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Bridgetech Announces Addition of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality as Content Provider in its Development of a Healthcare Web Portal in China

Thursday, September 6, 2007 General News
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6 Bridgetech HoldingsInternational Inc. (OTC: BGTH.PK), a company focused on maximizing thepotential of emerging healthcare products and services in the U.S. and Asianmarkets, announced today that it has added the Agency for Healthcare Researchand Quality (AHRQ) to its list of esteemed content providers, which includenotable academic institutions and NGOs, in the development of the largesthealth care web portal in China. AHRQ is providing content from AHRQWebM&M -- Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web, which is an onlinejournal that uses a case-based approach to educate health care providers andtrainees about patient safety. The site features expert analysis of medicalerrors and perspectives on safety from prominent leaders in the field ofpatient safety. Today, the site receives about 1 million unique visits yearly.Bridgetech will translate the content into Chinese.
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According to Michael Chermak, Chairman and CEO of Bridgetech, the additionof the AHRQ WebM&M site as a content provider demonstrates Bridgetech'songoing commitment to provide China with a tremendous scope of reliablysourced information in the area of patient safety. "We are committed toproviding China with the most comprehensive patient safety informationavailable from the world's most distinguished institutions," said Chermak.
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"AHRQ is pleased to be part of an initiative that is helping to provideevidence-based information about patient safety to an international audience,"said Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director of AHRQ.

Added Robert M. Wachter, M.D., Professor of Medicine at the University ofCalifornia, San Francisco and Editor of AHRQ WebM&M, "Over the past decade, wehave learned a tremendous amount about how to keep patients safe in hospitalsand clinics. We are thrilled to be working with Bridgetech to help make thisinformation accessible to even more health care providers and leaders aroundthe world."

About Bridgetech Holdings International, Inc.

Bridgetech is leveraging its extensive network of relationships in Chinaand the U.S. to capitalize on the demand for Western healthcare in GreaterChina. The company is bringing emerging drugs, devices and diagnostics toGreater China, with an initial focus on oncology. For additional information,please visit Bridgetech at http://www.bthi.com.

About the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The mission of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to improve the quality,safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care. AHRQ fulfills itsmission through establishing a broad base of scientific research to promoteimprovements in clinical and health system practices, including the preventionof diseases and other health conditions. On a daily basis, this meansensuring that providers use evidence-based research to deliver high-qualityhealth care and to work with their patients as partners. For additionalinformation, please visit AHRQ at http://www.ahrq.gov.

Forward-Looking Statements.

Statements contained in this press release that are not statements ofhistorical fact are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined underfederal securities laws, including, without limitation, all statementsconcerning expectations, beliefs, goals, intention or strategies for thefuture of Bridgetech. Forward-looking statements may be identified by wordssuch as "goals," "plans," "believes," "will," "expects" and other words ofsimilar meaning used in conjunction with, among other things, discussions offuture operations, financial performance, product development and new ventures.Many factors could cause actual events or results to differ materially fromthose expressed in any forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned notto place any undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.Contacts: Med
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