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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 27, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today the introduction of ProVation^® Care Plans, powered by Lippincott’s Nursing Solutions, a robust software solution that provides nurses and allied health professionals with the tools they need to create, customize and maintain evidence-based interdisciplinary care plans.

Last week, Wolters Kluwer held its annual media roundtable in Amsterdam. The event, held in conjunction with the release of the company's annual results, featured several healthcare leaders discussing trends in the industry and for patient care.

Becker's Hospital Review»

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – (Feb. 21, 2013) – Mosaica Partners has completed three in-depth reports on behalf of the State of Arizona describing the status of, and potential for, health information exchange (HIE) in three under-represented areas: long-term care, rural health, and behavioral health. A fourth report from the nationally recognized HIE consulting firm provides insight into the state’s general HIE readiness based on a series of comprehensive interviews with Arizona thought-leaders and stakeholders.

Healthcare is inherently a mobile environment. When it comes to higher quality and more efficient delivery of care, a growing body of research suggests that there is a link between the amount of clinician time at a patient's bedside and improved workflows and outcomes.

Healthcare Technology Online»

DENVER, CO (February 14, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that ICA has selected Health Language^® to support its health information exchange (HIE) platform. Health Language medical terminology management software and services will enable ICA, a leading provider of interoperability technology that enables care management and HIE, to create longitudinal patient records and enhance reporting and analytics across entire populations.

Waltham, Mass. – Feb. 14, 2013 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Bali Royal Hospital has selected UpToDate^® as its evidence-based clinical decision support system. The hospital represents the first UpToDate client in Indonesia.

Lexicomp, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is a major medical information resource for clinicians. While they have a large support network of clinical information available via the computer, they have been making gains on mobile products via apps.

iMedicalApps»

LAKE MARY, Fla. – (Feb. 5, 2013) – Poor health literacy and low medication adherence are significant contributing factors to the 177,000 deaths each year from medication misuse and errors. Indeed, as many as half of all patients fail to follow proper use instructions and 60% are unable to identify their prescribed medications.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Feb. 5, 2013 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Parkview Health has selected its ProVation^® Medical Software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

With the rollout of CMS' Value-based Purchasing (VBP) Program and the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) in 2012, hospitals are under the gun to attain higher quality standards or face the fallout of financial penalties. Many hospitals, including those that believe they were performing at high levels, were caught off guard to learn that their initial CMS performance reports pointed to penalty levels weighty enough to turn heads.

Drug Topics»

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Jan. 29, 2013 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Scripps Health has selected its ProVation^® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate^® Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution.

Waltham, Mass. – (Jan. 29, 2013) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that more than 9 out of 10 UpToDate^® users believe their use of the clinical decision support resource improves quality of care and leads to more efficient patient management. Responses from the more than 17,000 users who participated in the 2012 Subscriber Survey underscored the critical role UpToDate plays in improving care, preventing errors, increasing clinical efficiencies and reducing costs related to delays in diagnosis and treatment.

There are two fundamental objectives driving trends on the national healthcare stage today — the need to increase quality and decrease costs. From meaningful use (MU) to new pay-for-performance initiatives, all efforts are aimed to work synergistically to deliver better outcomes through more accountable and efficient care delivery.

Government Health IT»

Accurate patient data matching is integral not only to the provision of safe and effective healthcare, but also to the success of accountable care organizations (ACOs), health information exchanges (HIEs) and other emerging care models. Yet healthcare organizations continue to struggle against the growing volume of duplicate and overlaid records that clogs their systems and compromises the integrity of the patient data upon which internal and, increasingly, external care decisions are based.

Government Health IT»

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Jan. 16, 2013 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Centra Health has selected its ProVation^® Medical software for cardiology procedure documentation and coding in its cardiac catheterization labs.