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My decision to transition Town & Country Pediatrics to a digital practice was influenced by the desire to increase patient safety, chart more efficiently, automate prescribing and billing processes, and enhance profitability. My practice is ineligible for meaningful use, therefore any increase in value would have to be realized from productivity enhancements, improved revenues and reduced costs rather than incentive funds.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (July 24, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the Denver Endoscopy Center has selected its ProVation^® Medical software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

TAMPA, Fla. – July 17, 2013 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology, sales, retention and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, announced today that its Go-To-Exchange™ platform successfully completed point-to-point testing with State-Based Marketplaces in California, Colorado and Maryland. HPS is also in the process of testing its transaction capabilities with the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.

Ottawa, ON – (July 17, 2013) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that The Ottawa Hospital has launched UpToDate® Anywhere as its clinical decision support resource optimized for the hospital’s leading edge mobile-health strategy. The hospital represents the first UpToDate Anywhere hospital client in Canada.

DENVER, CO (July 17, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Connexin Software has selected its Health Language^® applications to promote higher-quality clinical documentation and regulatory compliance in its suite of pediatric electronic health record (EHR) solutions.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 17, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center has selected its ProVation^® Care Plans, powered by Lippincott’s Nursing Solutions, as its evidence-based interdisciplinary care plans solution. 

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – July 11, 2013 – Preferred Medical Plan, the oldest independently owned managed care plan in South Florida, announced today that it expects to significantly expand employment in South Florida within the next year to accommodate demands of several major expansion initiatives. Most significant of these is a sizable increase anticipated in its individual commercial line of business in response to the launch of the Healthcare Insurance Marketplace (“Exchange”).

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – July 3, 2013 -- Preferred Medical Plan, the oldest Medicaid managed care plan in Florida, announced today that it has expanded its Medicaid coverage to include eligible residents of Monroe County. The expansion comes after an 18-month process of building a comprehensive network of Monroe County care providers to comply with Medicaid access requirements.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (June 20, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Polyclinic Surgery Center has selected its ProVation^® Medical software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Healthcare providers are knee-deep in Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU) preparations as they press forward to qualify for incentives in a timely fashion. Moving past the initial Stage 1 focus on “data capture and sharing” within an electronic health record (EHR), the mission of Stage 2 points to more advanced clinical processes, laying a foundation for Stage 3’s focus on improved outcomes.

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MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – (June 5, 2013) – Healthsense, Inc., a leading provider of aging services technologies, took top honors in the Clinical Effectiveness category of the 5th Annual iAwards for Connected Health from Triple Tree. The iAwards recognize companies that demonstrate insight, innovation and initiative in connected health.

Another recent and notable app is UpToDate MobileComplete for iOS and Android devices, or Windows 8 media tablets. Though the MobileComplete is pricier than its free version (UptoDate), it offers content for more than 20 specialties (including more than 10,000 topic reviews). It also comes with features that allow users to get to information quickly, including persistent log-in, suggested search terms, and mobile-optimized calculators.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (May 31, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that MedCentral Health System has selected its ProVation^® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate^® Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution and ProVation^® Care Plans, powered by Lippincott’s Nursing Solutions as its evidence-based interdisciplinary care plans solution.