Elsevier Acquires ExitCare, Provider of Patient Education Solutions

Elsevier Acquires ExitCare, Provider of Patient Education Solutions PR Newswire PHILADELPHIA, September 11, 2012 PHILADELPHIA, September 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrating ExitCare with Elsevier's suite of clinical decision support solutions provides a comprehensive set of offerings - available independently and through an EHR - to help clinicians improve patient outcomes, manage costly readmissions and control healthcare expenditures Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of ExitCare, LLC, an enterprise-wide solution for patient education and discharge instructions. ExitCare provides peer-reviewed patient education and discharge instructions to support clinicians, empower patients and help providers meet their patients' educational needs. Focused on improving patient care and outcomes, Elsevier and ExitCare solutions give healthcare providers the tools and information necessary to ensure that patients are discharged in accordance with The Joint Commission and Meaningful Use requirements. ExitCare's products, incorporated into Elsevier's portfolio of clinical decision support (CDS) content and tools, will help healthcare providers improve the delivery of healthcare information and services by interdisciplinary care teams across all care environments.