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Wellstar/TMI Announces Completion of HIPAA Compliance Guideline and Procedures

(Jan 08, 2009)-- Wellstar International, provider of specialized diagnostic software and equipment, announced the completion of their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") compliance guideline and procedures. Wellstar's wholly-owned subsidiary, Trillennium Medical Imaging ("TMI"), has developed a fully calibrated and functional, thermal imaging system that utilizes state-of-the-art infrared technologies and proprietary software to accurately and cost-effectively measure physiological changes in the human body. TMI's primary application for their system is the early detection of pressure ulcers.

Wellstar and TMI have taken every step possible to ensure that all protected health information (known as Electronic Protected Health Information or EPHI), which is created, stored, transmitted or received electronically as a result of the Company's thermal imaging system being utilized by healthcare and long-term care facilities, is completely secure and encrypted -- which is achieved by assigning each patient a 30-digit numerical value and bar code through the use of TMI's proprietary software.

TMI's vice president of operations, Brian Brooks, stated: "By securing the identity of each patient, TMI can effectively and objectively compare and contrast all patterns of injury associated with the development of pressure ulcers, without compromising patient information. This will allow us to continue to gather valuable data that will help further define these markers."

For more information, please visit www.wellstar.us.

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