Wolters Kluwer Health's UpToDate® Mobile For iPhone A Finalist For Two 2012 SIIA CODiE Awards

Philadelphia, PA /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its UpToDate® Mobile for iPhone clinical knowledge system has been selected as a finalist for the Software & Industry Information Association's (SIIA) 2012 CODiE Awards, which recognize excellence in the software and digital content industries.

The SIIA is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries. UpToDate Mobile for iPhone was chosen as a finalist in both the "Best Medical and Health Information Product" and "Best Solution Integrating Content into Workflow" categories.

"By making UpToDate available via iPhone, we are extending the power and reach of UpToDate to more clinicians in more locations," said Denise S. Basow, M.D., President and Editor-in-Chief, Wolters Kluwer Health's UpToDate. "UpToDate Mobile for iPhone is the latest example of our continued commitment to introduce new technologies and solutions that help clinicians make evidence-based decisions at the point of care. We are honored to be chosen as a finalist for the esteemed SIIA CODiE Awards."

For more information on Wolters Kluwer Health, visit www.wolterskluwerhealth.com . For more information on UpToDate, visit www.uptodate.com.

About UpToDate
UpToDate® is an evidence-based, physician-authored clinical knowledge system which clinicians trust to make the right point-of-care decisions. UpToDate's 4,800 world-renowned physician authors, editors and peer reviewers use a rigorous editorial process to synthesize the most recent medical information into trusted, evidence-based recommendations that are proven to improve patient care and quality. More than 450,000 clinicians worldwide and almost 90% of academic medical centers in the US rely on UpToDate, and more than 30 research studies confirm UpToDate's widespread usage and association with improved patient care and hospital performance, including reduced length of stay, adverse complications and mortality.

UpToDate is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2010 annual revenues of euro 3.6 billion ($4.7 billion).

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