Medix Resources to Hold Its First Annual Healthcare Internet Conference On Connectivity At Lake Tahoe
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Co-sponsored With WellPoint Pharmacy Management
NEW YORK--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 15, 2000--Medix Resources, Inc. (AMEX: MXR - news) today announced that it will sponsor its first Annual Tahoe Summit on Healthcare Internet Connectivity at Lake Tahoe, California in September.
The Summit will be co-sponsored by WellPoint Pharmacy Management (WPM) (NYSE:WLP - news), a subsidiary of WellPoint Health Networks Inc. and is being held at the Embassy Suites Resort Lake Tahoe from September 21-23, 2000. The Summit will bring together leading healthcare professionals to discuss important industry trends and early results. The goal is to provide a forum to freely exchange results, ideas and to collaborate on building awareness of key developments within the Healthcare Internet industry.
Attending the Summit will be senior executives from a variety of healthcare insurers, providers, and service companies. This conference will allow healthcare executives to explore new opportunities, share ideas and solutions offered by the Internet for the healthcare marketplace.
John R. Prufeta, President and Chief Executive Officer of Medix Resources, said, ``This conference will be beneficial in creating awareness of the challenges and opportunities within the Internet Healthcare sector and will help to position Medix as a recognized leader and innovator for Internet Healthcare solutions. Medix is committed to advancing the Healthcare industry's knowledge of the many benefits of employing the Internet as a means to reduce waste, improve clinical outcomes and improve relations through effective communication between Healthcare participants.''
Mr. Prufeta added, ``The unique opportunity to co-sponsor this very important and timely summit with an industry leader such as WellPoint Pharmacy Management, should assure us of an exciting meeting and lead to the advancement of this vital industry at a critical stage in its development.''
About Medix Resources, Inc.
Medix Resources, Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary Cymedix Lynx Corporation is the developer and provider of the Cymedix.com® suite of fully-secure, patented Internet based software products, that allow instantaneous communication of high value added healthcare information among doctor offices, hospitals, health management organizations and insurance companies. Additional information about Medix Resources and its products and services can be found by visiting its Web sites, www.medixresources.com and www.cymedix.com, or by calling (800) 326-8773.
About WellPoint Pharmacy Management
WellPoint Pharmacy Management is the nation's leading health plan-owned pharmacy benefit management company serving approximately 22 million lives. WellPoint Pharmacy Management is the trade name of Professional Claim Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WellPoint Health Networks Inc. (NYSE:WLP - news). With complete pharmacy benefit management services for employers and health plans nationwide, WellPoint Pharmacy Management's products include, clinical management programs, drug formulary management, claims processing, benefit design consultation, pharmacy network management, local network contract development, manufacturer discount programs, prescription drug databases and utilization management. Additional information on WellPoint Pharmacy Management can be found online at www.wellpointrx.com, or by calling (800) 451-0433. |
