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Linda Peitzman MD is chief medical informatics officer of Wolters Kluwer Health.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – July 10, 2012 - Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Legacy Health has selected its ProVation^® Medical software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding in GI labs at five full-service Legacy hospitals.

New care and reimbursement models are forcing healthcare organizations — physicians, hospitals and health plans — to step up their game when it comes to performance data. Collection and reporting of key metrics are required by many emerging initiatives, while several long-established programs are now embracing strong quality-enhancement strategies. Many are going so far as to link reimbursements and financial or other incentives to quality scores.

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TAMPA, Fla. – June 28, 2012 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, affirms its Go-To-Exchange strategy in the wake of today’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Go-To-Exchange provides comprehensive management of the administrative and technical needs of health plans participating in state exchanges. A critical technology component is ExchangeLink, which facilitates the technical connections necessary to link carriers to exchanges.

“HPS has been actively engaged with industry groups and State and Federal agencies to stay informed on the technology needs required for exchange connections. HPS will now move forward to complete the integration necessary to successfully administer the new members that purchase health insurance via the public exchanges,” said HPS Senior Vice President of Healthcare Reform Dennis Prysner.

“Our early actions and development of thought leadership around the complexities of exchange integration and QHP administration have positioned us as a leader in reform readiness. We look forward to working with our healthcare carrier partners as we prepare for open enrollment on Oct. 1, 2013,” said Jeff Bak, HPS President and CEO.

About HealthPlan Services

HealthPlan Services (HPS) is the largest independent provider of service and technology solutions to the insurance and managed care industry. Since 1970, HPS has offered customized administration and distribution services to insurers of individual, small group, voluntary and association plans, as well as valuable solutions to thousands of brokers and agents. HPS’ proprietary, scalable technology provides innovative consumer-facing solutions that are turnkey self-service tools for insurance carriers and distribution partners. HPS offers an ever-expanding array of services to a diverse and growing client base, and administers products that include medical (PPO, HMO, indemnity, consumer-driven), dental, vision, life, disability, cancer, critical illness, accident, long term care, limited medical, as well as various other ancillary insurance. HPS is committed to providing extraordinary service to its customers. HPS is a company of Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare. For more information about HPS, visit www.healthplan.com.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — June 27, 2012 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Essentia Health has successfully implemented its ProVation^® Medical Software to enhance workflow efficiencies and quality of care within its gastroenterology and pulmonary services. This deployment marks a significant milestone – the 1,000^th implementation of the specialized documentation and coding solution.

As the industry awaits the final rule for Stage 2 of electronic health records meaningful use, the ultimate success of Stage 2 may hinge on a requirement that was not even included in the proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — June 20, 2012— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that O’Bleness Memorial Hospital has selected its ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution.

Each year, hospital executives are faced with the same daunting task of finding ways to tighten the budget belt one more notch. It's a sign of the times against looming — and in some cases significant — reimbursement cuts from Medicare and a regulatory backdrop demanding more for less.

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CENTENNIAL, Colo. – June 18, 2012 – Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for healthcare organizations, is celebrating a decade of delivering to hospitals and healthcare organizations the innovative services and solutions that drive quality care by mastering patient identity and improving data integrity.

Bob Brown is the co-author of “The Health Information Exchange Formation Guide: The Authoritative Guide for Planning and Forming an HIE in Your State, Region or Community.”  The book was published in February 2011 and was recently named HIMSS Book of the Year. Along with co-author, Laura Kolkman, RN, MS, FHIMSS, he also writes the monthly HIE Formation column in HIMSS monthly e-newsletter, HIMSS HIELights.

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CENTENNIAL, Colo. – June, 5, 2012 – Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for healthcare organizations, has appointed Monica Mosis, RHIA, as its senior consultant. In this role, Mosis will work with Just Associates’ clients on a wide range of data integrity projects.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — May 31, 2012 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan has selected its ProVation^® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate^® Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution.

TAMPA, Fla. – May 30, 2012 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, announced today the launch of “benefit crossroads” to provide consumers with a single online source for top-rated individual insurance plans. It combines medical, dental, vision, life, Medicare advantage, PDP and Medicare supplement plans from the nation’s leading carriers with advanced online search and education tools and trusted advisors to guide consumers toward insurance that is tailored to their specific needs.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – May 29, 2012 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Austin Health has selected its ProVation® Medical Software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.