The International Maritime Medical Association (IMMA) – the trade association that promotes the health and medical interests of seafarers, port workers and cruise passengers worldwide – announced today that it has partnered with PositiveID Corporation (NASDAQ: PSID) to offer PositiveID’s Health Link personal health record (PHR) to approximately one and a half million seafarers per year on a paid subscription basis. The Company is set to launch the partnership with a pilot program for up to 1,000 seafarers in Antwerp, Belgium and Manila, Philippines this month.

Upon successful completion and review of the pilot program, IMMA and PositiveID will enter into an agreement to provide the Company’s Health Link PHR to millions of seafarers and port workers per year, on a paid subscription basis.

Health Link is an electronic, web-based PHR that enables a patient to manage his or her personal medical information and history from anywhere there is an internet connection. Health Link, engineered to be interoperable with Microsoft HealthVault, Google Health and various electronic medical records systems, connects patients to personalised health education and provides online connectivity to caregivers and physicians. Through reminders and alerts that can be tailored to suit an individual’s unique circumstances, users are reminded of important actions and receive suggestions to better manage their health. This includes everything from refilling prescriptions on time and appointment reminders to drug interaction warnings and tips for preventative actions.

When sailors become ill, they will visit a doctor at their next port of call. The doctor, typically, does not have access to the sailors’ PEME, nor does the doctor know the patient’s medical history, and will therefore conduct a thorough, costly examination prior to prescribing treatment. This expensive and burdensome repetition of medical procedures can be eliminated by using Health Link, which stores the sailors initial PEME and subsequent medical procedures.

As the global trade association for the maritime medical sector, IMMA is the primary source for medical advice and health services on pre-employment medical examinations (PEME), which are required for all seafarers before embarking on any voyage, and provides guidance on the operation of doctors and hospitals in the major ports of call throughout the world. Its members provide this all important service to the world’s ship owners, managers and cruise lines as well as port and terminal operators.

Scott R. Silverman, Chairman and CEO of PositiveID, said: “We believe this partnership with IMMA is a perfect example of how patient care can be improved and healthcare costs decreased using our Health Link PHR. By providing patients and physicians with access to health data anytime, anywhere, we can overcome many of the inefficiencies of healthcare today. We believe this relationship holds significant promise, both from a patient and financial perspective.”

Michael van Hall, President of IMMA, welcomed the move as a major step ahead in the progression of solid medical treatment for the world’s seafarers. He said: “Seafarer health has never been as important as it is today and efficient management of their well- being is essential. A healthy ship is a profitable ship. I see our relationship with PositiveID as being crucial to achieving that goal.”
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Notes To Editors
• About PositiveID Corporation www.PositiveIDCorp.com
PositiveID Corporation develops and markets healthcare and information management products through its RFID-based diagnostic devices and identification technologies, and its proprietary disease management tools. PositiveID operates in two main divisions: HealthID and ID Security.

•About IMMA www.maritime-medical.org
IMMA is a not-for-profit trade association that represents and promotes the health and medical interests of the world’s seafarers, port workers and cruise passengers, as well as improves shipboard hygiene. IMMA works to lobby politicians and regulators who influence this important sector of the global shipping industry.

• Statements about PositiveID’s future expectations, including the likelihood that its Health Link will be offered to more than one million seafarers per year on a paid subscription basis, the likelihood that the pilot program between the Company and IMMA will be a success, the likelihood that Health link will be interoperable with Microsoft HealthVault, Google Health and various electronic medical records systems, the ability of Health Link to improve patient care and decrease healthcare costs, the ability of the relationship between the Company and IMMA to benefit the Company from a patient and financial perspective, the ability of IMMA’s relationship with the Company to efficiently manage the well being of seafarers, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and PositiveID’s actual results could differ materially from expected results. These risks and uncertainties include the capabilities of Health Link and Health Link’s interoperability, the outcome of the pilot program with IMMA, as well as certain other risks. Additional information about these and other factors that could affect the Company’s business is set forth in the Company’s various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in the Company’s 10-K filed on February 12, 2009, under the caption “Risk Factors.” The Company undertakes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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