Wolters Kluwer Health to Acquire Lexi-Comp Drug and Clinical Information Provider-Subsidiary Watch

When I was back writing my medical records program I used some of the open source and free Lexi-Comp data bases to add the drugs and would update. Back in November of last year they also purchased another company that offers software as a service, related to drugs and pharmacy software. Lexi-comp provides drug interaction information and again way back when I was writing, that didn’t even exist yet in a data format. The company also, like many others had software capabilities to transition to ICD-10 codes. BD

Wolters Kluwer Subsidiary to Acquire Pharmacy OneSource–Hospital Software as a Service

Philadelphia, PA (April 27, 2011) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for professionals, students and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Lexi-Comp, Inc., a leading global provider of drug information and clinical content for pharmacists and clinicians. The acquisition is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions Wolters Kluwer Health has made in its Clinical Solutions business as part of the company’s strong focus on serving the point-of-care segment.

“Wolters Kluwer Health has focused heavily on building a robust suite of clinical decision support solutions for point-of-care use by healthcare professionals, and our acquisition of Lexi-Comp is very much aligned with this strategy,” said Arvind Subramanian, President & CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions. “Like Wolters Kluwer Health’s Clinical Solutions businesses, Lexi-Comp is a leader in providing quality drug information and clinical content designed to help pharmacists and other healthcare professionals make informed and efficient clinical judgments and decisions to improve the quality of care they can provide for their patients. With this acquisition, over 500,000 pharmacists and clinicians in 149 countries will have access to Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions offerings. Following completion of the acquisition, our combined businesses will be well-positioned to provide a robust portfolio of clinical decision support solutions for professional customers across the healthcare continuum.”