Automated Benefits Enrollment System Provides 24/7 Access for
Geographically Dispersed Employees While Reducing Paperwork for Human
Resources Team
A.D.A.M.,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM), a leading provider of consumer
health information and benefits
technology solutions, today announced Altera Corporation has entered
into a multi-year agreement to license its Benergy®
Communications Platform, including its Enrollment Services and Health
and Wellness Center modules.
“We look forward to simplifying our upcoming open enrollment season with
Benergy’s online enrollment module,” said Catherine Fitzsimmons,
director, global compensation and benefits at Altera. “We selected
Benergy because it is a one-stop communications platform that provides
our employees with online access to benefits information, health and
wellness content, and human resources materials.”
Benergy helps Altera streamline routine benefit functions while
providing their 1,250 U.S. employees access to easy-to-understand
information to help them make informed benefits choices, including
details of each benefit plan, multimedia plan tutorials and side-by-side
comparisons. Benergy’s online enrollment module enables Altera to
collect benefits election data electronically on a daily basis, so they
can easily report data to insurance carriers and the payroll system.
“A.D.A.M. is committed to helping customers like Altera reduce the cost
and time burdens associated with benefits management. Automating the
open enrollment function is a win-win for employers and employees as it
reduces the workload for employers while empowering their employees with
the information and interactive tools to help them make smart decisions
about their benefits,” said A.D.A.M. president and chief executive
officer Kevin Noland. “As employers across the country are looking for
ways to reduce costs while continuing to provide attractive benefits to
their employees, Benergy’s online enrollment service is an
easy-to-implement solution for employers of all sizes.”
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 Multimedia 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 http://www.adam.com
or call 1-800-755-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.
A.D.A.M., Inc.
Rick Leach, 404-604-2757
Sr. Vice President,
Marketing
marketing@adamcorp.com
or
Investor
Contact:
Amy Gibbons, 212-838-3777
agibbons@lhai.com
