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The Advisory Board Company’s Heart Failure Toolkit launches with Zynx Health - Margaret Kelly - 02-18-2015 Zynx HealthVital Interventions Featured in Release of The Advisory Board Company’s Heart Failure Toolkit   Evidence-basedheart failure interventions are featured in an online toolkit to supplement research studies available to members of Advisory Board Company.   Los Angeles, February 17, 2015 – In supportof its recent study, “Imperatives for Managing Heart Failure in the Acute Care Setting,” The Advisory Board Company has launched an online Heart Failure Toolkit featuring a unique Heart Failure Vital Intervention Checklist from Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinicalimprovement solutions. The Heart Failure Toolkit and Vital InterventionChecklist are expected to achieve the following goals:        Supplement research study results with a toolto help Advisory Board Company members reduce heart failure care variation in the acute setting        Help acute care physician leaders understandthe value of Zynx Health’s evidence-based interventions as these individuals inform opportunities to focus care delivery on the items that impact outcomes, best practices, and national clinical guidelines As a result of this toolkit and checklist, physicianleaders should be able to evaluate and identify gaps in their current practices and standards of care.  The VitalIntervention Checklists are a component of Zynx Health’s innovative Knowledge Analyzer solution, an online, cloud-based application used by healthcare organizations to increase the impact and effectiveness of their usage of clinical decision support content.  Theapplication enables users to take existing clinical content from their electronic health record system and quickly compare it against the latest evidence-based Vital Interventions to ensure that their clinical practices are current. “Many leading healthcare organizations have incorporatedevidence-based guidelines into their workflow. Once this content is in place, the information can become outdated, as organizations may lack time and resources to stay on top of updates and maintenance,” noted Carol Leighton, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at ZynxHealth. “Our clients use the Knowledge Analyzer tool to quickly compare the clinical content within electronic health systems against the latest evidence. The tool also helps healthcare organizations to pinpoint and prioritize changes, ensure that their investment is maximized, and save time.” The Heart FailureToolkit is available on www.advisory.com to members of the Physician Executive Council, an Advisory Board Research and Insights program that serves chief medical officer teams. More information about the Knowledge Analyzer tool can be found at http://www.zynxhealth.com/Solutions/Zynx-Analytics About Zynx Health ZynxHealth, part of the Hearst Health network, is the pioneer and market leader in evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement and mobile care solutions that provide the care guidance to enhance quality, improve care coordination, and decrease variation across an individual’s health journey. With Zynx Health, healthcare organizations exceed industry demands for delivering high-quality care at lower costs under value-based reimbursement models. Zynx Health partners with healthcare organizations to continuously and measurably improve care every day, for every patient, every time. To learn more, visit www.zynxhealth.com or call 855.367.ZYNX.   About Hearst Health ZynxHealth is part of the Hearst Health network, which also includes FDB (First Databank), MCG and Homecare Homebase.The mission of the Hearst Health network is to help guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person’s health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance from the Hearst Health network reaches 76% of discharged patients, 133 million insured individuals, 30 million home health visits, 1.88 billion retail pharmacy prescriptions and 3.26 billion prescription claims. Extensions of the Hearst Health network include Hearst Health Ventures and the Hearst Health Innovation Lab. www.hearsthealth.com   # # #