The Quantum Group, Inc. Executes Letter of Intent to Acquire Medical Billing and Collections Software Platform
04 Agosto 2004 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
The Quantum Group, Inc. Executes Letter of Intent to Acquire
Medical Billing and Collections Software Platform WELLINGTON, Fla.,
Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Quantum Group, Inc. (OTC:QTUM)
(BULLETIN BOARD: QTUM) today announced that it has executed a
non-binding letter of intent to acquire an Application Service
Provider (ASP) currently in beta testing which provides medical
billing and practice management from a company based in South
Florida. The software package includes source codes, copyrights,
existing relationships and all intellectual and marketing rights,
and further provides HIPAA-compliant electronic medical billing and
financial management for medical practices. The Company did not
release the name or the additional terms of the pending
transaction, and further advised that their team of experts have
completed the first phase of the review process. Currently, the
Company is conducting the final phase due diligence on the product,
which is presently used in various medical offices in South
Florida. A closing within 30 days is anticipated if the process
continues as expected. Mr. Noel J. Guillama, President and CEO of
The Quantum Group, commented, "For a while now we have been looking
for the right platform to bring to the medical community a new kind
of business process outsourcing, and we feel quite good about what
we have found. We believe that if preliminary indications prove to
be correct, this could be the basis for a proprietary product that
we can license, re-brand for others and provide the entire billing
and collection process for physicians at lower up-front and
residual cost. This would in turn allow the doctor to avoid
investing in new hardware or software updates going forward and
could be a foundation for the highly sought electronic healthcare
record system in the future." Mr. Guillama warned that though his
team is very excited by this prospective acquisition, there were
hurdles to clear, including, but not limited to, the successful
completion of the due diligence, testing and subsequent upgrading,
re-deployment and marketing of the final ASP product. The ASP
software is written in C (sharp) and on a Microsoft.net platform.
An ASP is a third-party that provisions software applications over
the Internet. The physician accesses remote, centralized computer
servers that are hosting the application and is responsible solely
for the end-results obtained through utilization of the
application. Quantum, the ASP provider, is responsible for the
initial and daily maintenance of the medical billing and
collections software itself. The Quantum Group, Inc., is a
Wellington, Florida-based healthcare company in its development
stage, providing outsourcing, technology-based solutions,
government compliance, education, policy consulting and venture
management to the healthcare industry. Quantum is currently
involved in: outsourcing for physicians, managed care
organizations, healthcare facilities, and physician associations;
developing three patent-pending healthcare solutions identified as
Cybernaptics(SM), Quantum Quotient(SM) (or QX2)(SM) and
MDAutomated(SM), all with the intention to provide new efficiencies
to the $1.6 billion U.S. healthcare system; and providing
leading-edge healthcare services to consumers. The Quantum Group --
"healthcare solutions for a new generation."(SM) Certain statements
contained in this news release, which are not based on historical
facts, are forward-looking statements as the term is defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject
to uncertainties and risks in part detailed in the respective
company's Securities and Exchange Commission 10-K, 10-Q, S-8 and
8-K filings, that may cause actual results to materially differ
from projections. Although the company believes that its
expectations are reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its
knowledge of its businesses and operations, there can be no
assurance that actual results will not differ materially from their
expectations. Important factors currently known to management that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include the company's ability to execute
properly its new business model, to raise additional capital to
implement new business model, the ability to attract and retain
personnel and the inherent risk associated with a diversified
business to achieve positive cash flow. In light of these risks and
uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking
information contained in this report will, in fact, occur. Media
Contact: Danielle Amodio Director of Corporate Communications The
Quantum Group, Inc. 561-798-9800 DATASOURCE: The Quantum Group,
Inc. CONTACT: Danielle Amodio, Director of Corporate
Communications, The Quantum Group, Inc., +1-561-798-9800 Web site:
http://www.thequantumgroupinc.com/
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