[January 30, 2019]

VHA Turns to Wolters Kluwer to Harmonize Veterans' Healthcare Nationwide

Wolters Kluwer, Health, a leading global provider of trusted clinical technology and evidence-based solutions, today announced the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), a part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), has added UpToDate^® Advanced™ to its range of solutions from Wolters Kluwer.

"Reducing variations in care is essential to continually improve clinical outcomes, strengthen patient safety and increase patient satisfaction," said Diana Nole, CEO at Wolters Kluwer, Health. "We are proud to support the VHA's mission by helping to streamline workflows and harmonize clinical decision making across care teams."

The VHA is the largest healthcare system in the United States with more than 306,000 full-time clinicians and support staff who care for nine million veterans each year at 172 medical centers and more than one thousand outpatient clinics.

With the expansion of the relationship into a national agreement, all VHA clinicians can now use UpToDate Advanced. With interactive UpToDate Pathways decision making algorithms, clinicians can arrive at the best decisions for their patients in view of contemporary medical knowledge, clinical experience and patient-specific factors. UpToDate Pathways will aid the VHA to target over 60 common medical conditions associated with unwanted clinical variability.

UpToDate Advanced's Lab Interpretation will assist subscribers in reducing unnecessary medical tests, preventing missed diagnoses, and identifying adverse patient outcomes.

Supporting the VHA's multidisciplinary approach to care known as "Patient Aligned Care Teams" (PACT), UpToDate Advanced joins several resources from Wolters Kluwer currently leveraged by the VHA across the continuum of care:

• Lexicomp^® Onlin for Dentistry
• Ovid^® medical research platform including Lippincott Journals (Total Access Collection including over 300 medical and nursing journals), Ovid MEDLINE^®, clinical resources and ebooks

• 41,000 physician residents
• 23,000 medical students
• 27,000 nurse trainees
• 27,000 other associated health disciplines

Going to HIMSS19?
Visit the Wolters Kluwer booth (#1759) to learn about our Health solutions.

See UpToDate Advanced live at the HIMSS19 VA Kiosk
To see a demonstration of UpToDate Advanced embedded in an EHR environment, please visit the Department of Veterans Affairs kiosk at the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase (booth #9100). To learn more about UpToDate Advanced, visit: https://www.uptodate.com/home/uptodate-advanced-providers?utm_source=press-release&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=himss19.

About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AEX:WKL) is a global provider of professional information, software solutions, and services for physicians, nurses, accountants, lawyers, tax specialists, and finance, audit, compliance, and regulatory sectors.

The company provides expert solutions-a combination of deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services-that help professionals navigate change, solve complex problems, and deliver impact in their respective fields.

Headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer holds market-leading positions in 40 countries globally, represents customers across 180 countries and employs 19,000 people worldwide. In 2017, it reported annual revenues of €4.4 billion.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading global provider of trusted clinical technology and evidence-based solutions that engage clinicians, patients, researchers and students with advanced clinical decision support, learning and research and clinical intelligence. For more information about our solutions, visit http://healthclarity.wolterskluwer.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (News - Alert) @WKHealth.

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