Press Releases

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.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –Aug. 16, 2010 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of informationfor healthcare professionals and students, has announced the recipients of its2010 Facts & Comparisons Award of Excellence in Clinical Communications. Theawards were given to more than 80 graduating students of leading pharmacyschools that include the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Minnesotaand Ohio State University,all ranked among the top five pharmacy schools and colleges by U.S. News and World Report.

TAMPA, Fla. – MedCo Data, a leading provider of technology and informatics expertise for physician practices, unveiled the Dermesse™ Online Shopping Cart at the American Academy of Dermatology Summer Academy Meeting. The Online Shopping Cart is an innovative shopping service designed to enable dermatology practices, as well as medical professionals specializing in aesthetic and cosmetic procedures, to enhance revenues through secure online sales of the Dermesse line of quality skin care products.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — July 30, 2010 — Theaddition of comparative efficacy content and the ability to include anunlimited number of parenteral drugs in each compatibility check are two of themarket-leading enhancements to Facts& Comparisons® eAnswers unveiled by Wolters Kluwer Health today at theFlorida Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FSHP) Annual Meeting.

TAMPA, Fla. – July 26, 2010 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), a leading provider of outsourcing solutions to insurers in the individual, small business, association and union trust markets, announced today that it has entered an agreement to provide comprehensive business process services to Freelancers Union, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of America’s independent workforce though advocacy, information and service.