Press Releases

TAMPA, Fla. – Oct. 7, 2010 – When it comes to complying with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, meeting the 80% Medical Loss Ratio (MLR), acquiring and retaining the best risk, establishing cost-effective distribution channels and working with exchanges are U.S. payers’ top priorities.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 7, 2010) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Sansum Clinic will deploy Medi-Span® to provide clinicians with point-of-care access to comprehensive drug information and medication decision support.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —October 6, 2010— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding at its Ambulatory Surgical Pavilion.

Just Associates' unveils an innovative software solution that optimizes workflow when reviewing and validating potential duplicate patient records.

Waltham, Mass. (September 28, 2010) — UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announced today that its evidence-based clinical information resource meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and has been accredited for up to 0.5 CFPC Mainpro®-M1 credit per Internet Point of Care learning cycle. Physicians using UpToDate can earn up to 15 Mainpro®-M1 credits per year for this category of electronic CME/CPD activity.

TAMPA, Fla. – Sept. 23, 2010 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), a leading provider of acquisition, administration and retention solutions and services to insurers in the individual, small business, association and union trust markets, announced today the expansion of its comprehensive administrative services agreement with Nationwide Life Insurance Company.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —Sept. 22, 2010— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Goodman Gastroenterology has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

MIAMI – (Sept. 14, 2010) – Heat Biologics, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, announced that a panel of internationally renowned researchers and clinicians will serve as its Scientific Advisory Board to guide development of its novel, off-the-shelf drugs to combat a wide range of diseases.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – September 14, 2010– Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Goshen Health System will implement its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding at Goshen General Hospital.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 13, 2010) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Kadlec Regional Medical Center will deploy Medi-Span® to provide clinicians with point-of-care access to comprehensive drug information and medication decision support via the facility’s EMR system.

TAMPA, Fla. – HealthPlan Holdings, Inc. (HealthPlan), a leading provider of outsourcing solutions to insurers in the individual, small business and union trust markets, announced today that it has acquired GEMGroup. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, GEMGroup specializes in accounting, pension and 401(k) administration software and services to self-funded and Taft-Hartley employee benefit plans for unionized workers.

Featured in Booth #1529 at the 2010 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference, Facts & Comparisons Patient Facts Online delivers authoritative, comprehensive drug information to consumers via pharmacy websites.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Aug. 30, 2010 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that St. Mary’s Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the organization’s electronic order set solution.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — In response to growing consumer demand for easy and convenient access to comprehensive, user-friendly drug information, Wolters Kluwer Health offers retail pharmacies Facts & Comparisons® Patient Facts Online. The innovative web service integrates easily with any pharmacy website for on-demand delivery of consumer-appropriate, authoritative drug information based upon the company’s flagship drug information product, Facts & Comparisons eAnswers.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –Aug 25, 2010– Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Phelps County Regional Medical Center has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.