NY & N.J.—July 19, 2007— Health Communication Systems, LLC., a member of the Health Communications Group (HCG) of companies continued its initiative to improve global healthcare with the acquisition of mMD.net, an electronic medical record solution (EMR), from Medical Communication Systems, Inc. (MCS) in Old Bridge, NJ. The transaction is expected to meaningfully contribute both strategically and financially to HCS's future growth as a turnkey community-based EMR company.

mMD.net is a best-of-breed CCHIT certified EMHR solution, recently earning second best overall ranking by the AC Group and winning five prestigious TEPR-2007 and four TEPR-2006 awards. The Microsoft.Net based product suites consist of patient charting, e-prescription, e-labs/diagnostic tests, diseases management, appointment scheduling, billing and accounts receivable, document imaging, workflow management, and community focused portals for patients, providers, and payers based on Continuity of Care Record (CCR), which can be hosted on servers at secure Data Centers and distributed through an ASP Business Model as well as on servers at physicians' offices, if desired.

Tom Foley, HCS president and chief executive officer, stated, "The acquisition of mMD.net provides HCS with the tools to realize our vision to help our physicians, help their patients achieve better health outcomes through the use of best-in-class tools, services and partners”.

As a result of this acquisition, HCS welcomes key members of MCS and its development teams to continue the product lifecycle management and enhancement of the mMD.net product suite. HCS will provide client’s with new services and custom software solutions that will further enhance their investment in the mMD.net product suite.
Together we have developed a well-defined process for rapidly and successfully integrating physicians’ offices, and we anticipate a smooth transition. We have identified substantial opportunities for both revenue and cost synergies across our organizations.

Udayan Mandavia, president and chief executive officer of MCS, commented, "We believe this acquisition is an excellent opportunity for our customers and provides them a quality partner with substantially greater resources and a wide variety of solutions to meet their changing needs. This strategic move combines the core competencies of MCS and HCS, that has demonstrated an impressive ability to serve a large number of physicians and their offices by providing turnkey solutions and delighting customers."

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