New Health Language Solution Enables Accurate and Efficient Capture of Diagnosis Codes throughout the Continuum of Care

DENVER – Aug. 8, 2014 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it will demonstrate its new Provider Search Assistant in booth #607 during the Siemens Innovations ’14 for Healthcare IT meeting taking place in Tampa, FL, August 10-13, 2014.

Built using cloud-based technology, the Health Language^® Provider Search Assistant (PSA) is a simple, browser-based diagnosis search tool that can be seamlessly integrated into leading third-party clinical and financial systems. PSA enables healthcare professionals to quickly find diagnosis codes (ICD-9 and ICD-10) using familiar search terms such as “afib,” “ank fx,” or “elevated BP,” or known ICD codes. To capture the increased specificity of ICD-10, PSA prompts for additional information such as laterality, site or time course.

“We’ve been collaborating with healthcare professionals and leading IT vendors to identify opportunities to streamline point of care workflows,” said Brian McDonald, Vice President, Health Language, Wolters Kluwer Health, Clinical Solutions. “PSA helps clients quickly and accurately capture diagnosis codes, minimizing denials and easing the transition to ICD-10.” 

About Wolters Kluwer Health

Wolters Kluwer Health is a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Serving more than 150 countries worldwide, clinicians rely on Wolters Kluwer Health’s market leading information-enabled tools and software solutions throughout their professional careers from training to research to practice. Major brands include Health Language^®, Lexicomp^®, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Medicom^®, Medi-Span^®, Medknow, Ovid^®, Pharmacy OneSource^®, ProVation^® Medical and UpToDate^®.

Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company. Wolters Kluwer had 2013 annual revenues of €3.6 billion ($4.7 billion), employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide, and maintains operations in over 40 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).