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ehealthxchange Signs Agreement with its Challenge by Choice
First Imaging Center, Bay Imaging Group Two dynamic groups of high school

students recently came together to
ehealthxchange is pleased to announce that it has executed an agreement that will participate in a once in a lifetime
establish its unique services with Bay Imaging Group, Inc., the first Imaging Center to experience at BCC’s Challenge by
join the network. Choice course located at Tigertail
“Our patients will be able to schedule appointments for services for themselves and Lake. One of the groups, known as
their families online” stated Henry Koche, President of Bay Imaging Group. “This is the LIFT is a transitional program run by
next step in making healthcare convenient and customer oriented, which happens to be the League for the Hard of Hearing
our goal, and ehealthxchange helps us in this effort,” he added. and funded through Children’s
Also as a subscriber of ehealthxchange, the patient can store medical history and insur- Services Council. All of the students
ance information within their profile to share with any other provider and not have to are deaf or hard of hearing and partic-
complete those tedious information forms every time they visit a healthcare provider. Andres Chevalier participates in the Challenge ipate in this program in order to
“Our center can have appointments scheduled during slower periods of the day and by Choice activities improve their social and employabili-
week, have the patients and physicians inform us of health problems prior to the appoint- ty skills to help them prepare for their
ment, share the health information with us and others via the internet, have the co-pay future. They met up with Cypress Bay High School’s Sign Language Club which is a
paid in advance, and have the patients automatically and electronically reminded of group of hearing high school students interested in learning about American Sign
appointments”, stated Koche. He added, “It is as if we are adding customer service and Language and Deaf culture. All 30 participants progressed through a series of mentally
marketing staff at no cost!” challenging physical activities geared to expand their thinking. Throughout the day, both
groups worked together to learn about the importance of communication, positive risk
taking, and self esteem. By the end of the day the students learned that regardless of the
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation Board language you speak or how you communicate, people can work together to achieve a
common goal by thinking outside the box!
Approves $168,000 for Purchase of Ambulance for the

Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
Black Belt Billing Services, Inc. Donates Profits
to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
The Lee Memorial Health System Foundation Board recently approved additional
funding – augmenting $100,000 in grant funds previously received from the Naples
Children and Education Foundation’s (NCEF) Winter Wine Festival – to purchase a new On August 1, 2007 Black Belt Billing Services, Inc. for the Medical Professional was
mobile emergency medical unit for use by The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. formed with the intention of helping to find a cure for diabetes. The first 3% will be
The ambulance contains all of the latest pediatric equipment and technology to begin going to diabetes research and as the company grows, a higher percentage will be
hospital-level medical treatment immediately upon arriving at the site of the emergency. donated. Vice President, Barbara Dobay, will be screened to possibly donate a kidney.
The ambulance’s primary use will be for infants born prematurely, but is also used to Black Belt Billing Services, Inc. is a full service medical billing company specializ-
transport mothers and babies in emergency or high-risk situations even in the cases of ing in the prevention of “aged” receivables. With 28 combined years of experience
full-term deliveries. between the two owners, any medical specialization can benefit from their expertise.
With a new web based medical office application, Black Belt Billing Services, Inc.
can help medical professionals anywhere on earth!
The President, Laura Zavalia has received her black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
For more information, call (561) 784-5899 or email lauzava@bellsouth.net.

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