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SwiftMD Empowers Consumers, Businesses with Breakthrough Telemedicine Service

(Dec 03, 2008)-- SwiftMD, the first U.S. telemedicine company staffed exclusively with board-certified emergency medicine physicians, announced the launch of its Web- and phone-based medical consultation and patient education services. SwiftMD is available 24/7 to diagnose and treat urgent and non-critical healthcare problems over the phone, Internet or via bi-directional video. Committed to expanding consumer choice through telemedicine, SwiftMD provides better quality and more convenient health care, while simultaneously decreasing costs for consumers and employers.

"SwiftMD takes health care out of offices and emergency rooms and delivers it where patients are - their homes, workplaces, in transit or on vacation. The exam room of the future will be where patients are," said Elliot Justin, M.D., founder of SwiftMD and a board-certified emergency medicine physician for over 30 years. "The future of healthcare is virtual and virtually unlimited for those who want to embrace change."

SwiftMD physicians can treat 70-75% of all primary care medical cases and 40-50% of emergency room cases. For those cases that require in-person emergency, primary or specialty care, SwiftMD refers patients to the appropriate treatment facility.

SwiftMD delivers a phone or bi-directional Internet video consultation with an emergency medicine physician within approximately 30 minutes of a member's initial request. There is a one-time registration fee for the set-up of a member's secure and HIPAA compliant personal health record (PHR), a monthly membership fee and a consultation fee for each SwiftMD visit. SwiftMD doctors interact with members by phone or Internet, review members' PHRs and diagnose non-critical illnesses or conditions.

Physicians can prescribe and refill medications and order lab tests when necessary. Physicians can also facilitate follow-up care with an ER, specialist or primary care physicians.Employers, health plans and government agencies will benefit by offering SwiftMD as a service to their employees as a cost-effective alternative to expensive and time-consuming emergency department or urgent care visits. By reducing unnecessary care, insurance costs and time lost in the process, employers will realize bottom line savings and the satisfaction of providing their employees with superior care in real time.
Swift MD is now available in New York with plans to expand nationwide. 

For more information, visit www.SwiftMD.com.

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