Press Releases

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — April 13, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Advanced Endoscopy & Surgical Center has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Waltham, Mass. (April 1, 2011) — UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announced today that it is providing free access to its online medical content to all users in Japan. This decision was made by the company immediately following the recent earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country’s northeast coast. In addition, individuals and organizations worldwide now have free access to UpToDate’s radiation exposure resources.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – (April 1, 2011) – Palmetto Physician Connections, LLC (www.PalmettoPhysicianConnections.com) has successfully launched a new Medicaid managed care health plan in South Carolina’s Healthy Connections Choices program. Under a contract with the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), Palmetto Physician Connections is providing healthcare services through a medical homes network to beneficiaries in 39 counties.

TAMPA, Fla. – (March 29, 2011) – HealthPlan Services (HPS) will feature its proven processes for managing medical loss ratios (MLR) and expanding sales channels that enable carriers to survive – and thrive – in today’s post-healthcare reform environment at the World Health Care Congress (WHCC). HPS, the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, will be featured in Booth #318 at the conference, which takes place April 4-6, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –March 28, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Ozarks Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the hospital’s electronic order set solution.

TAMPA, Fla. – (March 22, 2011) – Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS) announced today that it has been named a qualified electronic health record (EHR) vendor by the Paperfree Florida Collaborative,  a regional extension center (REC) established to assist Florida healthcare providers in the selection and meaningful use of health IT systems.

TAMPA, Fla. – March 17, 2011 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, recently announced that its contract with the American Veterinary Medical Association Group Health & Life Insurance Trust (AVMA GHLIT) has been extended.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — March 17, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Desert Sun Gastroenterology has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

TAMPA, Fla. – (March 14, 2011) – MedHOK has earned National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) Software Certification™ for 360Measures. Full HEDIS 2011 certification was achieved for 360Measures 1.56, which successfully passed all 62 measures included in the program.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —March 9, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Parkland Memorial Hospital has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

TAMPA, Fla. – (March 7, 2011) – Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS) has appointed Jennifer Shimek as Chief Operating Officer (COO). She is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the organization.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —February 24, 2011 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Riverside Community Hospital has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Feb. 21, 2011 – Health IT vendors that partner with Intelligent Medical Objects® (IMO®) will have access to the firm’s much anticipated release of  IMO® Problem IT™ with ICD-10-CM codes, available for integration in electronic health record (EHRs) by October 2011 – two  years ahead of the mandated October 2013 compliance deadline. In doing so, IMO addresses concerns of HIT vendors and provider organizations alike by providing access to ICD-10-CM terminology with ample time to complete system integration and iron out any issues prior to release to end users.

ORLANDO -- (Feb. 21, 2011) -- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that ScriptRx, Inc. will integrate Medi-Span® Clinical into its line of touch-screen EMR and discharge systems for emergency rooms and urgent care centers. The agreement was announced at HIMSS11, where Wolters Kluwer Health is featuring several of its leading clinical decision support (CDS) tools, including Medi-Span Clinical, in Booth #6162.