Press Releases

TAMPA, Fla. – June 20, 2011 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, has appointed Michael Buda, Esq., PhD, as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. In this role, he will manage development and deployment of the organization’s human resource policies, procedures and strategies.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –June 14, 2011– Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Moses Cone Health System has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the electronic order set solution for the five-hospital health system.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – (June 13, 2011) – Laura Kolkman, founder and president of Mosaica Partners, a nationally recognized health information exchange (HIE) consulting firm, has been selected as a Fellow of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —June 7, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today the release of a query tool that streamlines the collection of quality data for the GI Quality Improvement Consortium Ltd. (GIQuIC) benchmarking initiative. Part of ProVation® MD for gastroenterology (GI) procedure documentation and coding, the query tool also allows for easy collection of data in an approved format that can then be submitted to GIQuIC.

MIAMI – (June 2, 2011) – Heat Biologics, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, announced the appointment of Sol J. Barer, Ph.D., to its Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board. Dr. Barer joins the board’s five internationally known experts in the fields of immunology and immunotherapy and will advise Heat Biologics on current and future research and clinical testing.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –Jun 2, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that The University of Texas Medical Branch has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the health system’s electronic order set solution.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —May 25, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Oklahoma Surgicare has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –May 16, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Sonoma Valley Hospital has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the facility’s electronic order set solution.

TAMPA, Fla. – (May 11, 2011) – Bucking the depressed hiring rate and economic struggles that continue to plague other industries and businesses across the Tampa Bay region, Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS) announced the addition of 10 new team members and 22 practices representing approximately 250 physicians. The additions top off six months of rapid growth for DAS (www.Dr-Solutions.com), driven by expanding interest in securing incentive funds for the deployment of certified electronic health record (EHR) systems.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — May 11, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Moore Regional Hospital has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – May 4, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Maury Regional Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the facility’s electronic order set solution.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – April 28, 2011– Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the Wake Endoscopy Center LLC has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding and its ProVation® EHR electronic health record and patient charting solution.

TAMPA, Fla. – April 21, 2011 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, has appointed James Vertino as chief information officer (CIO) and executive vice president of technology.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –April 18, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Nathan Littauer Hospital has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the hospital’s electronic order set solution.

COSTA MESA, Calif. – (April, 15, 2011) – As part of its commitment to providing children with positive influences beyond the classroom, CardFlex, Inc., a financial services and payment solution company, is sponsoring the American Camp Association (ACA) Southern California/Hawaii Spring Leadership Conference, which will take place in Palm Springs, Calif., April 12-15. The company also sponsored the ACA National Conference, which took place in San Diego in February.