MMR Stimulus Program Expanded to Offer Physicians Financial Advances During Transition to Achieving Meaningful Use

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – October 6, 2010) –  MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (MMR) announced today that its MMR Stimulus Program will be expanded to include the MMRPro Insurance Advance Program. This program is an expansion of the existing MMRPro Stimulus Program launched in the first quarter of 2010 which rewards MMRPro users when their patients upgrade to the MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record. 

The Insurance Advance Program is designed to help MMRPro healthcare professionals smooth out cash flow during their transition to achieving meaningful use. MMRPro users will be paid advances on the uncollected commercial third-party amounts they billed each preceding week to the extent permitted by federal and state laws and regulations. They must use an MMRGlobal approved Stage 1-Certified Meaningful Use practice management and billing system to be eligible to receive payments under the MMRPro Stimulus Insurance Advance Program. The program will be part of the Company’s previously announced plans to offer one or more EMR products, which could include applications for iPad and PC-based platforms in addition to its MMRPro and MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record products. 

“We recognize that converting an existing billing system to one that enables the practice to achieve meaningful use could affect a practice’s cash flow, which could also affect the lifeblood of the practice,” said Robert H. Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MMRGlobal. “One of the largest problems doctors and hospitals face today is reimbursement for their services. Our goal is to assist doctors, hospitals and medical groups in maintaining control of their finances while transitioning to meaningful use at the same time healthcare reform is being implemented.”

Additionally, MMRPro users and their patients continue to receive protection under MMRGlobal’s million dollar Cyber Liability Insurance Policy, which, among other things, protects healthcare professionals using MMRPro defend themselves in the event of a violation of the expanded HIPAA regulations under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). 

The underlying Cyber Liability policy is underwritten by an A-rated insurance company by A.M. Best to cover damages arising from the use and deployment of the Company’s personal and professional health record products and services. The coverage extends to MMRGlobal’s corporate clients that offer MMR’s products and services as an employee benefit and to individuals who sign up to receive MMR’s services over the Internet.

About MMRGlobal, Inc.

MMR Global, Inc., through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (“MMR”), provides secure and easy-to-use online Personal Health Records (“PHRs”) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, serving consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and professional organizations and affinity groups. MyMedicalRecords enables individuals and families to access their medical records and other important documents, such as birth certificates, passports, insurance policies and wills, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. The MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record is built on proprietary, patented technologies to allow documents, images and voicemail messages to be transmitted and stored in the system using a variety of methods, including fax, phone, or file upload without relying on any specific electronic medical record platform to populate a user’s account. The Company’s professional offering, MMRPro, is designed to give physicians’ offices an easy and cost-effective solution to digitizing paper-based medical records and sharing them with patients in real time through an integrated patient portal. MMR is an Independent Software Vendor Partner with Kodak to deliver an integrated turnkey EMR solution for healthcare professionals. MMR is also an integrated service provider on Google Health. To learn more about MMR Global, Inc. and its products, visit www.mmrglobal.com.

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