Platte Valley Medical Center Selects ProVation® Medical Software for 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 -October 20, 2010-

Wolters Kluwer Health

, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Platte Valley Medical Center has selected its

ProVation® MD

software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

ProVation MD replaces dictation and transcription and allows physicians to efficiently document procedures at the point of care. Available for a full range of medical specialties, ProVation software streamlines the coding and billing process and enhances compliance by producing complete, coding-ready and image-enhanced procedure notes. The end result is greater efficiency, increased profitability and heightened clinician satisfaction.

Located in Brighton, Colo., the 300-bed

Platte Valley Medical Center

is a community-owned, not-for-profit hospital serving Adams County and the surrounding communities. It is the area’s most advanced healthcare facility, is Joint Commission accredited and has been recognized by the Colorado Patient Safety Coalition for outstanding work in creating a culture of safety.

"Platte Valley Medical Center is dedicated to fostering optimal health for all," 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 documentation and coding."

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

is part of

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, a market-leading global information services company focused on professionals with annual revenues (2009) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), approximately 19,300 employees worldwide and operations in over 40 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Visit

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