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Washington Post, August 18, 2008

Maryland-based health management company WellNet Healthcare is launching Point to Point Healthcare this month. WellNet's clients nationwide will be among the first to test-drive the new system that lets employees create a personal network uniting their insurance claims manager with multiple doctors and pharmacies to better coordinate treatments. An online concierge helps workers find new specialists, and a message system reminds them to pick up prescriptions.

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