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TAMPA, Fla. – Jan. 25, 2011 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, has demonstrated its unwavering support of and long term commitment to the Inter-Company Marketing Group (ICMG) by renewing its status as a Gold Sponsor.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 25, 2011) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that St. Joseph Medical Center has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Healthcare IT leaders nationwide are moving forward steadily to introduce evidence-based care tools into clinician workflows, both with regard to the development of order sets in computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems, as well as in the context of the medical diagnosis process. As they advance in these areas, they are finding that building everything from scratch is simply too labor-intensive a prospect. And as hospitals and medical groups turn increasingly to the commercially sponsored offerings available, they are finding the insertion of evidence-based decision support to be a plus in winning doctors over to CPOE adoption.

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COSTA MESA, Calif. –Jan. 14, 2011 – CardFlex Inc., a financial services and payment solution company, today announced a new program designed to provide flexible funding options that enable direct response marketers to expand their media buying power. The CardFlex Media Funding program provides bridge funds for acquiring commercial time on local and national media outlets, including television, radio, print and online, as well as for viral marketing and other promotional programs.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 11, 2011) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Lancaster Hospital has selected ProVation^® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate^® Decision Support, as the organization’s electronic order set solution.

Duplicate patient records have long been a serious problem for hospitals, creating the potential for missing or inaccurate patient information that can lead to life-threatening care situations. They are also a substantial drain on financial, health information management (HIM), and IT resources.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN –Dec. 22, 2010– Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its ProVation® MD software received top ranking in the Clinical Procedure Documentation Category of the 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report. This marks the sixth consecutive year ProVation MD has been ranked Number One by KLAS, an independent healthcare IT vendor research firm that recognizes healthcare vendors for their leadership in working with customers to ensure satisfaction.

Wolters Kluwer Health, a provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its ProVation MD software has received top ranking in the Clinical Procedure Documentation Category of the 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Dec 21, 2010 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Andrew Gifford of Midwestern University-Glendale College of Pharmacy is the winner of the 2010 Facts & Comparisons® Enhancement Scholarship. Gifford will receive tuition reimbursement in the amount of $5,000 and his proposed enhancement will be considered for a future release of Facts & Comparisons® eAnswers.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (December 20, 2010) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Essent Healthcare has selected ProVation^® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate^® Decision Support, as the electronic order set solution for the system’s five hospitals.

COSTA MESA, Calif. – Dec. 2010 – CardFlex, Inc., a financial services and payment solution company, has appointed Ed Barbara as chief revenue officer. In this position, Barbara will be responsible for expanding the firm’s presence in direct response marketing, establishing new vertical markets and creating new revenue streams.

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College of Notre Dame of Maryland is the recipient of a Facts & Comparisons “ACE” Award from Wolters Kluwer Health. The $10,000 grant will be used to develop drug information (DI) and pharmacy informatics curricula in the School of Pharmacy.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (December 13, 2010) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Community Memorial Health System has selected ProVation^® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate^® Decision Support, as the electronic order set solution for its two hospitals.