Boston, MA—(May 20, 2003) NorthPoint Domain Inc. announces the launch of its Secure Messaging Center (SMC). SMC is the latest addition to NorthPoint Domain Inc.’s integrated suite of online practice building and patient management solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of medical specialists, their practices, and their patients. SMC provides medical specialists with a turnkey solution to satisfy the increasing patient demand for non-urgent electronic communication with the practice and the physician. The frustration that patients often experience playing phone tag for routine requests, such as prescription refills or appointment requests, is replaced with the convenience of the practice’s availability to patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

SMC delivers to the practice a structured method to process online patient communication. SMC integrates easily into the existing routine of patient care delivery by ensuring that incoming messages are automatically triaged to the appropriate staff in the practice. SMC’s easy-to-follow message forms, featuring uniform formatting, further enhance the ease of processing for patients and the practice.

Additionally, SMC reduces the potential legal liability for medical practices associated with non-secure e-mail communications. Unlike conventional e-mail, a SMC message is encrypted, completely protecting it from interception by unintended audiences. This is a significant benefit to both practice and patient since the use of encryption for standard email is not yet a practical solution in widespread use. In fact, SMC is designed to exceed the security and encryption requirements of current HIPAA guidelines. Practices using SMC offer patients a high degree of security and confidence when engaging in sensitive online communications around routine patient requests, clinical trial recruitment, and data collection.

“Secure Messaging Center further establishes our company as a leader in specialty oriented solutions that directly address the needs of the cardiologist, interventional radiologist, vascular surgeon and urologist. The application, which seamlessly integrates into our practice development and patient management solution, is superior to other conventional communication methods for sensitive patient information,” states JK Nicholas, Co-founder and President of NorthPoint Domain Inc.

About NorthPoint Domain: NorthPoint Domain, Inc is a closely held, private company providing medical information services and Informed Care technology products designed to address health literacy concerns and deliver patient care oversight for the specialty specific practice. The company maintains that medical decisions are best made by physicians in partnership with patients and their families. For more information, please visit www.northpointdomain.com.

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NorthPoint Domain, Inc. Public Relations One Joy Street Boston, MA 02108 publicrelations@npdinc.com 1-800-603-1420