MedX Health and Health Partners announce the successful results of its pilot project in the United Kingdom and move towards a partnership agreement
29 February 2024 - 1:08AM
Business Wire
Health Partners, the UK’s largest non-hospital
private healthcare services provider, with over two million
patients across 550+ corporate, insurance and government clients,
announced its intention to partner with MedX after successfully
piloting MedX’s DermSecure® Screening Platform.
MedX Health Corp. ("MedX" or the "Company")
(TSXV: MDX), a global leader in teledermatology, is pleased
to announce they have successfully completed the pilot project with
Health Partners. MedX and Health Partners are working together to
begin the roll-out of this service to targeted clients engaged in a
preventative approach to health care management.
Health Partners Group Limited (“Health Partners”) is a
well-respected, privately owned corporate health, treatment and
primary care services company in the UK. Serving a broad client
base comprising corporates, government agencies, insurers, health
trusts, pension funds and individuals, Health Partners employs
1,000+ people with telehealth, mobile and on-site operations across
the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Skin cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the
UK, with over 220,000 cases diagnosed annually, and that number
continues to rise. Outdoor workers receive five to 10 times more
sun exposure and, as a result, are, on average, at 60% greater risk
of developing skin cancer, according to the UK Cancer Alliance. The
COVID-19 pandemic resulted in delayed access to medical care.
Restrictions to health care specialists, staff shortages, and fear
of SARS-CoV-2 infection led to interruptions in routine care, such
as early melanoma detection, as reported in the Journal of the
American Medical Association. Melanoma is the deadliest form of
skin cancer, but early detection can significantly improve patient
outcomes. According to Cancer Research UK, a patient diagnosed with
a Stage 1-2 melanoma has a five-year survival rate of 99%; left
undetected, the five-year survival rate for a patient diagnosed
with a Stage 4 melanoma drops to 30%.
“Health Partners is uniquely positioned to provide
dermatologist-assessed skin cancer screening to at-risk patients
right in their place of work as part of their regular employee
health-plan assessments. The successful pilot with the MedX
SIAscope® devices and DermSecure® platform demonstrated the
efficiency and ease of access to this potentially life-saving
service”, stated Mike Druhan, MedX President, Dermatology
Services.
"Health Partners’ Clinical Team constantly strives to identify
leading technological innovations that offer the highest level of
support to our two million-plus patients," said Health Partners
Managing Director Andrew Noble. “The pilot demonstrated that MedX's
leading-edge skin assessment technology allows dermatologists to
remotely and quickly assess pigmented lesions and moles accurately.
We are proud to partner with MedX to bring this innovative and
life-changing service to our clients.”
About Health Partners Group Ltd.:
Health Partners, headquartered in East Sussex, United Kingdom,
is a leading health and wellbeing company, providing a full range
of corporate health, treatment and primary care services to
corporates, government, insurers, health trusts, pension funds and
families. They combine expert advice and clinical services with a
marketing-leading platform to deliver impact-driven health
programmes tailored to improve people’s well-being and
performance.
Health Partners is recognized as the UK’s leading corporate
health provider and holds a significant number of accreditations,
certifications and memberships, including ISO27001, CQC, and
SEQOHS. Health Partners offers its services across the United
Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, reaching two million plus
people in organizations across several industries. For more
information, visit http://www.healthpartnersgroup.com
MedX Health Corp.:
MedX, headquartered in Ontario, Canada, is a leading medical
device and software company focused on skin health with its
SIAscopy® on DermSecure® telemedicine platform, utilizing its
SIAscopy® technology. SIAscopy® is also imbedded in its products
SIAMETRICS®, SIMSYS®, and MoleMate®, which MedX manufactures in its
ISO 13485 certified facility. SIAMETRICS®, SIMSYS®, and MoleMate®
include hand-held devices that use patented technology utilizing
light and its remittance to view up to 2 mm beneath suspicious
moles and lesions in a pain free, non-invasive manner, with its
software then creating real-time images for physicians and
dermatologists to evaluate all types of moles or lesions within
seconds. These products are cleared by Health Canada, the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration, the Therapeutic Goods Administration and
Conformité Européenne for use in Canada, the U.S., Australia, New
Zealand, the European Union, Brazil and Turkey. Visit
https://medxhealth.com.
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Bill Mitoulas, Investor Relations MedX Health Corp.
bill@medxhealth.com +1-416-479-9547
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