Telemedicine pioneer PhoneDOCTORx (PDRx) announced today it delivered its 30,000th telemedicine consultation (since 2006) to Extended Care Facility (ECF) patients with patented telemedicine services - providing both audio and/or video access to Board Certified physicians during off hours.

1. PhoneDOCTORx Exceeds 30,000 Physician-Patient Consultations via
Telemedicine
Telemedicine pioneer PhoneDOCTORx (PDRx) announced today it delivered its 30,000th
telemedicine consultation (since 2006) to Extended Care Facility (ECF) patients with patented
telemedicine services - providing both audio and/or video access to Board Certified physicians
during off hours.
Boston, MA, December 06, 2011 --(PR.com)-- PDRx is a leader in the healthcare paradigm shift that
combines technology and the growing need to care for patients outside the boundaries of office hours
using American Doctors Online (ADOL) patented processes and technologies to bring after-hours
physician coverage to the patients' bedside. As technological advancements continue to create faster
diagnosis and advanced care options within medicine, PDRx bridges the communication gap providing
patients instant, real-time access to physicians.
Sam Shen, MD, Vice President of Corporate Development, remarks, “PhoneDOCTORx directly
improves the quality of care and quality of life for ECF patients. Our telemedicine services provide
instant physician access, reducing preventable emergency department (ED) transfers by up to 35%. ED
transfers are not only tremendously stressful to the patient but costly to the healthcare system.”
PDRx is becoming a powerful service in the construction of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and
the overall transformation of healthcare with the creation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act signed into law in 2010. Healthcare providers form an ACO to provide care to patients within a
reformed delivery and payment model based on the quality and efficiency of care. This shifts healthcare
to a comprehensive approach to patient care, holding providers accountable and more focused on
addressing preventable readmissions and providing higher quality and more efficient patient care across
the continuum of healthcare.
Recent readmission studies suggest that anywhere from 20% to 45% of emergency department visits
result in costly and extended hospital stays are preventable. After testing and vetting its telemedicine
services/processes for the past six years in the ECF market, PhoneDOCTORx physicians have now
responded to over 30,000 ECF calls/encounters.
“We strive for pioneering new telemedicine/telehealth efforts in the Extended Care Facility market.
Hitting 30,000 ECF clinical encounters within the ECF market is an extraordinary milestone -
PhoneDOCTORx has accomplished an encounter amount that no other provider has within telemedicine
for ECFs,” said Dr. Paul Bulat, President and Founder of PhoneDOCTORx.
PhoneDOCTORx serves as the “covering physician” for a patient's primary care physician under the
“covering physician model” approved by the Board of Registration in Medicine. PDRx services include
reviewing laboratory and radiology test results, reviewing new admissions to the facility, management of
behavioral and pain control issues, family consultation and staff education. The hours of operation are
5:00PM - 11:00PM Monday-Friday, and 5:00PM - 7:00PM on weekends, 365 days a year. Patients within
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2. Extended Care Facilities can immediately speak with, and be seen by, board-certified physicians through
a high-definition, two-way camera unit wheeled to the patient's bedside via the patented process.
For more information, or to connect with PhoneDOCTORx, call 866-539-7379 or visit
www.phonedoctorx.com.
Contact: Spitfire Details Studio
Melanie Carden/ 860-368-9292/melanie@spitfiredetails.com
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3. Contact Information:
American Doctors Online
Brian Lane
508-742-2740
Contact via Email
www.adoltelemed.com
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