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InRoomMD Activates Toronto Network for Travel Healthcare Concierge

Posted on: Monday, 25 June 2007, 09:05 CDT

InRoomMD, a travel healthcare concierge for visitors to the most popular North American destinations, has named Thomas Burko, M.D., Regional Medical Director for its Toronto, Ontario healthcare network. Dr. Burko, will oversee the delivery of quality healthcare services for InRoomMD participants visiting the Toronto area. He is the founder, CEO and Medical Director for MedVisit Doctors Housecall Service.

InRoomMD offers concierge-style healthcare services including 24-hour in-room physician visits, prescription replacements, specialist referrals and access to emergency care both direct to consumers by subscription and as a benefit to groups insured by traditional or travel healthcare policies. Toronto is one of 15 North American cities in which InRoomMD will be operating by June 2007, including its flagship network in Las Vegas. InRoomMD will have active networks in 40 cities by year-end.

"Toronto is a natural choice for InRoomMD because of its popular appeal as an international business and leisure destination, and because it has the medical resources available to deliver our highest quality of care standard," said InRoomMD president Andrew Jacobson. "Dr. Thomas Burko has not only the superior medical credentials we require, but also invaluable expertise as a healthcare delivery innovator."

"InRoomMD has tapped into the needs of U.S. and other international travelers, and their insurance providers, for an alternative healthcare resource," said InRoomMD Regional Medical Director Dr. Thomas Burko. "Travelers to Toronto will benefit from the option of quality in-room medical care and Toronto physicians will enjoy a practice model that allows them to engage in rewarding patient relationships while maintaining an income commensurate with the responsibility they assume."

Dr. Burko attended medical school at McGill University and University of Toronto, receiving his M.D. from Toronto University. He was in private practice in California and Ontario from 1981 -- 1988, when he founded MedVisit.

"Patients are increasingly interested in convenience when they contemplate healthcare services, while insurers are looking for cost effective options for quality care when policyholders are out of network," Dr. Burko added. "InRoomMD is a good indicator for the future of healthcare delivery."

Groups insured by traditional or travel healthcare policies are covered under the InRoomMD Travel Insurance Medical Management System (TIMMS). For insurers that implement TIMMS, InRoomMD is the gatekeeper of care. Policyholders are routed to a national 24/7 call center representative who dispatches an InRoomMD contracted on-call physician. Within ten minutes of contact, the local physician calls the patient in their room, conducts a telephone consultation, and directs care as needed by performing a hotel "house call" visit, generally within one hour of the initial contact.

About InRoomMD

InRoomMD, owned and operated by American Housecall Physicians, is a Travel Healthcare Concierge Program offering travelers immediate access to quality urgent medical care while visiting the most popular U.S. travel destinations. The InRoomMD commitment to in-room care whenever possible is its trademark. As a provider of subscription-based healthcare services not typically accommodated by traditional health or travel insurance, InRoomMD serves consumers, insurers, and their intermediaries. Through its BeWell™, GetWell™ and StayWell™ programs, InRoomMD offers travelers per trip and annual subscriptions, as well as fee-for-service arrangements. InRoomMD's Travel Insurance Medical Management System (TIMMS) allows international travel and health insurance providers, assistance companies and managed care intermediaries to reduce claims costs while providing a better level of care.

For more information about InRoomMD or TIMMS, contact Andrew Jacobson at 704-643-7205, and visit http://www.inroommd.com/.

About American Housecall Physicians

For more information about American Housecall Physicians, contact Andrew Jacobson at 704-643-7205.

Source: Business Wire

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