Gulf Coast Medical Center Selects ProVation® Medical Software for Gastroenterology Procedure Documentation and Coding

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Wolters Kluwer Health

Media Contact:

Laura Gilbert

Sr. Director, Marketing Communications

Clinical Solutions Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

612-313-1506

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - July 27, 2010 - Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Gulf Coast Medical Center has selected itsProVation® MDsoftware for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

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.

Located in Panama City, Fla.,

Gulf Coast Medical Center

is a 176-bed regional referral center that is home to the region’s only Level II neonatal intensive care unit. The facility’s more than 300 physicians represent more than 30 specialties and subspecialties, including cardiology, orthopedics, emergency medicine, pediatrics, gastroenterology, plastic surgery and neurosurgery. Gulf Coast Medical is Joint Commission certified and nationally ranked for quality and patient safety.

“Gulf Coast Medical Center is dedicated to providing the highest levels of care to the communities it serves, as evidence by its numerous rankings, awards and recognitions,” said

Arvind Subramanian

, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions division. “We are pleased that they have selected ProVation MD for GI to further this mission and provide streamlined GI procedure documentation and coding in its nationally ranked gastrointestinal center.”

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

.

Wolters Kluwer Health

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