private founded 2012 headquarters michigan 25 facilities in 10 countries key people mike boswood ceo number of employees 2 500 website http truvenhealth.com truven health analytics is a company that provides healthcare data and analytics . 1 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 . formerly the healthcare business of thomson reuters on april 23 2012 thomson reuters agreed to sell this business to veritas capital for us 1.25 billion . 2 on june 6 2012 the sale of the healthcare division was finalized and the new company truven health analytics became an independent organization solely focused on healthcare . 3 truven is a portmanteau of the words trusted and proven . citation needed ibm corporation announced its intention to acquire truven on february 18 2016 with plans to make truven part of ibm s watson health unit . 4 contents 1 brands 1.1 micromedex clinical knowledge suite 1.1.1 carenotes system 1.1.2 red book online 1.1.3 formulary advisor 1.1.4 pdr electronic library 1.1.5 neofax and pediatrics 2 references 3 external links brands edit 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 . 5 micromedex clinical knowledge suite edit 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 . citation needed micromedex is delivered through a web portal and ip recognition . carenotes system edit carenotes is a patient education product with information about aspects of patient care general information precare inpatient care discharge and aftercare medical conditions and treatment medications laboratory test and health in up to 15 languages . contains more than 7 000 documents . red book online edit 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 otc medications nutraceuticals bulk chemicals as well as for some medical devices and supplies . formulary advisor edit formulary advisor is an easy to use citation needed online formulary management tool to effectively manage and update a hospital s formulary and communicate the most current formulary information facility wide . pdr electronic library edit the pdr electronic library provides instant citation needed access to fda approved drug information to include drug interactions side effects recommended dosages contraindications and more . neofax and pediatrics edit access through micromedex . neofax pediatrics is an online evidence based database covering drugs and enteral formulas in neonatal patients 0 to 29 days old and pediatric patients 1 month to 18 years old . provides calculators for patient specific dosage . references edit ibm to acquire truven health analytics for 2.6 billion . reuters . 18 february 2016 . retrieved 24 august 2016 . official press release dead link veritas completes purchase of thomson health unit . reuters . 6 june 2012 . retrieved 2012 07 08 . ibm watson health announces plans to acquire truven health analytics for 2.6 b extending its leadership in value based care solutions . ibm . 18 february 2016 . retrieved 2016 02 19 . http www.truvenhealth.com external links edit truven health analytics veritas capital info micromedex editorial info this article about a medical pharmaceutical or biotechnological corporation or company is a stub 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