The Medical Center of Plano Selects ProVation Medical Software for Procedure Documentation and Coding

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — March 30, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that The Medical Center of Plano 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 Plano, Texas, the 427-bed Medical Center of Plano is a full-service, acute-care facility representing more than 70 specialties and subspecialties. A world-class medical facility, it is Joint Commission accredited and has received the Blue Distinction for Cardiac Care and the Gallup Award for Healthcare Excellence. In 2007, it became the first hospital in Collin County to achieve the elite Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Association.

“The Medical Center of Plano is dedicated to providing the highest-quality healthcare to the communities it serves, as evidenced by its many awards and distinctions of excellence,” said Arvind Subramanian, President and CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions. “We are pleased that it has selected ProVation MD for GI to further this mission and provide comprehensive documentation and coding for improved care, compliance and profitability in the GI lab.”

Wolters Kluwer Health’s Clinical Solutions business unit provides evidence-based medical content, workflow based applications software and services that allow clinicians to efficiently and effectively diagnose and document patient care. Key brands ProVation Medical, UpToDate®, 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 (Philadelphia, PA), a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools, journals, and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; and electronic information providers, such as Ovid®, UpToDate®, Medi-Span®, Facts & Comparisons® and ProVation® Medical.

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