ZirMed.com Inc-TM- and DENTEMAX Form Partnership That Provides Web-based Claims Processing for Dental Providers

Business Wire,  July 17, 2000  

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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000

ZirMed.com Inc.(TM), the nation's first Applications Service Provider (ASP) to offer real-time, web-based technology for healthcare providers to enter and file medical and dental claims directly over the Internet announced today an agreement with DENTEMAX to offer ZirMed's web-based claims filing applications to DENTEMAX member dentists.

By partnering with DENTEMAX, ZirMed.com(TM) is fulfilling its goal of creating an environment that provides valuable practice solutions that meet the needs of dental providers. "This alliance will quickly capture a large market of dentists for ZirMed.com while providing a valuable service for DENTEMAX members. DENTEMAX brings an established provider base of thousands of dentist to this partnership and they have an unlimited potential to significantly grow," said ZirMed CEO Ken Dicken. "In return ZirMed will have the ability to offer its proprietary ASP claims processing capability to a meaningful number of providers."

In addition, DENTEMAX teamed up with Web-solutions provider every://WARE to design the DENTEMAX site. The design helps add an efficient, streamlined business model to the administrative tasks of dental practice. "To our knowledge, no one else is doing this, it is revolutionary" said Mike Malec, every://WARE's vice president of products and services. "DENTEMAX is providing its dentist members with a real competitive edge and surpassing all other networks." Some of the special attractions the DENTEMAX site will feature online are member utilization and eligibility checks, fee updates and carrier information, web site creation, and in the near future, online appointment scheduling. "Our relationships with every://WARE and ZirMed.com position DENTEMAX as the most innovative and valuable dental network partner for insurance companies and third party administrators." - Ken Dallafior, president, DENTEMAX.

ABOUT ZIRMED.COM(TM)

Located in Louisville, KY, ZirMed.com(TM) is continually developing innovative ways to supply simpler provider solutions that are fast, easy, affordable and secure. With ZirMed.com's patent-pending suite of products, dentists can eliminate costly paper trails and shorten the reimbursement cycle dramatically. For more information on ZirMed.com(TM) contact Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions Terry Minton at 1-877-4ZIRMED or visit the web site at www.zirmed.com.

ABOUT DENTEMAX

DENTEMAX is a leading national dental preferred provider network serving over two million plan users in 48 states nationwide. More than seventy-five administrators and two dozen insurance companies use the DENTEMAX network to deliver cost effective dental benefits. DENTEMAX is dedicated to providing dental professionals with tools and solutions that will increase provider profits and allow dentists to offer their patients the highest quality dental care. To learn more about DENTEMAX visit their web site at www.dentemax.com or call David Hetrick, Vice President of Finance and Operations at 1-800-752-1547.

ABOUT every://WARE Inc.

every://WARE Inc., is a Southfield, Mich.-based high-tech business that provides a variety of innovative, value-added software solutions to a business's changing technological needs. Founded in 1998, every://WARE is providing exciting web design and intelligent business functionality to clients in several local health care organizations and automobile dealerships. every://WARE is a total solution provider (TSP) and an application construction center (ACC) providing a full range of Web design, Web application development and Web hosting services. Visit every://WARE's Web site at www.goeveryware.com.

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