Press Releases

Waltham, Mass. (Nov. 4, 2011) — UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announced today the release of a new Japanese-language search and navigation feature that allows Japanese users to enter queries and review results in their native language. Streamlining the search and navigation process with this feature ultimately will enhance use of the product by Japanese-speaking clinicians.

TAMPA, Fla. – (Oct. 31, 2011) – MedHOK, a leading provider of cloud-based quality, care management and compliance software to the healthcare industry, has appointed Rahul Singal, M.D., as its Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Singal will provide oversight of the company’s product development, clinical strategy and customer support.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — October 26, 2011 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Shamokin Community Area Hospital (SCAH) has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

TAMPA, Fla. – Oct. 20, 2011 – MedHOK announced today that its integrated suite of cloud-based quality, care management and compliance software for the healthcare industry helps meet the needs of those seeking to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Oct. 18, 2011 – Deployment of ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support has resulted in cumulative benefits of approximately $1.7 million in increased clinical and administrative staff productivity and operating profits for Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC). That is according to The Business Value of Automating Evidence-Based Medicine: Southeast Alabama Medical Center (Document # HI229945), a case study by IDC Health Insights sponsored by Wolters Kluwer Health, which identified the key benefits realized by SAMC from its use of the evidence-based order set solution to accelerate and improve its order set development process and use of evidence-based medicine as part of its CPOE strategy.

TAMPA, Fla. – (Oct. 14, 2011) – David Schlaifer, president and CEO of Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS), has been named a finalist for the Outstanding Leadership Award from the Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF).

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —Oct. 12, 2011 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Palestine Regional Medical Center has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

TAMPA, Fla. – (Oct. 12, 2011) – David Schlaifer, President and CEO of Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS), has earned a 2011 Tampa Movers & Shakers Award from Business Leader magazine in recognition of his business acumen and community involvement.

TAMPA, Fla. – (Oct. 10, 2011) – MedHOK, a leading provider of cloud-based quality, care management and compliance software to the healthcare industry, has been named a finalist for the 2011 Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) Emerging Technology Company of the Year Award.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – October 4, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Carson-Tahoe Regional Healthcare has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as its electronic order set solution.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Oct. 3, 2011 – Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in data integrity and data quality solutions for healthcare organizations, announced today that Sharon Regional Health System has extended its relationship to include Repair™, the firm’s remote master patient index (MPI) maintenance service. Part of Just Associates’ comprehensive outsourced patient identity management suite, Repair leverages the firm’s highly trained staff and proprietary IDMaster® Duplicate Workflow Software for cost-effective ongoing management of the duplicate validation and reconciliation process.

TAMPA, Fla. – Sept. 28, 2011 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, announced today the launch of its EDGE (Enhanced Data Graphing Enrollment) tool.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —September 28, 2011 — Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding in its GI labs.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – September 20, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Highline Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the organization’s electronic order set solution.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —September 13, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today the release of a module to support participation in the American College of Cardiology (ACC) National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) CathPCI Registry. Part of ProVation® MD for cardiology procedure documentation and coding, the ACC-certified module automates collection of required data and simplifies the submission process.