Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Selects ProVation® Medical Software for Procedure Documentation and Coding

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — August 2, 2011 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

ProVation MD replaces dictation and transcription and allows physicians to efficiently document procedures at the point of care. Available for a full range of medical specialties, ProVation software streamlines the coding and billing process and enhances compliance by producing complete, coding-ready and image-enhanced procedure notes. The end result is greater efficiency, increased profitability and heightened clinician satisfaction.

Located in Whittier, Calif., Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital is a full-service hospital serving nearly 1.5 million people in the East Los Angeles area. It is accredited by the Joint Commission and has been named one of the 44 Best Hospitals in Los Angeles by U.S. News & World Report.

“Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital is dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare through its comprehensive array of services and use of the latest technologies,” said Arvind Subramanian, President and CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions. “We are pleased that it has chosen ProVation MD for GI to further this mission and provide streamlined documentation and coding at the point of care.”

Wolters Kluwer Health’s Clinical Solutions business unit provides evidence-based medical content, workflow-based application software and services that allow clinicians to efficiently and effectively diagnose and document patient care. Key brands ProVation Medical, UpToDate®, Lexi-Comp™, Medi-Span®, Facts & Comparisons®, Pharmacy OneSource® and Medicom (China) lead in market segments that include drug information, disease information, clinical patient order sets, clinical documentation and hospital pharmacy productivity applications.

About ProVation Medical

ProVation® Medical is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2010 annual revenues of €3.6 billion ($4.7 billion).