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Trinity Health Selects A.D.A.M. to Offer Leading Consumer Health Information from Hospital Websites to Their Communities

^{Published on 2008-12-10 13:30:41, Last Modified on 2009-11-02 16:27:32 - Market Wire}
 

ATLANTA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--A.D.A.M., Inc. (NASDAQ: ADAM), a leading provider of health information and benefits technology solutions, today announced that Michigan-based Trinity Health has licensed A.D.A.M.'s full suite of health information products. A.D.A.M.'s physician-reviewed and accredited healthcare information will be used nationwide by Trinity Health's 44 acute-care hospitals and numerous outpatient facilities, providing trusted healthcare information throughout its network. Using A.D.A.M.'s information, Trinity Health will also have the ability to customize Centers of Excellence for each hospital to make it their own.

"Trinity Health is committed to preserving and improving the quality of health of our communities through the highest standards of medical care," said Jeff Couzens, Director of Marketing at Trinity Health. "A.D.A.M.'s suite of health information products meets our high standards and will give our communities a place to find health information they can easily understand and trust. The comprehensiveness of the A.D.A.M. information and the ability to deploy across multiple web sites were major factors in our decision to choose A.D.A.M. for our system."

Trinity Health has facilities in seven states and is a recognized leader in heart surgery, rehabilitation medicine, newborn intensive care, cancer care, neurosurgery, and orthopedics. Trinity Health wanted a way to provide a broad range of information to an expansive audience. A.D.A.M.'s unique content management system allows each hospital the ability to implement the content as appropriate for their community.

"Trinity Health is a recognized leader in healthcare," said Kevin Noland, chief executive officer of A.D.A.M. "A.D.A.M. is proud to be an integral component of their commitment to quality healthcare and health-related services for their network of hospitals, health centers and caregivers. Our consumer-oriented health information will play a role in helping consumers in these communities make informed decisions about their health, and will help Trinity Health develop trusted relationships with patients who are seeking the highest quality healthcare services."

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is the fourth-largest Catholic health care system in the country. Based in Novi, Mich., Trinity Health operates 44 acute-care hospitals, 379 outpatient facilities, 26 long-term care facilities, and numerous home health offices and hospice programs in seven core states. Employing 44,500 full-time staff, Trinity Health reported $6.3 billion in unrestricted revenue and $376 million in community benefit ministry in fiscal year 2008. For more information about Trinity Health, visit [ www.trinity-health.org ].

About A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M. (NASDAQ: ADAM) is a leading provider of health information and benefits technology solutions to healthcare organizations, employers, consumers, and educational institutions. A.D.A.M.'s portfolio of products includes its award-winning Health Illustrated Encyclopedia and Benergy™, the leading benefits communication and healthcare decision support platform for small and mid-sized employers. A.D.A.M. content and technology solutions help consumers better understand their health, wellness and benefits, while helping healthcare organizations and employers reduce the costs of healthcare and benefits administration. For more information, visit [ www.adam.com ] or call 1-800-408-ADAM.

A.D.A.M. 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 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 in laws and regulations that impact how the company conducts its business and the other factors described in A.D.A.M.'s filings with the SEC. A.D.A.M. disclaims any obligation or duty to update any of its forward-looking statements.