Fort Worth Endoscopy Center Selects ProVation® Medical Software for Procedure Documentation and Coding

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ProVation® Medical, Inc.

Laura Gilbert

612.313.1506

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -January 7, 2010- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Fort Worth Endoscopy Center has selected its

ProVation® MD

software for procedure documentation and coding, and its ProVation® EHR electronic health record and patient charting solution.

ProVation EHR is an electronic health record designed for busy, cost-conscious Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). It offers robust electronic documentation and document imaging for all elements of the patient encounter, from past records to procedure documentation to follow-up care. With ProVation EHR, ASCs have affordable access to a single, patient-centric documentation system that eliminates printing and chart storage costs and streamlines workflow. ProVation MD, available for the full range of ASC specialties, replaces dictation and transcription and allows physicians to efficiently document procedures at the point of care. ProVation software produces complete, coding-ready and image-enhanced procedure notes that result in greater efficiency, increased profitability and clinician satisfaction.

Fort Worth Endoscopy Center

(FWEC) is an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) designed primarily for outpatient gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures. Since FWEC opened in 1994, it has maintained accreditation by either the Joint Commission or the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC). The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has also recognized the center as part of its program dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy. The ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors endoscopy units that follow the ASGE guidelines on privileging, quality assurance, endoscopy reprocessing and CDC infection control guidelines. FWEC is owned by the physicians of the Fort Worth Endoscopy Center Partners, LP and Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA).

"Forth Worth Endoscopy Center is dedicated to measuring and improving the quality and outcomes of endoscopic procedures," said

Arvind Subramanian

, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions division. "We are pleased that they have selected ProVation software, which combines rich data reporting and quality tracking capabilities, to document and code and measure the effectiveness of procedures performed at their facility."

About ProVation Medical

ProVation® Medical is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

and

Facts & Comparisons®

; and electronic information providers, such as

Ovid®

,

UpToDate®

,

Medi-Span®

and

ProVation® Medical

.

ProVation Medical

provides procedure documentation and clinical decision support solutions for hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers. ProVation MD, ProVation MultiCaregiver and ProVation EHR software reduce transcription, paper storage and image printing costs and deliver a high Return on Investment through electronic procedure documentation. ProVation® Order Sets,

powered by UpToDate decision support

, puts evidence-based healthcare into practice by establishing and maintaining standards of care.

Wolters Kluwer Health

is part of

Wolters Kluwer

, a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer had 2008 annual revenues of €3.4 billion ($4.9 billion), employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide, and maintains operations in over 35 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Visit

www.wolterskluwer.com

for information about our market positions, customers, brands, and organization.

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