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The highly anticipated proposed rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) were released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on March 31, 2011. The hefty document — nearly 500 pages of potential regulatory structure — was open to public comment through the end of May.

Medical News of Arkansas»

MINNEAPOLIS, MN —May 25, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Oklahoma Surgicare has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Many of the issues facing the healthcare system relate to controlling costs while improving quality. Enter accountable care organizations (ACOs), coordinated systems of collaboration designed to closely connect groups of providers willing to take responsibility for improving overall health status, care efficiency, and the experiences of a defined patient population.

For the Record»

Effective inpatient throughput is essential in managing length of stay (LOS), avoiding diversion of patients to competing hospitals and achieving stellar patient satisfaction scores. One area that is sometimes overlooked in the broader content of patient flow or throughput, but which deeply impacts the movement of patients throughout the facility, is isolation management.

Executive Insights»

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –May 16, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Sonoma Valley Hospital has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the facility’s electronic order set solution.

It is no secret that, by October 2013, all physicians, hospitals and payers must have made the switch from ICD-9 to the greatly expanded ICD-10 diagnosis code set. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized this decision back in January 2009.

Manatee-Sarasota Medical News»

TAMPA, Fla. – (May 11, 2011) – Bucking the depressed hiring rate and economic struggles that continue to plague other industries and businesses across the Tampa Bay region, Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS) announced the addition of 10 new team members and 22 practices representing approximately 250 physicians. The additions top off six months of rapid growth for DAS (www.Dr-Solutions.com), driven by expanding interest in securing incentive funds for the deployment of certified electronic health record (EHR) systems.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — May 11, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Moore Regional Hospital has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – May 4, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Maury Regional Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the facility’s electronic order set solution.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – April 28, 2011– Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the Wake Endoscopy Center LLC has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding and its ProVation® EHR electronic health record and patient charting solution.

Wolters Kluwer Health, a Philadelphia-based provider of information and business intelligence for professionals, students and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Lexi-Comp Inc., a Hudson, Ohio-based provider of drug information and clinical content for pharmacists and clinicians. The acquisition is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions Wolters Kluwer Health has made in its Clinical Solutions business as part of the company's strong focus on serving the point-of-care segment.

Healthcare Informatics»

Medical content and educational services firm Wolters Kluwer Health will acquire Lexi-Comp Inc., a vendor of point-of-care drug clinical decision support software for hospital pharmacists and clinicians. Acquisition terms were not disclosed.

HealthData Management»

Philadelphia-based Wolters Kluwer Health has entered into an agreement to acquire Lexi-Comp, a drug information and clinical content provider based in Hudson, Ohio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Modern Healthcare»

Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation Medical.

Becker's ASC Review»

TAMPA, Fla. – April 21, 2011 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, has appointed James Vertino as chief information officer (CIO) and executive vice president of technology.