Truven Health Analytics is an IBM Watson Health Company that provides healthcare data and analytics services. It provides information, analytic tools, benchmarks, research, and services to the healthcare industry, including hospitals, government agencies, employers, health plans, clinicians, pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies. Truven is a portmanteau of the words "trusted" and "proven".
History
Thomson Healthcare was a division of Thomson Corporation until 2008, when, following Thomson's merger with Reuters, it became the healthcare unit of Thomson Reuters. On April 23, 2012, Thomson Reuters agreed to sell it to Veritas Capital for US$1.25 billion. On June 6, 2012, the sale was finalized and the new company, Truven Health Analytics, became an independent organization solely focused on healthcare. IBM Corporation acquired Truven on February 18, 2016, and merged it with IBM's Watson Health unit.
Brands
Truven Health offers healthcare data management, analytics, services and consulting to customers across the healthcare industry including hospitals & health systems, employers, health plans, life sciences companies, and state & federal government agencies. Its brands include 100 Top Hospitals, Action OI, Advantage Suite, CareDiscovery, MarketScan, Micromedex, and Simpler.
Micromedex Clinical Knowledge Suite
Micromedex is an online evidence-based database that includes "in-line" referenced information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine for healthcare professionals to make informed clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions. Micromedex is delivered through a web portal and IP recognition. Additionally, Micromedex maintains drug information reference mobile applications.
Access through Micromedex. Provides daily access to drug pricing and descriptive information for more than 200,000 active and deactivated FDA-approved prescription and over-the-counter medications, nutraceuticals, bulk chemicals as well as for some medical devices and supplies.
Formulary Advisor
Formulary Advisor is an online formulary management tool to effectively manage and update a hospital's formulary and communicate the most current formulary information facility-wide.
The PDR Electronic Library provides access to FDA approved drug information to include drug interactions, side effects, recommended dosages, contraindications, and more.
NeoFax and Pediatrics
Access through Micromedex. NeoFax / Pediatrics is an online evidence based database covering drugs and enteral formulas in neonatal patients and pediatric patients. Provides calculators for patient specific dosage.
