A.D.A.M. and MedSeek Launch Dynamic Healthcare Module for Pediatrix Medical Group.ATLANTA & SOLVANG, Calif. -- 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. ) and MedSeek, Inc. announced jointly a license agreement with Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PDX PDX Product Data Exchange (file name extension; XML technology) PDX Paradox Files (file name extension) PDX Product Definition Exchange PDX Phone Data Exchange (Proxon) ) the nation's largest provider of maternal-fetal and newborn physician services, that has led to the launch of www.pediatrix.com, a remarkable web development accomplishment aimed at servicing the large and growing market for maternal-fetal, newborn and pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. healthcare. Using MedSeek's dynamic SiteMaker CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. technology, A.D.A.M.'s adult, pregnancy and pediatric content, enriched with additional neonatal articles supplied by Pediatrix, is being used for educating patients and families about a wide variety of health issues, diseases, tests, and surgeries. Physicians throughout Pediatrix's nationwide network now have access to this robust collection of healthcare information. "Patient education leads to better healthcare outcomes, no question about it," commented Kevin Noland, A.D.A.M.'s President and COO. "It is exciting to see how our partnership with MedSeek provides customers like Pediatrix, a trusted name in maternal-fetal-newborn healthcare services, with cutting-edge patient education capabilities that enhance the patient-physician relationship patient-physician relationship Medtalk A formal relationship that exists between the physician and the Pt, often equated to medical 'duties' that the physician must perform in a professionally acceptable manner. See Doctor-Pt interaction. Cf Abandonment. ." "By empowering Pediatrix to manage its web-delivery of information to patients and caregivers, we know that Pediatrix is able to promote the critical communication and rapport that is essential to better healthcare." said Gale Wilson-Steele, MedSeek's 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. . "As part of our overall SiteMaker website development platform, our article distribution and personalized navigation solutions are allowing Pediatrix to efficiently choose, organize, display and schedule relative content across its web enterprise." "The combination of A.D.A.M. and MedSeek allows us to quickly, and proactively make important patient education information available seamlessly to our network of physicians and their patients throughout the country," Robert Bryant, Pediatrix's Senior VP and Chief Information Officer said. "We appreciate this strong integrated website management system that supports our commitment to quality patient care." 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 information and decision support tools 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. Today, A.D.A.M. employs a growing range of media, including Internet, software, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , television and print, to deploy its proprietary content assets and products. 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. About MedSeek MedSeek specializes in the development of unique, customized web-based eHealth solutions for healthcare institutions, other providers and related industries. In addition to strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and development, MedSeek provides data integration, custom site functionality, comprehensive project management, site design and sales of their highly scaleable content management system, SiteMaker CMS. The company, which ranked number 17 on the Deloitte & Touche 2003 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Technology Fast 50 list, has more than 400 installed hospital clients. To learn more, visit www.medseek.com About Pediatrix Pediatrix was founded in 1979. Pediatrix physicians and advanced nurse practitioners nurse practitioner n. Abbr. NP A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician. are reshaping the delivery of maternal-fetal and newborn care, identifying best demonstrated processes and participating in clinical research to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Pediatrix provides services at more than 200 neonatal intensive care units Noun 1. neonatal intensive care unit - an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn NICU ICU, intensive care unit - a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care , and through Obstetrix, provides maternal-fetal subspecialty subspecialty, n a limited portion of a narrowly defined professional discipline. E.g., surgery is a specialty of medicine and pediatric vascular surgery is a subspecialty. services in many markets where Pediatrix provides patient services. Combined, Pediatrix and its affiliated professional corporations employ more than 725 physicians in 31 states and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . Pediatrix is also the nation's largest provider of newborn hearing screens and newborn metabolic screening. Additional information is available at www.pediatrix.com. Forward-Looking Statements Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements, especially revenue, net income and cash flow forecasts, 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, and changes in laws and regulations that impact how the Company conducts its business. A.D.A.M. disclaims any obligation or duty to update any of its forward-looking statements. |
|
||||||||||||||||

Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion