Danbury Hospital Selects Allscripts for Emergency Department Automation; Regional Medical Center, Rated One of Top 100 Hospitals in the United States, to Improve Quality of Patient Care and Workflow

Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve health care, announced today that Danbury Hospital has selected HealthMatics(R) ED Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) to improve the quality of patie

CHICAGO & DANBURY, Conn (April 18, 2006) –

Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve health care, announced today that Danbury Hospital has selected HealthMatics(R) ED Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) to improve the quality of patient care and hospital staff workflow. With its user-friendly features and ability to interface with existing hospital systems, HealthMatics ED will enhance the efficiency of patient care in the emergency department, which is the hospital’s first major area to implement the full electronic health record.

“HealthMatics ED delivers the patient safety improvements of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) by improving documentation and reducing the potential for medication error and drug and allergy interactions,” said William Gemmell, M.D., Vice Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Danbury Hospital. “This technology will improve the emergency department’s ability to communicate with the patients’ primary care physicians and specialists, especially when patients need follow-up care.”

Danbury Hospital is a 371-bed regional medical center, university teaching hospital and Level II trauma center ranked among Solucient’s 100 Top Hospitals(R) in 2004 and 2005. With 14 board-certified attending emergency physicians and more than 67,000 annual emergency department visits, the hospital required an information system that would fully integrate with their existing hospital systems, which support EMS operations for a growing region. In order to provide connectivity and interoperability to all of its stakeholders, the hospital chose HealthMatics ED for its ability to reduce the amount of paper and lost transcription costs, as well as improve coding and billing. HealthMatics ED provides dynamic patient tracking, thorough electronic documentation of patient information for nurses and physicians and full integration with the hospital’s Siemens(R) Invision HIS, and Cerner’s RadNet(R) Radiology Information and PathNet(R) Laboratory Information systems. HealthMatics ED is one of the solutions added to Allscripts existing portfolio after the recent acquisition of A4 Health Systems.

“We are proud to be partnering with Danbury Hospital, one of the leading Emergency Departments in New England,” said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. “Danbury performed a detailed analysis of various EDIS vendors before selecting HealthMatics ED. The ability to connect the ambulatory and acute settings to create a seamless patient experience is a key driver for Danbury and an important competitive advantage for our overall suite of products.”

Danbury Hospital

As the primary provider for a population of 350,000, Danbury Hospital, a 371-bed regional medical center and university teaching hospital, maintains centers of excellence and specialized programs for emergency and trauma care, weight loss surgery, orthopedic surgery, cancer, cardiovascular services, digestive disorders, radiology, laboratory medicine, weight loss surgery, high-risk pregnancy, neonatal and pediatric medicine, sleep disorders, asthma management, diabetes, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and behavioral health care. Danbury Hospital has been ranked among Solucient’s 100 Top Hospitals(R) for better patient safety, shorter length of stay and lower mortality than its peer hospitals. The hospital continues to achieve outstanding performance through patient care, education and outreach that combine to offer high quality, advanced technology and exceptional service to support patients and their families. For more information, visit www.danburyhospital.org.

About Allscripts

Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company’s business groups provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare. The Clinical Solutions Group’s award-winning software applications include electronic health record, practice management, e-prescribing, document imaging, emergency department and care management solutions. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM) Group and medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services Group. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web at www.allscripts.com.

his announcement may contain forward-looking statements about Allscripts Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are developed by combining currently available information with Allscripts beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance. Because Allscripts cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that may affect it, or control the ones it does predict, Allscripts’ actual results may be materially different from the results expressed in its forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts, see the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

SOURCE: Allscripts

Allscripts
Dan Michelson, 312-506-1217
dan.michelson@allscripts.com
or
Danbury Hospital
Linda Wiseman, 203-797-7247
linda.wiseman@danhosp.org

Source: Allscripts