Press Releases

TAMPA, Fla. – July 8, 2014 – Jeff Bak, president and CEO of HealthPlan Services^SM (HPS), was named Ernst & Young’s Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year in Health Care Services. Under Bak’s guidance, HPS has become the nation’s leading technology, sales, retention and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, including the top administrator of public and private health insurance exchange members.

TAMPA, Fla. – June 23, 2014 – MedHOK (Medical House of Knowledge), a leader in providing a single platform for care, quality and compliance for health plans, PBMs and other risk-bearing entities, announced that it has earned Preferred Vendor status with the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) which represents 58 not-for-profit Safety Net Health Plans in 24 states.

June 19, 2014 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that UpToDate^® figures prominently in Kurashiki Central Hospital’s efforts to provide patients with world-class healthcare. The teaching hospital, which cares for 800,000 people in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture district, also uses the evidence-based clinical decision support resource to advance training and development of its junior physicians.

June 17, 2014 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Houston’s Memorial Hermann Health System has launched UpToDate^® Anywhere as its evidence-based clinical decision support resource. The largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann is answering the call from its 5,000 affiliated physicians for anytime, anywhere mobile access to UpToDate’s comprehensive clinical content and recommendations.

OHIO, HUDSON — (May 19, 2014) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it is enhancing its industry-leading pharmacogenomics content across its clinical drug information solutions. This greater depth of pharmacogenomics content is now included in the databases and application programming interfaces (APIs) of Wolters Kluwer Health’s embedded drug data solution, Medi-Span®, and is accessible through its premier online and mobile drug references, Lexicomp® Online™ and Lexicomp Mobile Apps.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – (May 14, 2014) – VUCA Health announced today that RefillRx Connect, a customizable website management system that enables pharmacies to cost-effectively offer patients online refills, will utilize its medication video library to enhance customization and improve medication adherence and care outcomes. In doing so, pharmacies that utilize RefillRx Connect will be given access to thousands of prescription-specific videos that can easily be accessed by patients based on their individual medication profiles.

DENVER, CO (May 7, 2014) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it has partnered with Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM) to distribute its Health Language^® LEAP I-10 claims analytics and mapping solution to mitigate the risks associated with the ICD-10 transition.

Key Highlights:

• Tamoco utilized HID Trusted Tag Services™ to provide film lovers with the ability to use their Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled smartphone to receive Tribeca Film Festival tickets.
• Tags use HID Global technology to eliminate abuse from out-of-home (OOH) campaigns with security and privacy attributes that change on every tap.
• Over the course of the four-day promotion, “Film for All Friday” fans seeking free passes “tapped” promotional posters 8,195 times with 1,156 unique mobile devices.

TAMPA, Fla. – May 5, 2014 – HealthPlan Services^SM (HPS), the nation’s leading technology, sales, retention and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, announced today its clients’ successful enrollment of 2 million members during the inaugural Health Insurance Exchange open enrollment period. Leveraging its Go-To-Exchange ^SM platform, a comprehensive suite of services designed to streamline carrier participation in insurance marketplaces, HPS supported its insurance carrier clients with enrolling approximately 20% of the 8 million total members reported by CMS who signed up and paid for coverage via a state or federal exchange.

Waltham, MA – (May 6, 2014) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Tampa General Hospital has finalized integration of UpToDate^® into its Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system and deployment of UpToDate Anywhere. As a result, affiliated physicians and residents can access trusted, evidence-based clinical information and treatment recommendations at the point of care and beyond via their EMR and mobile devices.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 25, 2014) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Kettering Health Network has selected ProVation^® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate^® Decision Support as its clinical content management system.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN —(April 21, 2014) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it has released the Medi-Span® Medicare Plans File, which provides indicators to designate coverage under Medicare Part B and/or Part D, along with additional attributes to further support or clarify a drug’s coverage under these programs. As a valuable tool for Pharmacy Benefit Managers and insurance payers, this file will help to facilitate processes and policies around drugs covered by Medicare Part B and Part D.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (April 16, 2014) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, called upon healthcare organizations to view deferment of the ICD-10 implementation as an opportunity to refine plans to further minimize post-transition impacts and maximize quality and financial outcomes. In particular, the delay provides more time for clients to expand current strategies and further leverage its Health Language^® and ProVation^® Medical solutions to build a solid foundation for long-term clinical, financial and operational success under the expansive new code set.

Waltham, Mass. – (April 15, 2014) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the UpToDate^® global customer support team has received the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award^SM from Omega Management Group Corp. for excellence in customer service and support. This is the third consecutive year that UpToDate has been recognized by Omega for exceeding customer expectations.