FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bobbie Volman LOS ANGELES (Feb. 12, 2007) -- Richard Gephardt, former House of Representatives Majority Leader, and twice a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, has joined the Board of Advisors of MyMedicalRecords.com, the Los Angeles-based company that has created the only fully active, comprehensive online solution for storing personal health records and other vital documents. “Dick Gephardt is one of America’s most respected public leaders,” said Robert H. Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MyMedicalRecords.com. “He is an expert in economic affairs and health care, and as his efforts have already demonstrated, the unions are interested in having MyMedicalRecords.com be part of their benefits program to improve the safety of care and reduce costs.” “Unions in our country have consistently led the way in establishing programs of benefit to the American family,” said Richard Gephardt. “Health care is of major concern to every labor organization and its members throughout the country. The MyMedicalRecords.com solution empowers Americans to take greater control over their own health, while at the same time safeguarding their privacy.” The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), which has 110,000 members in positions as varied as computer programmers and operators, engineers, doctors, teachers, helicopter pilots, secretaries, nurses, accountants, attorneys, security guards, bank tellers, and transit supervisors, launched MyMedicalRecords.com to an alliance between OPEIU and the United Steelworkers seeking to bring in thousands of taxi and limousine drivers in Las Vegas, Nevada. The unions are demonstrating the value of union membership that delivers benefits that might not be received through their employers. Michael Goodwin, President of OPEIU said, “This innovative, user-friendly tool is a giant step forward in saving lives, and for privacy, MyMedicalRecords.com features a special emergency login that gives authorized health care professionals access to medical information that the member pre-selects for use in an emergency situation. It will also reduce health care costs by eliminating duplication of tests ordered by various health care providers.” The federal government has set the goal for all Americans to have an electronic medical record within seven years, and Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle are promoting electronic health record legislation in an effort to cut costs, improve care and reduce medical errors that result in at least 97,000 deaths per year using the current paper-based system. MyMedicalRecords.com meets this goal with a HIPAA-compliant medical file that offers Americans an empowerment tool for greater control over their health care and well-being in an easy-to-use, private and portable solution that can be accessed anytime and from anywhere using an Internet-connected computer. “MyMedicalRecords.com is fully operational and available today, so there is no reason for working men and women to wait to start saving money and having peace of mind over the location of their essential medical records,” said Gephardt. While working in Congress, Gephardt repeatedly reached across the aisle to enact policies that promoted the economic security and health of working Americans.“The addition of Dick Gephardt to our Board of Advisors further identifies MyMedicalRecords.com as a leading provider of electronic health records that clearly enjoys growing bipartisan support,” said Lorsch. “We welcome his contributions and we share his commitment for a program that reaches throughout the labor movement.” About MyMedicalRecords.com About Dick Gephardt About Gephardt & Associates, LLC |
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