Press Releases

Health Language Selected by Banner Health to Assess Risk and Ease ICD-10 Conversion Pressures

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

DENVER, CO  (December 4, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Banner Health has selected its Health Language® solutions to successfully navigate the complex ICD-10 conversion process.

Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the country, and Banner Health Network, Banner Health’s Accountable Care Organization, will use the Health Language LEAP I-10 solution to understand the impact of ICD-10 on their DRG-based reimbursement programs, and help them mitigate that risk and prepare for the ICD-10 transition through documentation improvement, coder education, template updates, list mapping & systems remediation.

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New HTML5 Web Application Launched within ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, November 21, 2013.

Improved User Interface Speeds Uptake by Physicians, Streamlines Order Set Development Process

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 21, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today the launch of an enhanced web application within its leading clinical content management solution, ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support. Built using HTML5 technology, the improved user interface provides a more intuitive experience that can be accessed from any web browser on any type of computer or mobile device.

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Health Language Selected by SummaCare to Help Navigate National Regulatory Initiatives

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

DENVER, CO (Nov. 12, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that SummaCare has selected its Health Language® applications to aid with the complex transition to ICD-10. As part of its readiness strategies for the approaching deadlines, the health insurance company will leverage LEAP I-10 and Provider Friendly Terminologies to ensure successful compliance.

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Healthsense Appoints Charles Fazio, M.D., to Chief Medical Officer

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, November 07, 2013.

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – (Nov. 7, 2013) – Healthsense, Inc., a leading provider of aging services technologies, announced today the appointment of Charles J. Fazio, M.D., M.S., to the newly created position of Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Fazio is responsible for representing the company’s clinical capabilities, evaluating and translating clinical trends in the healthcare landscape and ensuring the efficacy of Healthsense products in the advancement of technology-enabled care.

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QuadraMed Expands Integration of Health Language Solutions

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, November 07, 2013.

DENVER, CO (Nov. 7, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that QuadraMed Corporation has extended and expanded its partnership agreement to further leverage its Health Language® terminology management solutions. Enhanced integration of Health Language applications into the QuadraMed Computerized-Patient Record (QCPR) continues to build upon the clinical value and usability of the Enterprise Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution for QuadraMed users.

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HealthPlan ServicesSM Celebrates Multiple Go-To-Exchange SM Milestones in Wake of Federally Facilitated Marketplace Launch

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, October 24, 2013.

HPS is among the first to confirm full enrollment of an individual in a qualified health plan via its innovative exchange platform

TAMPA, Fla. – Oct. 24, 2013 – HealthPlan ServicesSM (HPS), the nation’s leading technology, sales, retention and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, is celebrating successful go-live of its Go-To-Exchange SM platform, a comprehensive suite of services designed to streamline carrier participation in insurance marketplaces. It is just one of several significant milestones HPS has achieved related to the opening of the Federally Facilitated Marketplaces (FFM) and State Based Marketplaces (SBM).

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Health Language Selected to Support DocuTAP’s Urgent Care EMR Solutions

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, October 24, 2013.

DENVER, CO (Oct. 24, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that DocuTAP will integrate its Health Language® applications into its electronic medical record (EMR) solution for urgent care environments. The terminology management solutions were specifically selected to address improved regulatory compliance with Stage 2 Meaningful Use and help improve accuracy and conversion to the ICD-10 coding system.

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Just Associates Appoints Megan Munns Project Supervisor

Posted in Press Releases on Thursday, October 17, 2013.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Oct. 17, 2013 – Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for the health information exchange (HIE), health information management (HIM), health informatics (HI) and health information technology (HIT) markets, has appointed Megan Munns as a Project Supervisor. In this position, Munns will leverage her extensive Epic certifications and experience to support IDOptimizeTM for Epic, which improves data integrity and care quality by improving the system’s record match capabilities and increasing duplicate record identification.

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Lexicomp and Facts & Comparisons Used by Top U.S. Pharmacy Schools

Posted in Press Releases on Wednesday, October 16, 2013.

Industry-leading drug information resources prepare tomorrow’s pharmacists

Ohio, Hudson —(October 16, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its Lexicomp and/or Facts & Comparisons drug information resources are used by faculty and students at nearly 90% of the top U.S. pharmacy schools as ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Grad Schools 2014.

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New Analysis Further Demonstrates Clinical Benefits and Return on Investment Associated with ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support

Posted in Press Releases on Tuesday, October 01, 2013.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (Oct. 1, 2013) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today the release of additional data demonstrating  best practice findings and return-on-investment (ROI) achieved through hospital implementations of ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support. Specifically, aggregated data from several hospitals revealed that the ROI associated with use of evidence-based order sets and a clinical content management system was significant, with time-to-payback for the investment as low as 13 months.

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HealthPlan ServicesSM Shows Continued Support to Voices for Children, Tampa Bay Community

Posted in Press Releases on Friday, September 27, 2013.

TAMPA, Fla. – (Sept. 27, 2013) – HealthPlan ServicesSM(HPS), the nation’s leading technology, sales, retention and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, will host the 6th annual HealthPlan Services Golf Classic  golf tournament supporting Voices for Children benefiting Guardian ad Litem. The Golf Classic, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Eagles Golf Club in Odessa, Fla., is one of the ways that HPS fulfills its mission of giving back to the Tampa Bay community.

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Amphion Medical Solutions Appoints Subbu Ravi as COO

Posted in Press Releases on Friday, September 20, 2013.

MADISON, Wis. – (Sept. 19, 2013) – Amphion Medical Solutions, a leading provider of advanced transcription and coding solutions and services, announced today the appointment of Subbu Ravi to the new position of chief operating officer (COO). In this role, Ravi is responsible for Amphion’s overall strategic growth and will lead product development, sales and marketing, and IT.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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