CancerOption.com Forms Affiliation with CapMed Corp. to Offer Free 'Personal Health Record' to Its Members.Business Editors/Medical Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000 CancerOption.com Inc. (Symbol: CAOP), an innovative cancer specific health care portal, Monday announced an affiliation with CapMed Corp. to offer Personal Health Record (PHR PHR Personal Health Record PHR Physicians for Human Rights PHR Professional in Human Resources PHR Public Health Reports PHR Partnerships for Health Reform Phr Phrygian (linguistics) PHR Presse Hebdomadaire Régionale (c)) software to CancerOption.com members free of charge. Through this innovative relationship with CapMed, CancerOption.com will provide its members the opportunity to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. PHR(c) onto their home computers to assist with the organization of their family's private health records. This software will be available for download within two weeks at www.canceroption.com. CapMed's Personal Health Record brings speed and ease of use, allows customization of data retrieved from trusted sources on the Internet, and guarantees the security and personal control of the home computer. PHR(c) tracks doctor's visits, tests, medications and treatments. PHR(c) grew out of a fully-developed computer-based patient record computer-based patient record Electronic medical record Health informatics A 'personal health library' providing access to all resources on a Pt's health history and insurance information for physician offices, and these same standards have gone into the design and development of PHR(c) which have made it an unusually easy-to-use, powerful system. The software takes the same problem-oriented view of health care that physicians use, attaches interventions to problems, maintains images, and allows a breakdown of activities per episode(s) of care. All you need to use PHR(c) is a PC or laptop computer A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. and very minimal computer skills. "The healthcare industry is again undergoing a major shift in control as patients assert themselves as consumers and pursue wellness, complementary medicine and medical information from the Internet. "Cancer patients have extensive medical records and unique information management needs that are easily addressed by PHR(c), such as managing the many different specialists that cancer patients and their families visit," said Dr. Ira Denton M.D., CapMed's President of Health Directions. "As a physician, I also appreciate CancerOption.com's physician education focus on innovative clinical protocols and complementary approaches to cancer therapy." Denton concluded, "CapMed Corporation brings cancer patients an extraordinary and unique combination of computer desktop software and Internet services, designed to facilitate the communication needs between patients, their physicians, and other healthcare providers. "CancerOption.com's focus on patient privacy, empowerment em·pow·er tr.v. em·pow·ered, em·pow·er·ing, em·pow·ers 1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. See Synonyms at authorize. 2. , and strong communication between cancer patients and their physicians is an ideal match for CapMed Corporation's strategic imperatives." Arnold Takemoto, president and chief executive officer of CancerOption.com stated, "This partnership with CapMed creates a valuable opportunity for CancerOption.com by providing the interactive PHR(c) software to our members and our audience of pro-active pro·ac·tive or pro-ac·tive adj. Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory: proactive steps to prevent terrorism. and health conscious individuals. The PHR(c) software is a unique and innovative approach to not only organizing, but also recording pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319. health details which allow individuals to take control of their personal health care." About CapMed Corp. CapMed Corp., founded in 1999, is the leading provider of easy-to-use HealthDeskNet tools to help families manage their health records. The HealthDeskNet combines the security and privacy of keeping records on the desktop with the ability to tap into the resources of the Internet. CapMed's proprietary HealthDeskNet tools are being marketed regionally to employers, payors, physician groups, health care systems, and select health portals. CapMed is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Huntsville, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. . More information about CapMed can be accessed at www.capmed.com. About CancerOption.com CancerOption.com Inc. is an innovative cancer specific health care portal designed to provide proprietary, credible and reliable cancer, prevention and maintenance information to cancer patients, cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with , family members, physicians and the general public. Supported by doctors and oncologists, CancerOption.com has developed specific complementary therapies that assist in the prevention, reoccurrence and remission Extinguishment or release of a debt. A remission is conventional when it comes about through an express grant to the debtor by a creditor. It is tacit when the creditor makes a voluntary surrender of the original title to the debtor under private signature constituting the of cancer and also help extend the lives of those who suffer from cancer. Launched on Feb. 1, 2000, CancerOption.com provides a private and informative online community that informs and empowers individuals to make better health care decisions. For additional information, visit us online at www.canceroption.com. Disclaimer (networking) disclaimer - Statement ritually appended to many Usenet postings (sometimes automatically, by the posting software) reiterating the fact (which should be obvious, but is easily forgotten) that the article reflects its author's opinions and not necessarily those of the : Statements, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. 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