A.D.A.M. Announces Content Licensing Agreement with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2001 A.D.A.M., Inc. (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. ), a leading developer of health information solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced it has finalized an agreement to provide a comprehensive suite of its award-winning medical content to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , one of the nation's preeminent academic medical centers, located in Winston Salem, N.C. It is the first contract to be signed under the A.D.A.M. Premier Sourcing Partners' strategic partnership agreement, which was finalized in late August. This agreement allows Premier's 1,800 hospitals to purchase A.D.A.M.'s products at preferred pricing. Among the products included in the Wake Forest agreement are the English and Spanish versions of A.D.A.M.'s Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, a comprehensive reference source on more than 3,700 medical topics. Providing the Health Illustrated Encyclopedia in both languages is of value to the Winston Salem community as it follows the national trend in population growth. Latin Americans This is a list of notable Latin American people. In alphabetical order within categories. Actors
"Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center needed an easy to manage, turn-key solution for health content. After a thorough review, we feel that A.D.A.M. offers the most engaging and comprehensive product package in the market," said Kevin Bokeno, Vice President of Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and Marketing. "Not only does it help us communicate with our English-speaking patients, but it also allows us to communicate more effectively with our growing Spanish-speaking population." Other A.D.A.M. products that will be incorporated in Wake Forest's web site are: Surgeries and Procedures, The Body Guide, Multum Drug Leaflets and Drug Checker check·er n. 1. a. One, such as an inspector or examiner, that checks. b. One that receives items for temporary safekeeping or for shipment: a baggage checker. 2. , Reuters News, and Health Centers for Pregnancy, Child Safety, and Outdoor Health. "We are pleased that such a well-noted academic facility as Wake Forest chose A.D.A.M. as its principal supplier of consumer health information for their web initiatives," said A.D.A.M.'s Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Kevin Noland. "Their commitment to advancing community health is apparent in their decision to provide online health information in multiple languages for various markets." The products are expected to be fully integrated into the website by the end of December 2001. To view the Wake Forest website, please visit at www.wfubmc.edu. About A.D.A.M., Inc. For more than a decade, A.D.A.M, Inc. has been at the forefront of developing the world's most interactive and engaging health and medical information. Today, through partnerships with hospitals, medical manufacturers, and other healthcare companies including the National Library of Medicine, A.D.A.M. has quickly become the unrivaled provider of medical content, illustration and animation. A.D.A.M.'s proprietary content library features a medical encyclopedia covering 3,700 diseases and conditions, 40,000 medical illustrations, health education presentations, 3-D image models, virtual tours Virtual Tours The phrases panoramic tour and virtual tour are often used to describe a variety of video and photographic based media. The word panorama indicates an unbroken view, so essentially, a panorama in that respect could be either a series of photographs or panning video of the human body, broadcast-quality animations, and topic-specific health centers. About Wake Forest University Medical Center Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is an integrated health care integrated health care, n healthcare services combining the best of conventional and complementary health care. system that operates 1,180 acute care, rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. and long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. beds, outpatient services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples , and community health and information centers. The Medical Center has 20 subsidiary or affiliate hospitals and conducts 87 satellite clinics throughout the region. It provides a continuum of care that includes primary care centers, outpatient rehabilitation, dialysis centers, home health care, and long-term nursing centers. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially. Factors that could affect the company's actual results, performance or developments include general economic conditions, development of the Internet as a source of health information, pricing actions taken by competitors, demand for the company's health information, regulatory changes, and other laws that impact how the company conducts its business. |
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