Wolters Kluwer, Health, a leading global provider of trusted clinical technology and evidence-based solutions, is recognized by Frost & Sullivan with the 2021 North America Company of the Year Award. The honors follow Frost & Sullivan’s assessment of the North American clinical decision support (CDS) solutions market. The complete portfolio of Wolters Kluwer CDS solutions was highlighted for helping clinicians meaningfully improve clinical decision-making, reduce diagnostic errors, and prevent workflow disruptions.
As care teams have expanded, clinical decisions are being made across a more significant number of roles, introducing the risk of misaligned decisions. When expanded care teams consistently use CDS solutions, clinicians can focus on fostering more aligned decision-making on behalf of their patients. That, in turn, can help to standardize care and improve outcomes.
Frost & Sullivan recognizes the Wolters Kluwer editorial team for its commitment to harmonizing content across its core CDS solutions. This coordination contributes to the availability of solutions that draw from the same evidence to help address the unique needs of clinicians and their patients along the entire care continuum. This supports the company's ability to deliver on a commitment to provide the best care everywhere.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the strain on the healthcare industry with the increased pressure to recruit and retain physicians, who were quickly overwhelmed by the caseloads of patients presenting to their hospitals. As the pandemic worsened in the US, the volume and pace of clinical research about the novel virus made it impossible for clinicians to keep up with the latest literature.
Wolters Kluwer’s rigorous editorial model provides a framework for an immediate and dynamic response to crises such as the coronavirus pandemic, the West Africa Ebola outbreak, Haiti earthquakes, and other natural disasters worldwide. UpToDate now has a total of 94 COVID-19 topics. Since February 2020, COVID-19 topics in UpToDate have been viewed 31.1 million times by 1.3 million individual clinicians. Wolters Kluwer continues to offer free access to COVID-19 topics, which clinicians can access on the Wolters Kluwer website.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies and the resulting leadership in customer value and market penetration.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
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