MEDNET NEWS

September 22, 2009

Michael Howe, Former CEO MinuteClinic, Joins MEDNETWorld Board of Directors

MEDNETWorld.com (MEDNET), a leader in Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) connectivity and Health Information Exchange (HIE) technologies today announced the appointment of Michael Howe, former CEO of MinuteClinic and Arby's, Inc., to its board of directors. Mr. Howe brings extensive health care and operational expertise to MEDNET from his experience at MinuteClinic.

"I'm pleased to join the MEDNET Board of Directors" said Howe. "MEDNET has the potential for explosive growth with $30 billion in federal stimulus money targeted to connect healthcare, reduce health care costs and improve care by sharing information electronically across the country. The stimulus funding, coupled with MEDNET's work on the Nationwide Health Information Network, clearly position MEDNET as the healthcare interoperability expert. Located in Minnesota, one of the nation's leaders in health care and medical technology, is a real advantage for MEDNET."

"We are fortunate and extremely excited to have Michael Howe join the MEDNET Board of Directors", MEDNET's CEO John Fraser said in announcing the appointment. "Mr. Howe is recognized as a strategic thinker who knows how to grow companies. His expertise in expanding MinuteClinic will help us expand and replicate our current projects," Fraser continued.

About Michael Howe:
Mr. Howe joined MinuteClinic as CEO in June of 2005. Under Howe's leadership, MinuteClinic expanded to more than 500 clinics in 27 states. In 2006 MinuteClinic was acquired by CVS Corporation. In 2007 he was appointed to the Minnesota Governor's Healthcare Transformation Task Force. In addition to being CEO of MinuteClinic and Arby's, Mr. Howe held executive positions with Proctor & Gamble and PepsiCo. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Accounting degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

About MEDNETWorld.com:
Founded by experts in healthcare technology, MEDNET's NHIN Suite of Services connects diverse healthcare organizations so that medical data can be shared quickly and securely while guaranteeing patient privacy. MEDNET utilizes the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) to standardize healthcare information exchange and collaborated in building that national network. MEDNET is uniquely positioned in the healthcare interoperability marketplace with industry-leading Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions and its NHIN expertise.