A.D.A.M. & WinningHabits Team Up To Offer Powerful Health & Wellness Tools for Employers.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004 With employers facing soaring soaring: see flight; glider. soaring or gliding Sport of flying a glider or sailplane. The craft is towed behind a powered airplane to an altitude of about 2,000 ft (600 m) and then released. healthcare premiums, an aging workforce, and millions of lost work days due to health-related issues, A.D.A.M. (Nasdaq: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. ) announced today a partnership to provide WinningHabits.com, a Dallas-based provider of online communication and wellness tools targeted to large corporations, health plans, associations, benefit providers and third party administrators, a suite of health information products. The WinningHabits platform is a comprehensive, Internet-driven system combining best-of-breed The best product of its type. Organizations often purchase software from different vendors in order to obtain the best-of-breed for each application area; for example, a human resources package from one vendor and an accounting package from another. health information and management tools into a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. application employees and their family members can use as part of their daily health and wellness program. Corporations benefit from more visible communications with their employees, the ability to target wellness initiatives, and track organizational health improvements over time. "We are excited to be working with WinningHabits in this critical area of health care," said Kevin Noland, A.D.A.M.'s President and COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. . "The electronic health and wellness benefit is by far the most interesting ingredient in how companies can effectively communicate with their employees to lower health costs and improve productivity." "The WinningHabits System is a proven way to reach populations at all levels of health literacy health literacy Health care A measure of a person's ability to understand health-related information and make informed decisions about that information; HL includes interpreting prescriptions and following self care insturctions. Cf Literacy. and health management interest," commented David Michel David Michel is the French producer and the creator of the two animated series Totally Spies and Martin Mystery. , Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of WinningHabits.com. "We believe that the tools, resources and methodology we have put together take the concept and implementation of organization-based health promotion programs to the next level. WinningHabits provides for a 21st century approach to health management, and the addition of A.D.A.M.'s interactive health information allows us to provide a broader and deeper medical resource to the millions of users of WinningHabits Systems around the world." Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. About WinningHabits.com WinningHabits.com is a leading provider of population health management solutions to organizations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and around the world. The WinningHabits approach to wellness is a powerful combination of Internet-based wellness and communications tools, wellness consulting and world-class customer service, all of which can help any organization manage its healthcare costs, improve population communication and increase productivity. For more information, visit www.WinningHabits.com. About A.D.A.M., Inc. Headquartered in Atlanta, A.D.A.M., Inc. (NASDAQ: ADAM) is a leading publisher of interactive, visually engaging health and medical information for healthcare organizations, medical professionals, consumers and students. A.D.A.M. products contain physician-reviewed text, health visuals produced by medically-trained illustrators, and multimedia interactivity to create health information solutions that offer a unique "visual learning" experience in both the healthcare and education markets. A.D.A.M. is a founding member of Hi-Ethics, a coalition of the most widely referenced health websites and information providers committed to developing industry standards for the quality of consumer health information. For more information, visit www.adam.com. |
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