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The march towards meaningful use (MU) has created a sense of urgency within the physician community to adopt EHRs for their offices — as it should. Hospitals and eligible professionals (EPs), which include physicians, began attestation for MU incentive payments on April 18, and the first payments were issued in May.

Becker's ASC Review»

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –June 14, 2011– Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Moses Cone Health System has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the electronic order set solution for the five-hospital health system.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – (June 13, 2011) – Laura Kolkman, founder and president of Mosaica Partners, a nationally recognized health information exchange (HIE) consulting firm, has been selected as a Fellow of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —June 7, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today the release of a query tool that streamlines the collection of quality data for the GI Quality Improvement Consortium Ltd. (GIQuIC) benchmarking initiative. Part of ProVation® MD for gastroenterology (GI) procedure documentation and coding, the query tool also allows for easy collection of data in an approved format that can then be submitted to GIQuIC.

The new buzzword in healthcare technology, meaningful use plays an important role in a hospital’s ability to qualify for incentive funds under The Health InformationTechnology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. With payments starting at $4 million for hospitals that qualify under both Medicare and Medicaid programs, hospitals are eager to comply with meaningful use criteria. However, a high volume of duplicate records may hinder a hospital’s ability to do so.

Western Pennsylvania Hospital News»

MIAMI – (June 2, 2011) – Heat Biologics, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, announced the appointment of Sol J. Barer, Ph.D., to its Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board. Dr. Barer joins the board’s five internationally known experts in the fields of immunology and immunotherapy and will advise Heat Biologics on current and future research and clinical testing.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –Jun 2, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that The University of Texas Medical Branch has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the health system’s electronic order set solution.

The highly anticipated proposed rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) were released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on March 31, 2011. The hefty document — nearly 500 pages of potential regulatory structure — was open to public comment through the end of May.

Medical News of Arkansas»

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —May 25, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Oklahoma Surgicare has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Many of the issues facing the healthcare system relate to controlling costs while improving quality. Enter accountable care organizations (ACOs), coordinated systems of collaboration designed to closely connect groups of providers willing to take responsibility for improving overall health status, care efficiency, and the experiences of a defined patient population.

For the Record»

Effective inpatient throughput is essential in managing length of stay (LOS), avoiding diversion of patients to competing hospitals and achieving stellar patient satisfaction scores. One area that is sometimes overlooked in the broader content of patient flow or throughput, but which deeply impacts the movement of patients throughout the facility, is isolation management.

Executive Insights»

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –May 16, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Sonoma Valley Hospital has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the facility’s electronic order set solution.

It is no secret that, by October 2013, all physicians, hospitals and payers must have made the switch from ICD-9 to the greatly expanded ICD-10 diagnosis code set. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized this decision back in January 2009.

Manatee-Sarasota Medical News»

TAMPA, Fla. – (May 11, 2011) – Bucking the depressed hiring rate and economic struggles that continue to plague other industries and businesses across the Tampa Bay region, Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS) announced the addition of 10 new team members and 22 practices representing approximately 250 physicians. The additions top off six months of rapid growth for DAS (www.Dr-Solutions.com), driven by expanding interest in securing incentive funds for the deployment of certified electronic health record (EHR) systems.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — May 11, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Moore Regional Hospital has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.