Epazz's (OTC: EPAZ) MSHealth Software Platform to Launch a Blockchain HIPAA-Compliant Electronic Medical Marijuana Record Software

CHICAGO, IL, Jan. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE – Epazz, Inc. EPAZ, is pleased to announce that it is developing HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)-compliant electronic medical record software based on its MSHealth software platform using its blockchain storage technology to become a market leader in the U.S. medical marijuana market, which is expected to grow to $8 billion by 2024 according to Global Market Insight.

The software will initially be marketed in Canada. The blockchain storage technology will offer patients the ability to control their data and send it to different health care providers for their medical marijuana prescriptions.

According to Epazz CEO, Shaun Passley, Ph.D., "We are extending our state-of-the-art technology in different vertical markets to maximize its value. We expect to grab a significant market share at the onset as our blockchain storage will change how patients control their medical data. Our advanced blockchain technology provides a  competitive edge which will allow us to dramatically grow revenues."

About Epazz, Inc. (www.epazz.com)

Epazz, Inc., is a leading cloud-based software company that specializes in providing customized cloud applications to the corporate world, higher education institutions and the public sector. Epazz BoxesOS™ v3.0 is the complete business web-based software package for small to midsize businesses, Fortune 500 enterprises, government agencies and higher education institutions. BoxesOS provides many of the web-based applications organizations would otherwise need to purchase separately. Epazz's other products are DeskFlex™ (hoteling software) and Provitrac™ (an applicant-tracking system).

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