Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital Selects ProVation Software for GI, Pulmonary Procedure Documentation and Coding.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital (CFMCH) has selected its ProVation[R] MD software for procedure documentation and coding. The software will be used to document the more than 2,000 Gastroenterology and Pulmonary procedures performed annually at the Houston-based hospital.

ProVation MD software, available in a full range of medical 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. Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital is a 180-bed hospital located in Houston, TX.

"CFMCH is a respected leader in Texas healthcare and a national leader in pulmonary care," said Arvind Subramanian, President & CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions and ProVation Medical. "We are honored to add them to the list of more than 600 hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers that have selected ProVation software for procedure documentation and coding."

About ProVation Medical

ProVation([R]) 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, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons([R]); electronic information providers, such as Ovid, UpToDate, Medi-Span([R]) and ProVation Medical; and pharmaceutical information providers Adis International and Source([R]).

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([R]) Order Sets put evidence-based healthcare into practice by establishing and maintaining standards of care.

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