HealthLynked (OTCQB:HLYK) Corp. has announced the addition of two new members to the company's medical advisory board, Dr Paul Hobaica and Dr Sam Diasti.
Dr Hobaica is board-certified in internal medicine and holds licenses in both Florida and Massachusetts. From 2000-07 he worked in urgent care outpatient centers and since 2011 has been the director of Arthrex Medical Centers. He is also involved with Naples first responders and has acted as the district physician for North Collier fire and rescue. Dr Hobaica graduated from the University of Massachusetts, attended medical school at St. George University and did his residency in internal medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.
Dr Diasti is board-certified in internal medicine and is licensed in Florida. He currently owns and operates a large medical practice, Pinnacle Health Group, in Tampa, Florida. He specializes in diagnosing and treating different aspects and levels of a variety of diseases and providing preventive care. Dr Diasti attended Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, then completed his internal medicine residency at Seton Hall University, St. Michael's Center in Newark, New Jersey. Hei was recognized in 2016 as Tampa's Memorial Hospital Physician of the Year.
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In a statement, Dr Michael Dent CEO commented: "As HealthLynked continues to expand its users and develop unique and innovative solutions for the healthcare space, we are looking to our medical advisors to provide insights to improve our current product and service offerings and identify new opportunities to improve healthcare. Dr. Hobaica's extensive background in urgent care and his work with first responders will give a unique perspective on patient care. Dr. Diasti has already shown his entrepreneurial spirt in developing unique solutions for his patients to deliver care more effectively though ACOs and remote patient care. I am excited for their participation and the insights they will bring to our talented team of developers and engineers at HealthLynked."
HealthLynked Corp. provides a solution for both patient members and providers to improve healthcare through the efficient exchange of medical information.
The HealthLynked Network is a cloud-based platform that allows members to connect with their healthcare providers and take more control of their healthcare. Members enter their medical information, including medications, allergies, past surgeries, and personal health records, in one convenient online and secure location, free of charge. Participating healthcare providers can connect with their current and future patients through the system.
Benefits to in-network providers include the ability to utilize the HealthLynked patent-pending patient access hub 'PAH' for patient analytics. Other benefits for preferred providers include HLYK marketing tools to connect with their active and inactive patients to improve patient retention, access more accurate and current patient information, provide more efficient online scheduling, and to fill last-minute cancelations using the company's "real-time appointment scheduling" all within its mobile application. Preferred providers pay a monthly fee to access these HealthLynked services.
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