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Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc. Double Check Beta
Media Contact: Jeanie Ryan
Ph. 603-235-5266
Email: jeanie@enhancedmd.com

Award-winning Health IT Innovator, Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc., Accelerates Public Release Today of www.DoubleCheckMD.com -- An Advanced, First-ever Online Medical Search Technology -- Inviting The General Public and Medical Professionals To Easily, Accurately ... and Quickly Uncover Potentially Life-saving Adverse Drug Interaction and Side Effect Information

CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 7, 2007 -- Today, Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc., a leading health information technology (health IT) innovator dedicated to U.S. healthcare solutions --announces the Open Beta/Public Release of www.DoubleCheckMD.com, a unique, first-ever, easy-to-use online search technology, which delivers accurate and immediate medical search results regarding drug interactions and adverse side effects. At no charge and made openly available today to the public, both consumers and medical professionals can now quickly and easily find important information saving vast amounts of time and eliminating irrelevant, futile searches, using www.DoubleCheckMD.com's pioneering "natural language" search technology. www.DoubleCheckMD.com delivers previously difficult-to-find information regarding an individual or combination of drugs: prescriptions, over-the-counter, vitamin supplements and herbal substances.

With life-saving results experienced during the Closed Beta developmental phase by product testers -- and having completed this phase more-quickly-than-expected -- Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc. is accelerating by months its developmental phases and offering www.DoubleCheckMD.com to the general public. Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc. is making www.DoubleCheckMD.com (Open Beta) accessible to as many people as quickly as possible to improve the quality of their lives through accessible information re drug interactions and adverse side effects.

Current U.S. statistics* on Adverse Drug Reactions include:
  • Adverse Drug Reactions are the fourth leading cause of death;
  • There are over two million serious Adverse Drug Reactions each year;
  • Adverse Drug Reactions account for approximately 100,000 deaths each year;
  • One out of five injuries or deaths to hospitalized patients each year is caused by Adverse Drug Reactions.
* U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

"We feel it is our responsibility to develop and make www.DoubleCheckMD.com available to general users and medical professionals as quickly and accurately as possible, especially now that we are seeing how much it positively impacts lives," says Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc. founder and www.DoubleCheckMD.com innovator, Dr. Marlene Beggelman. "As anyone who has been in a health crisis knows, the combination of accuracy, speed and accessibility are critical. With adverse drug interactions and side effects reaching epidemic proportions in the U.S., we want to empower consumers and all aspects of the health industry to join together and find solutions easily, accurately ... and quickly."

www.DoubleCheckMD.com (Open Beta) helps consumers and medical professionals:

  • Identify drug-related symptoms faster than any other system.
  • Access and share information that was previously available only to medical professionals.
  • Determine drug-related symptoms that might otherwise have been missed.
  • Use proprietary "natural language" medical search technology to accurately understand what users are trying to say and provide them with clear, targeted results.
  • Learn about the drug interactions and reactions for prescription drugs, over-the-counter and many herbal preparations/medications.
  • Potentially decrease unnecessary invasive testing when medications are the cause of symptoms.

Launch Roll Out: www.DoubleCheckMD.com will continue to test and roll out its features, with plans to launch a "Final" release in early 2008. For more information or interviews, please contact Jeanie Ryan (jeanie@enhancedmd.com) at 603-235-5266 or Drew Schulthess (drew@enhancedmd.com ) at 603-430-1110 ext. (111).

Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc.:
Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc. is a health information technology (IT) company that develops advanced "natural language" technology solutions to address healthcare industry issues in the U.S. Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc. delivers detailed, personalized, understandable and often critical medical information to consumers and medical professionals. Founded in 1999, the Cambridge, MA-based company is led by Harvard-trained physician and medical technology innovator, Dr. Marlene Beggelman, and a team of software engineers. Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc. was a FierceHealthIT "Top IT Health Innovator for 2007." For more information, please see: www.enhancedmd.com. For more information, please see: www.enhancedmd.com.

 
 
Please note that the information DoubleCheckMD.com provides is intended to help individuals to work with their medical professionals and is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute medical or healthcare advice and serves to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of a healthcare professional. In all cases individuals should consult with a physician before taking any action based on DoubleCheckMD feedback including, but not limited to ceasing taking any drug, changing diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. The information provided by DoubleCheckMD.com is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that the use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective.