e-MedSoft.com Announces Agreement With MeduNet to Supply Telemedicine & Telepathology Solutions to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.Business Editors/High-Tech and Medical Writers Selection Aligns e-MedSoft.com With Gulf Region's Premier Provider of E-Health Products and Services JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001 e-MedSoft.com (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :MED), a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) of comprehensive healthcare information solutions, today announced selection of its MedReach(TM) telemedicine and MedMicroscopy(TM) telepathology solutions by MeduNet, a Saudi Arabian company. MeduNet is a partnership between the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Foundation and IMED IMED International Medical Education Directory Link, Inc., a U.S. based provider of telemedicine services, medical and educational content development, advanced software design, and innovative network solutions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. . MeduNet's mission is to carry out the Medical and Educational Telecommunications programs of the Sultan Foundation. MeduNet currently is a leading e-health services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through its satellite, microwave, and wireless networks, MeduNet provides real-time classes, symposia sym·po·si·a n. A plural of symposium. , and distance grand rounds with leading U.S. health care institutions. MeduNet has agreements with George Mason University Named after American revolutionary, patriot and founding father George Mason, the university was founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1957 and became an independent institution in 1972. School of Nursing to provide nursing education classes and with Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and others for telemedicine services. MeduNet also provides Internet and e-mail services to over 10,000 physicians in the Kingdom and recently launched its web portal See portal. , Healthnet (www.health.net.sa), to focus upon regional healthcare issues. MedReach, a market leading IP based telemedicine solution, provides secure, real-time remote access to patients by physicians. MedReach enables physician-patient encounters over the Internet and IP networks that include full diagnostic capabilities including Stethoscopy stethoscopy /steth·os·co·py/ (steth-os´kah-pe) examination with the stethoscope. , Endoscopy endoscopy Examination of the body's interior through an instrument inserted into a natural opening or an incision, usually as an outpatient procedure. Endoscopes include the upper gastrointestinal endoscope (for the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum), the colonoscope (for the , ultrasound, EKGs, Blood Pressure/Vital Signs Monitoring, Fetal Monitoring fetal monitoring Obstetrics A general term which can refer to any maneuver used to evaluate the fetus' status during pregnancy–eg, measurement of heartbeat and visual examination of the amniotic sac; however, as used, FM usually refers to the use of , Radiology, and interoperability with other diagnostic equipment. The MedReach solution will allow patients, regardless of their physical location, to access specialists at centers of excellence throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and, when required, in the U.S. and Europe. e-MedSoft's MedMicroscopy(TM) System is a leading edge telepathology solution that uses proprietary software and industry standard hardware to connect microscopes through the Internet. MedMicroscopy allows users to control images from nearly any remote location, and to create efficient digital data records. Utilizing e-MedSoft's MedMicroscopy platform, images appear on the screen in real time, and the user is able to navigate slides, while controlling the objective, focus and illumination from the distant site. -- The integrated MedReach and MedMicroscopy product suite will allow MeduNet to address the dynamic social/demographic healthcare issues within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the entire Mid-East region. The Company has begun work with MeduNet to identify those parts of the health delivery system in Saudi Arabia that will benefit most by early adoption of the technology. Dr. Abdullah Al-Salamah, director general of MeduNet, stated, "The Kingdom has a very strong need for solutions that will allow our physicians and health care professionals to extend their expertise throughout the country. We are challenged by a rapidly growing population and a large geographic service area. The MedReach telemedicine and MedMicroscopy telepathology solutions will allow our specialists to project their expertise throughout the network MeduNet operates in the Kingdom and make high quality healthcare available to all citizens of the Kingdom regardless of their location. MeduNet looks forward to working with e-MedSoft.com to rapidly deploy these market leading solutions in the Kingdom." John F. Andrews
John Forrester Andrew was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Hingham on November 26, 1850. , chairman and chief executive officer of e-MedSoft.com, stated, "We are honored that MeduNet, the preeminent e-health services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region, has chosen e-MedSoft.com as its partner in fulfilling its important mission. This selection highlights our success at providing enterprise wide telemedicine solutions that support multi-specialty care delivery and enable large healthcare organizations to address issues of access, time, distance and cost. MeduNet provides our Company with a very effective way to proliferate our comprehensive solutions in the Middle East." About e-MedSoft.com e-MedSoft.com, a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) of comprehensive healthcare portal solutions, is leading a transition in the medical industry, as it is the first subscription-based healthcare management system available for delivery through the Internet. Through the Internet and its Java-based integrator which utilizes Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc.'s (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) Java technology, e-MedSoft.com's software facilitates communication across diverse platforms and languages in unlimited capacity, allowing for the inter link of doctors, hospitals, clinics, HMOs, insurance companies, financiers and government agencies. The ease and low cost with which it can be implemented, its Internet-based ASP model, which reduces the need to build internal IT infrastructures, and its ability to allow for the exchange of information across diverse platforms and systems bode bode 1 v. bod·ed, bod·ing, bodes v.tr. 1. To be an omen of: heavy seas that boded trouble for small craft. 2. well for its widespread adoption by the medical community. e-MedSoft.com's products are built on the foundations of speed, ease of use, security, scalability, and resilience. For more information, see http://www.e-medsoft.com. About IMED Link IMED Link is a premier provider of telemedicine services; medical and educational content development, advanced software design, and innovative network solutions for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through our unique partnerships with the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Medical & Educational Telecommunications Program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we are participating in Saudi Arabia's realization as a leader in the delivery of Telemedicine, Health Information Systems, Distance Learning, and Medical Content in Saudi Arabia and the Arab World “Arab States” redirects here. For the political alliance, see Arab League. The Arab World (Arabic: العالم العربي; Transliteration: al-`alam al-`arabi) stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the . For more information, see http://www.imedlink.net. About MeduNet MEDUNET, a program of the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud foundation, provides advanced technology solutions throughout the Arab World such as Telemedicine, Health Information Systems, Distance Learning and Content Providing. By bringing the powers of modern technology, such as video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. and Internet access See how to access the Internet. , to the region, MeduNet gives voice to the creative and intellectual abilities of many millions. Medical and educational resources that were once underutilized in some regions and scares in others will be available through the Internet and via conferencing to communities across the region. MeduNet will deploy satellite, fiber optic, cable, and digital microwave telecommunications facilities to provide access to even the most remote villages. This access will previously impossible information exchanges between individuals across the country or around the world. For more information, see http://www.medu.net.sa. 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