Press Releases

Senior Living Communities with Remote Monitoring Technology Experience Lower Discharge Rates, Higher Productivity and Revenues

Posted in Press Releases on Friday, September 13, 2013.

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – (Sept. 13, 2013) – Assisted and independent living communities that deploy remote monitoring technology with emergency response capabilities increase lengths of stay by reducing the number of discharges necessary to accommodate higher-acuity care needs of aging residents. That was one of several key findings of a study conducted by Halleland Habict Consulting LLC to evaluate the economic benefits of implementing remote “activities of daily living” monitoring technologies in senior living communities.

Artemis Health Group Integrates Health Language to Support Regulatory Compliance and Interoperability in Ambulatory EHR and PM Offerings

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, September 04, 2013.

DENVER, CO (Sept. 4, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Artemis Health Group, Inc. has selected its Health Language® applications to promote clinical documentation, regulatory compliance and interoperability in the Artemis suite of OB-GYN electronic health record (EHR), practice management and patient engagement solutions.

Methodist Hospital Deploys MedsOnCue Digital Patient Engagement Solution in its Outpatient Pharmacy

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, August 22, 2013.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – (Aug. 22, 2013) – VUCA Health announced today that Methodist Hospital has deployed MedsOnCue in its outpatient pharmacy. The hospital is using the innovative digital patient education solution to reinforce safe medication use by providing patients with on-demand access to prescription-specific videos and informative tools including images of their medications.

Wolters Kluwer Health, Helix Health Solutions Partner to Bring ProVation Medical Software to a Global Market

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (Aug. 20, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, has partnered with Helix Health Solutions to distribute its award-winning ProVation® Medical software to a global market. Under the strategic partnership, Helix Health Solutions will focus on sales of ProVation solutions to healthcare organizations outside of North America, including hospitals, health systems, physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers.

Lexicomp Online for Dentistry Featuring VisualDx Oral Recognized as “Best of Class” by the Pride Institute

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, August 06, 2013.

Hudson, OH —(August 6, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Lexicomp® Online™ for Dentistry featuring VisualDx® Oral was recently awarded the “Best of Class” award for dental technology products by the Pride Institute. Each product honored with this recognition features unique characteristics that differentiate it from the competition in a compelling way and, more importantly, creates value for the general dentist.

American Medical Software Chooses Health Language to Enhance Clinical Documentation, Regulatory Compliance in Ambulatory EHR Solutions

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, August 06, 2013.

DENVER, CO (August 6, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that American Medical Software (AMS) has selected its Health Language® applications to promote higher-quality clinical documentation and regulatory compliance in its electronic health record (EHR) solutions for physician practices.

HealthPlan ServicesSM Enhances ServiceLinkSM with Innovative Customer Support Portal

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, August 01, 2013.

TAMPA, Fla. – (Aug. 1, 2013) – HealthPlan ServicesSM (HPS), the nation’s leading technology, sales, retention and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, announced today the release of ServiceLinkSM Portal v2.0, designed to increase member satisfaction and retention by enhancing the customer support experience.

Denver Endoscopy Center Selects ProVation Medical Software For Documentation and Coding

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (July 24, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the Denver Endoscopy Center has selected its ProVation® Medical software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

HealthPlan Services’ Go-To-Exchange™ Platform Passes Insurance Marketplace Transaction Testing in California, Colorado and Maryland

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

TAMPA, Fla. – July 17, 2013 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology, sales, retention and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, announced today that its Go-To-Exchange™ platform successfully completed point-to-point testing with State-Based Marketplaces in California, Colorado and Maryland. HPS is also in the process of testing its transaction capabilities with the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.

The Ottawa Hospital Launches UpToDate Anywhere as Mobile-Enabled Clinical Decision Support Resource of Choice

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Ottawa, ON – (July 17, 2013) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that The Ottawa Hospital has launched UpToDate® Anywhere as its clinical decision support resource optimized for the hospital’s leading edge mobile-health strategy. The hospital represents the first UpToDate Anywhere hospital client in Canada.

Health Language Selected to Enhance Clinical Documentation and Regulatory Compliance in Connexin Software’s Office Practicum Solution

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

DENVER, CO (July 17, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Connexin Software has selected its Health Language® applications to promote higher-quality clinical documentation and regulatory compliance in its suite of pediatric electronic health record (EHR) solutions.

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center Selects ProVation Care Plans, powered by Lippincott’s Nursing Solutions

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 17, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center has selected its ProVation® Care Plans, powered by Lippincott’s Nursing Solutions, as its evidence-based interdisciplinary care plans solution. 

Preferred Medical Plan Announces Expansion Plans and Job Fair

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, July 11, 2013.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – July 11, 2013 – Preferred Medical Plan, the oldest independently owned managed care plan in South Florida, announced today that it expects to significantly expand employment in South Florida within the next year to accommodate demands of several major expansion initiatives. Most significant of these is a sizable increase anticipated in its individual commercial line of business in response to the launch of the Healthcare Insurance Marketplace (“Exchange”).

Preferred Medical Plan Expands Medicaid Coverage to Monroe County

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, July 03, 2013.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – July 3, 2013 -- Preferred Medical Plan, the oldest Medicaid managed care plan in Florida, announced today that it has expanded its Medicaid coverage to include eligible residents of Monroe County. The expansion comes after an 18-month process of building a comprehensive network of Monroe County care providers to comply with Medicaid access requirements.

Healthsense Acquires Monitoring and Analytics Provider WellAware

Posted in Press Releases on Monday, July 01, 2013.

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – (July 1, 2013) – Healthsense, Inc., a leading provider of aging services technologies, announced today that it has acquired WellAware Systems in a move that will increase the capabilities of its technology-enabled services platform and deliver even greater value to its senior living and managed care customers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.