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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
January 25, 2002 |
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E-CEPTIONIST BEGINS EUROPEAN SERVICE
Copenhagen, Denmark – E-Ceptionist, Inc. has signed an agreement with Vitao Denmark A/S, a Danish company, and will begin providing the E-Ceptionist® Internet based scheduling (booking) service to Vitao’s customers, the company announced today.
Insurance companies in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland will use the service. E-Ceptionist will allow Vitao’s customers to schedule appointments with health care providers within the Vitao health care network in addition to the client’s managed care network.
European insurance giant Skandia, (Stockholm Exchange: SDIA), lists among the Vitao customers that will be using the E-Ceptionist service.
“E-Ceptionist will allow Vitao’s customers to schedule and manage their health care and wellness appointments over the Internet in real-time,” said Mr. Kim Jensen, Vitao’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The service allows us to deliver the highest quality of care in the most efficient way possible to our customers.”
“E-Ceptionist is proud to begin our European service with Vitao,” commented an E-Ceptionist representative, “The combination of Skandia, Vitao and E-Ceptionist makes an excellent team for the European market.”
“The next year will see E-Ceptionist serving customers across Europe. This European growth will contribute positively to our bottom line in 2002.”
Vitao is a Danish company that provides health care services to both insurance companies and private sector companies. The Vitao service allows users access to health care and wellness providers as well as health care services provided to customers on the Internet. The wellness services that will be scheduled through E-Ceptionist include physical therapy, weight control seminars, health checks, exercise classes, vaccinations and smoking cessation. The company is currently active in Denmark and will be operative in Norway, Sweden and Finland later this year. Vitao plans to expand its services to other European countries in the future.
E-Ceptionist, Inc., (http://www.eceptionist.com), is located in Houston, Texas. The company owns and licenses the E-Ceptionist service. The service allows users (administrators, doctors, patients, etc.) to schedule appointments in real-time over the Internet as well as to manage the processes that are triggered as a result of the appointment. The service is secure and encrypted and the privacy of patient information is protected.
E-Ceptionist’s current customers include WellPoint Health Networks Inc. on behalf of its affiliate Blue Cross of California, the United States Military's TRICARE Network and the High Plains Rural Health Network.
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