Medem provides network operations for the HCNN under a contract with the not-for-profit iHealth Alliance. Based in San Francisco, Medem was founded in 1999 by a group of the nation's leading medical societies, including: the American Academy of Ophthalmology; the American Academy of Pediatrics; the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; the American Medical Association; the American Psychiatric Association; and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, to develop a secure, physician-patient communications and information network. This network is designed to facilitate online access to information and care for more than 70,000 physicians, their practices and their patients, while saving patients time and money and helping physicians generate revenue.

All services of the Medem Network adhere to the eRisk standards for physician-patient interaction on the Internet, developed by the nation's top professional liability carriers, medical societies, and state boards.

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