BNET Industries

Market Cap:$45.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$28.8M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We provide online information and technology solutions for employers, benefits brokers, healthcare organizations and online media companies. For the end users of our solutionsgeneral consumers, employees, patients, and health plan membersour products and services help people to better understand their health, better understand the benefits plans their employers provide, and make well informed decisions about their healthcare and benefits selections. In addition, we help people understand the relationship between their benefits and the costs associated with them. This connection between financial understanding and benefits choice and use of benefits is increasingly important as consumers are assuming more of the financial responsibilities for their healthcare. Our proprietary health information products are derived from what we believe to be one of the largest continually enhanced online consumer health reference information libraries available. The information we provide which is web-based, includes information on diseases, symptoms, treatments, surgical procedures, specialty medicine and topics, and alternative medicine. Our content is enhanced with visuals, animations and other new media that provides a graphically rich environment to promote learning retention and interactivity. ...

President & CEO
Kevin S. Noland
Number of Employees 118
Contact Information

10 10th Street NE Ste 525

Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3848

www.adam.com

(404) 604-2757

NAICS Code Software Publishers: 511210

Recent Events

  • A.D.A.M., Inc. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results

    11/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Vendor Notebook - API Healthcare announces new contracts for human capital management

    11/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Adam Lambert Reveals Glam Album Cover

    10/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • A.D.A.M., Inc. Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

    8/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • CallMD Selects A.D.A.M. Multimedia Encyclopedia for Its Innovative Physician Service

    7/16/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

News & Analysis

a.d.a.m. inc. and healthcare - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Kevin S. Noland President & CEO
Alan Greene Chief Medical Officer
Andrew Ceccon Chief Marketing Officer
John Gedney Chief Operating Officer, Online Benefits, Inc.
Keith Cox Chief Technology Officer
Mark B. Adams Chief Financial Officer
Greg Juhn Senior Vice President, Prod Strategy
John H. George Senior Vice President, Sales
Rick Leach Senior Vice President, Marketing
Jim Retel Vice President, Sales
Kyle A. McNeir Vice President, Internet & Produt Design
Meredith A. Nienkamp Vice President, Production
Mike Formica Vice President, Sales, Employer Solutions Group
Shannon McGuire Vice President, Education Sales
Tony Lynn Vice President, Engineering
Robert Cramer Co-Founder
David R Eltz Editorial Director
David Zieve Medical Director
Sunny Simpson Director, Benergyos
Arthur Vera
Daniel S. Howe Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Clay Scarborough Chairman
Mark Kishel Board of Directors

Kevin has been with the company since 1994 and has lead the company as CEO since 2006. He previously served as president and chief operating officer and in that role he had been responsible for driving the performance of the company through its successful transition into the healthcare market. Prior to his career at A.D.A.M., Kevin spent more than 10 years in the software and computer industry, including positions at General Electric and Borland International. He also held general management, operations and sales positions at several successful technology start-ups.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. President & CEO Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Board of Directors Current

Dr. Greene is a founding member and the current President of Hi-Ethics. He is the Chief Medical Officer of A.D.A.M., a leading publisher of interactive health information. In addition to being the Co-founder and CEO of DrGreene.com, he is the Pediatric Expert for Yahoo!. He is also on the clinical faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he sees patients and teaches residents. Dr. Greene has been recognized by Advance for Health Information Executives as one of the top 25 most influential forces in healthcare information technology. Dr. Greene was also named Intel's Internet Health Hero for children's health.

Organization Position Status
Dr. Greene CEO Current
Hi-Ethics, Inc President Current
Information Therapy Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M. Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Chief Medical Officer Current
Stanford University School of Medicine Assistant Professor Current
Health In 30 Current
Green Options Current
Pew Latin American Fellows Current
Horizon Organic Holding Corporation Current
Pew Scholars Current
The Organic Center Board Chair & Chair, Stac, Pediatrician, Www.Drgreene.Com Current
Information Therapy Board of Directors Current
Dr. Greene Co-Founder of Drgreene.Com, and Chief Medical Officer of Adam Former
Hi-Ethics, Inc Board Chair Former
Princeton University Bachelor's Degree Former
The University of California, San Francisco Former

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Vice President, Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Chief Operating Officer, Online Benefits, Inc. Current

Keith joined A.D.A.M. in 2009 to direct A.D.A.M.'s engineering and information technology resources and to formulate and execute the company's technology vision and roadmap. He most recently served as the Director of Global Partner Business Development in Developer & Platform Evangelism, a division of Microsoft's Server and Tools Organization where he led business development and technology strategy initiatives for Microsoft's largest global partners in healthcare. Before joining Microsoft Corporation in 2001, he held the position of Vice President of Software Development for Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group. Previously, he was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of JobCostOnline.com and was a co-founder of Healthcare.com. In his career, Cox has held senior technology leadership and advisory positions with McKesson/HBOC, Gerber Alley/First Data Corporation and BellSouth Telecommunication's Science & Technology organization. Keith also sits on the Board of Directors for the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG).

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
McKesson Hboc, Inc Former

Mark joined the company in April 2006 and is responsible for the company's financial, accounting, treasury and ongoing business and operational planning. He served as chief financial officer of Miller Zell, a mid-market design and illustration firm. Prior to that, he served as chief financial officer for several technology companies, including Micron Optics and Melita International where he guided the company through its initial public offering. Mark began his career at Arthur Andersen.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Micron Optics, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Miller Zell Chief Financial Officer Former
Micron Optics Chief Financial Officer Former

Greg joined the company in 1998 and has played a key role in both product and business development. With 14 years of experience in patient education and public health program development, he previously directed A.D.A.M.'s editorial department, creating the company's editorial standards and processes. He co-authored the first edition of the A.D.A.M. Family Health Guide and developed the specifications for A.D.A.M.'s Health Risk Assessments and consumer-directed healthcare products. Prior to joining A.D.A.M., he authored a consumer health book and co-authored numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed publications. Greg has a bachelor's degree in molecular biology and a Master's degree in Medical Writing from Northeastern University.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Senior Vice President, Prod Strategy Current
Northeastern University Master's Degree In Medical Writing Former
Northeastern University Bachelor's Degree In Molecular Biology Former

John joined the company in May 2007. A seasoned healthcare executive, George most recently served as Senior Vice President of Sales for Per-Se Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare software technology firm acquired by McKesson Corporation in January 2007. Under John’s direction, the company experienced significant growth within its business services and technology solutions for healthcare. He also was directly responsible for winning key contracts with some of the largest U.S. healthcare providers and negotiating major contracts with the top U.S. healthcare payers. In addition to his sales role, he served as Per-Se's Senior Vice President and CTO of Research and Development, overseeing all software development efforts. Prior to his engagement with Per-Se, he held the role of Vice President of North American Operations for Synavant, a large developer of PRM/CRM solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, which was acquired by Dendrite.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales Current
Per-Se Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales Former

Rick joined A.D.A.M. in 2008 after a diverse marketing career working with both start-up and Fortune 100 companies in healthcare and other industries. In addition to providing strategic marketing and business development consulting services to CEOs of consumer internet and healthcare companies during the past several years, he has held executive positions that ranged from Vice President of Marketing to CEO for several start-up companies. Rick also spent five years as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for McKesson Health Solutions. Prior to McKesson, he had product and marketing responsibility for two of the earliest nationally recognized healthcare brands: 1-800-DOCTORS and ASK-A-NURSE. Rick was one of the founders of Access Health, and helped them conduct a successful IPO. Before becoming involved in the healthcare industry, Rick spent nearly 10 years at J. Walter Thompson Company, one of the largest advertising agencies in the country.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current
McKesson Health Solutions LLC Vice President of Marketing and Product Management Former

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Vice President, Sales Current
Matria Healthcare, Inc. Former

Mr. McNeir has been a key player with A.D.A.M. since 1992. Currently he directs the design and usability of the A.D.A.M. product line and Internet initiatives. From 2000 to 2005, he directed the Editorial, Visual Production, Client Service and IS efforts for the company, and has managed the web development efforts for the company since 1997. In addition, he directed the Engineering and Software Development for the company, building a strong development team that created proprietary content management and content deployment systems. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. McNeir served as product manager for A.D.A.M., responsible for the creation of award-winning multimedia CD-ROM's for the medical-legal, education, healthcare and consumer markets, many of which are still in use today. As one of the original medical illustrators and production managers for A.D.A.M., Mr. McNeir has been instrumental in producing the world's largest database of high quality medical imagery, animation and technology. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. McNeir served as a medical illustrator and multimedia producer, creating 2-D and 3-D digital animation and graphics, video as well as audio production. Prior to A.D.A.M., Mr. McNeir attended the University of Illinois, Chicago, obtaining a Master's degree in Biomedical Visualization.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Vice President, Internet & Produt Design Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Product Manager Former
A.D.A.M., Inc. Player Former
University of Illinois at Chicago Former

Ms. Nienkamp joined the company in 1992 and has played key roles in department management, product development, project management, content development, and medical illustration and animation art direction. During her 16-year tenure at A.D.A.M., she has led teams to complete key products for the education, healthcare, and consumer markets and is a co-author of the A.D.A.M. Family Health Guide, first edition. In her current position, she is responsible for company's project management, Editorial, and Visual Development departments. Meredith completed a Masters of Science degree in Medical Illustration from the Medical College of Georgia in 1993 and graduated magna cum laude in 1990 with a Bachelor's of Science-Medical Illustration from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Vice President, Production Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Director, Production Former
Medical College of Georgia Masters of Science Degree In Medical Illustration Former

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Vice President, Sales, Employer Solutions Group Current

Organization Position Status
Baker & Taylor, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Vice President, Engineering Current
United States Corps of Engineers Former
University of West Florida M.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Theport CEO and Chairman Current
Theport Co-Founder Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Co-Founder Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Chairman Current
The Galloway School Board of Directors Current
The Dam Co-Founder Former
CNN Worldwide assignment editor Former
The Dam Chairman Former
Tufts University BA in Political Science Former

David is an award-winning journalist who has covered the health industry for nearly a decade. Prior to joining A.D.A.M., Mr. Eltz was Group Director for Belvoir Media Group, where he oversaw 11 monthly consumer health newsletters, including Massachusetts General Hospital's Mind, Mood & Memory and The Cleveland Clinic Men's Health Advisor. He has written for numerous magazines, including Pitt Med and I.D. David holds a degree in journalism from California University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the American Medical Writers Association.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Editorial Director Current
Belvoir Media Group LLC Group Director Former
California University of Pennsylvania Degree In Journalism Former

Dr. Zieve joined A.D.A.M. to set new industry standards for evidence-based health content. Prior to joining A.D.A.M., Dr. Zieve served as editor and product manager at Milliman Care Guidelines. Milliman is considered the industry standard for independently developed and produced evidence-based clinical guidelines used in a variety of web-based case management applications in hospitals, insurance companies, and case management agencies. While at Milliman, Dr. Zieve was responsible for creating and overseeing two key products, the Ambulatory Care Guidelines and Chronic Care Guidelines. These products, containing hundreds of authorization guidelines, evidence summaries, and patient instructions, are widely viewed in the healthcare industry as a standard of evidence-based medicine.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Medical Director Current
Milliman Care Guidelines, LLC Product Manager Former
Milliman Care Guidelines, LLC Editor Former

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Director, Benergyos Current

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Current
Transition Systems Former
Home Box Office Inc. Former
University of Illinois Master's degree Former

Clay E. Scarborough, age 53, was elected to the Board of Directors in January 2005. Since 2003, Mr. Scarborough has been the Chief Financial Officer of Xtend Consulting, LLC, a reseller of business enterprise-level computer equipment. Mr. Scarborough served as Chief Financial Officer of Abacus Solutions, LLC, an affiliate of Xtend Consulting, from 2003 through March 31, 2008. Mr. Scarborough previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Channelogics, Inc., a provider of software to the broadband cable access market, from 1999 through 2003. Also, from 1999 to 2003, Mr. Scarborough provided Chief Financial Officer services to technology companies as a partner of Tatum CFO Partners and as an independent consultant. Mr. Scarborough provided consulting services to the Company in 2002 and served as the Company s Chief Financial Officer from 1992 to 1995.

Organization Position Status
Xtend Consulting Chief Financial Officer Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Chairman Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Michigan Masters Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former
Duke University Bachelors Degree In Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Former

Daniel S. Howe, age 49, has been a director of the Company since December 1996. Mr. Howe has served as the President of Howe Development, Inc., a real estate and investment company, since January 1990. Howe Development focuses on shopping centers, freestanding drug stores and other commercial development property in the Southeastern United States.

Organization Position Status
A.D.A.M., Inc. Director Current

Mark Kishel, M.D. joined the Company's Board of Directors in November 2001. Dr. Kishel has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Emedicine Solutions, Inc., a healthcare consulting and management company, since March, 2001. Prior to serving on the Board, Dr. Kishel was Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia from 1993 until its acquisition by Wellpoint in 2001.

Organization Position Status
Seniormetrix Inc. Chief Medical Officer Current
S-Board Ltd. Current
A.D.A.M., Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Academy of Pediatrics Fellow Current
The Blue Cross Chief Medical Officer Former
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Chief Medical Officer Former
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Chief Medical Officer Former
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Executive Vice President Former
The Blue Cross Executive Vice President Former
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Executive Vice President Former
The State University of New York Degree Former

Executive News

  • A.D.A.M., Inc. Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

    Business Wire - 8/11/09 - View Story

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     ADAM $4.63 -0.10 (-2.11% )
Average Volume 21,882
Shares Outstanding 9.89M
Market Cap 45.8M
Year High 5.3
Year Low 1.85
Earnings Per Share -1.39
P/E Ratio -3.33
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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