University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina licensed A.D.A.M. health tools for their hospital websites

A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM), a leading provider of health information and benefits technology solutions announced today that University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina has licensed the A.D.A.M. Multimedia Encyclopedia, Heart Center, and other A.D.A.M. health tools for eight of their hospital websites. The A.D.A.M. health information allows the system to provide more robust online health and wellness information to the counties served by the hospital system, and empowers people within those communities to lead healthier lives.

“The A.D.A.M. Heart Center gives the East Carolina Heart Institute an online health resource that spans the continuum of care from prevention and wellness to diagnosis to treatment. We're excited that our health information will be used to positively affect the health and wellness of these communities.”

Within the 29 counties of eastern North Carolina, cardiovascular disease is more prevalent than any other place in the nation. The East Carolina Heart Institute, a unique partnership that includes University Health Systems' Pitt County Memorial Hospital and East Carolina University, along with cardiovascular experts in private practice, academic medicine, and research, includes A.D.A.M.'s Heart Center on its website. The Heart Institute is the first in North Carolina devoted exclusively to education, research, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The A.D.A.M. Heart Center provides website visitors with in-depth information on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cardiovascular care through articles, news, interactive health assessments, decision tools and animations.

"We are pleased that an internationally recognized health system such as UHS has chosen our health solutions to meet their consumer health information needs," said Mark Adams, president and chief executive officer of A.D.A.M. "The A.D.A.M. Heart Center gives the East Carolina Heart Institute an online health resource that spans the continuum of care from prevention and wellness to diagnosis to treatment. We're excited that our health information will be used to positively affect the health and wellness of these communities."

A.D.A.M.'s health information allows visitors to the UHS website, www.uhseast.com, and other regional hospital websites to access consumer health articles to help them understand diseases and conditions, general wellness, prepare for surgeries, tests and procedures, as well as learn about emergency care for poisons or injuries. The system will link the A.D.A.M. health content to their services to provide greater transparency of health information, and help the system build stronger relationships with their patients.

"We chose A.D.A.M. for our online health information because we wanted to provide our communities with comprehensive physician-developed and reviewed consumer health resources in a format that fit well within our websites," said Kellie Vicars, communication supervisor of UHS. "We selected A.D.A.M. based on the depth and breadth of content, ease of implementation, and technological support they provide. The A.D.A.M. content will help our health system promote a heart healthy lifestyle to our communities, as well as provide a wealth of online health and wellness information our communities can trust."