Press Releases

Minneapolis, Minn. – Aug. 27, 2014 – Healthsense, Inc., announced today the appointment of Peter H. Soderberg, Managing Partner of Worthy Venture Resources, LLC, as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Soderberg replaces Kenneth Burdick, President and COO of WellCare Health Plans (NYSE MKT: WCG), who served as Healthsense Board Chair since 2012.

AUSTIN, Texas, August 13, 2014 – HID Global^®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced that iZipline™ will integrate HID Trusted Tag Services™ into its cloud-based software platform that enables mobile consumer engagement via Near Field Communications (NFC) technology. Initially, trusted tags will be used for authentication of PackageTagz™, iZipline’s patent-pending technology for pouch packaging that provides instant engagement between brands and consumers’ mobile devices for product recall, track and trace, brand protection, mobile marketing and related analytics.

DENVER – Aug. 8, 2014 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it will demonstrate its new Provider Search Assistant in booth #607 during the Siemens Innovations ’14 for Healthcare IT meeting taking place in Tampa, FL, August 10-13, 2014.

MADISON, Wis. – (Aug. 6, 2014) – Amphion Medical Solutions, a leading provider of advanced transcription and coding solutions and services, announced today it received its second “Employer of the Year” Award from the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). The award is presented to a Corporate or Individual Professional member who employs healthcare documentation specialists for outstanding commitment to the professional development of its workforce.

TAMPA, Fla. – Aug, 4, 2014 – HealthPlan Services^SM (HPS) announced today that the American Heart Association (AHA) has named it a Gold Fit-Friendly Worksite, joining an elite group of companies recognized for their focus on providing employees with a healthy workplace. As a Gold level award recipient, HPS was also recognized for the important steps it has taken to create a culture of wellness.

July 24, 2014 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it has added Palliative Care to UpToDate®, its evidence-based clinical decision support resource, marking the 22^nd medical specialty available to UpToDate subscribers. The newly launched specialty covers a range of topics focused on improving symptoms and providing the best possible quality of life for patients facing serious illness.

Mendota Heights, Minn. – July 9, 2014 – Healthsense,^® Inc., the fastest growing provider of technology-enabled care solutions for the senior care continuum, announced today that Tapestry Senior Housing Management, LLC will deploy its Healthsense eNeighbor^® remote monitoring platform within the organization’s senior living communities in Florida and Arizona.

TAMPA, Fla. – July 8, 2014 – Jeff Bak, president and CEO of HealthPlan Services^SM (HPS), was named Ernst & Young’s Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year in Health Care Services. Under Bak’s guidance, HPS has become the nation’s leading technology, sales, retention and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, including the top administrator of public and private health insurance exchange members.

TAMPA, Fla. – June 23, 2014 – MedHOK (Medical House of Knowledge), a leader in providing a single platform for care, quality and compliance for health plans, PBMs and other risk-bearing entities, announced that it has earned Preferred Vendor status with the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) which represents 58 not-for-profit Safety Net Health Plans in 24 states.

June 19, 2014 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that UpToDate^® figures prominently in Kurashiki Central Hospital’s efforts to provide patients with world-class healthcare. The teaching hospital, which cares for 800,000 people in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture district, also uses the evidence-based clinical decision support resource to advance training and development of its junior physicians.

June 17, 2014 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Houston’s Memorial Hermann Health System has launched UpToDate^® Anywhere as its evidence-based clinical decision support resource. The largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann is answering the call from its 5,000 affiliated physicians for anytime, anywhere mobile access to UpToDate’s comprehensive clinical content and recommendations.

OHIO, HUDSON — (May 19, 2014) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it is enhancing its industry-leading pharmacogenomics content across its clinical drug information solutions. This greater depth of pharmacogenomics content is now included in the databases and application programming interfaces (APIs) of Wolters Kluwer Health’s embedded drug data solution, Medi-Span®, and is accessible through its premier online and mobile drug references, Lexicomp® Online™ and Lexicomp Mobile Apps.

LAKE MARY, Fla. – (May 14, 2014) – VUCA Health announced today that RefillRx Connect, a customizable website management system that enables pharmacies to cost-effectively offer patients online refills, will utilize its medication video library to enhance customization and improve medication adherence and care outcomes. In doing so, pharmacies that utilize RefillRx Connect will be given access to thousands of prescription-specific videos that can easily be accessed by patients based on their individual medication profiles.

DENVER, CO (May 7, 2014) — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that it has partnered with Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM) to distribute its Health Language^® LEAP I-10 claims analytics and mapping solution to mitigate the risks associated with the ICD-10 transition.