CloudMD Further Strengthens Patient Data Privacy and Security with Appointment of Data Protection Expert, Patrick Lo

• With an ecosystem of over 100,000 patients, CloudMD is committed to best in class data protection and privacy.
  
• CloudMD is undergoing rapid growth as patients turn to telemedicine at a never before seen rate and ensuring their personal information is secure, is a pillar of the Company’s business.
• CloudMD is making a CAD$100,000 investment in Privacy Horizon Inc., a Canadian leader in data protection for the healthcare and financial services industry.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CloudMD Software & Services Inc. (CSE: DOC, OTCQB: DOCRF, Frankfurt: 6PH) (the “Company” or “CloudMD”), a telemedicine company revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare to patients, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Patrick Lo, a leading expert on data protection and regulatory privacy matters for the healthcare sector in North America, as a Strategic Advisor.

Patrick will act as a Strategic Advisor to the Company’s Corporate Development and Risk Management Committee, which was recently formed to ensure customers and patients are provided with the very best in critical oversight of data protection and privacy matters. The formation of the committee is an important step as CloudMD continues to expand its business across North America through acquisitions and capitalizes on its extensive technologies in provinces such as British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and more. Members of the committee include the Company’s Chairman, CEO, President, COO, CFO and SVP, Corporate Development, Ontario.

CloudMD is committed to ensuring best practices within data protection and privacy matters as it continues to rapidly grow its patient base both organically, as a result of the accelerated adoption of telemedicine, and through acquisitions. As the Company continues to execute on its growth strategy and deploy new proprietary technologies, it’s especially important that key stakeholders, customers and patients have access to the best resources available to continue managing the protection of personal health information.

Patrick brings over 20 years of experience in the field of information privacy and security. He has held a number of executive positions in the public and private sectors focused on the development and implementation of privacy and data protection programs. Currently, Patrick is CEO of Privacy Horizon Inc. and is responsible for developing the Company’s PHI Framework (product) and strategic roadmap for providing privacy compliance expertise and practical solutions to early stage, small and medium size healthcare companies.