in tools, resources, information, goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. to the radiology community." The broad-based agreement with the MGPO provides AuntMinnie.com: -- Educational Materials: Notably, MGPO will provide teaching files for broad use and for the popular AuntMinnie.com interactive "Case of the Week" feature, along with past and upcoming continuing education course information, conference materials and syllabi syl·la·bi n. A plural of syllabus. . -- Clinical Information: MGPO will provide research and best practices regarding emerging technologies, new uses for existing technology and new techniques in diagnostic imaging-based diagnosis and treatment. Timely updates regarding practice/billing guidelines and process reengineering materials will also be available. -- Editorial Assistance: MGPO radiologists will help ensure the site is comprehensive, and represents the most up-to-date thinking in the industry. Dr. James Thrall, Chairman of the Radiology Associates of the MGPO and also Radiologist in Chief at The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH MGH Massachusetts General Hospital MGH McGraw-Hill Companies MGH Montreal General Hospital (Montreal, Canada) MGH Monumenta Germania Historica MGH May Go Home MGH Minneapolis General Hospital ), commented, "We recognized the need for high quality radiology information on the Internet and chose AuntMinnie.com because of its position as a leading radiology portal and their commitment to providing objective information of the highest quality to the radiology community." MGPO content will be immediately available on AuntMinnie.com. Since the site's debut at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), founded in 1915, has the purpose to "promote and develop the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research". (RSNA RSNA Radiological Society of North America, Inc. RSNA Robust Security Network Association ) less than three months ago, thousands of radiologists and members of the medical imaging community have registered for AuntMinnie.com and use it daily as a trusted source of industry news and information. "Registration has exceeded our expectations, and we anticipate this agreement will help increase traffic and create awareness for the site -- factors that we expect will contribute to AuntMinnie.com's continued success," Klause concluded. About AuntMinnie.com AuntMinnie.com is a vertical Internet portal for radiologists, technologists, administrators, and members of organized industry and radiology practices to meet, transact, research, and collaborate on topics within the field of radiology. AuntMinnie.com is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. 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. About Massachusetts General Physicians Organization The MGPO is the medical staff organization of the Massachusetts General Hospital. It is the largest medical group in New England and the majority of its members also hold faculty appointments at the Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. . The Massachusetts General Hospital, established in 1811, is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The MGH conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with an annual research budget of more than $200 million and major research centers in AIDS, the neurosciences, cardiovascular research, cancer, cutaneous cutaneous /cu·ta·ne·ous/ (ku-ta´ne-us) pertaining to the skin. cu·ta·ne·ous adj. Of, relating to, or affecting the skin. Cutaneous Pertaining to the skin. biology, transplantation biology and photomedicine. In 1994, the MGH joined with Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is a hospital in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill. With Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two founding members of Partners HealthCare. to form Partners HealthCare System, an integrated health care integrated health care, n healthcare services combining the best of conventional and complementary health care. delivery system comprising the two academic medical centers, specialty and community hospitals, a network of physician groups and nonacute and home health services. This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the implementation, functionality and acceptance of the radiology portal, the expectations as to content to be offered, revenue generation and AuntMinnie.com's competitive position. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those forward looking statements, including the risk that AuntMinnie.com may not be able to enter into strategic partnerships and obtain sponsors, MGPO's ability to fulfill its obligations under the agreement, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. AuntMinnie.com is a trademark of AuntMinnie.com, Inc. |
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