Allscripts Awarded MS-HUG ‘Best in Class’ for Ambulatory Care for Second Consecutive Year
Top Recognition Awarded to Allscripts Client, George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
SAN DIEGO (February 13, 2006) –
From the floor of the 2006 HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Annual Conference and Exhibition, Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that the TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record has been selected by the Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) as ‘Best in Class’ for Ambulatory Care.
The ninth annual MS-HUG Awards showcase the most innovative solutions and customers of Microsoft(R) technology in the healthcare industry. Judging is performed by a select group of members from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, who review systems including electronic health records, electronic medical records, digital image management, and home health.
“To be named ‘Best in Class’ for two consecutive years by MS-HUG is exciting for Allscripts,” said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. “The electronic health record is at the forefront of the many initiatives to improve our national healthcare delivery system and we are pleased to be recognized for our leadership.”
Top Recognition for Allscripts Client, George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
In addition to Allscripts receiving a ‘Best in Class’ Award, TouchWorks user, Ryan Bosch, MD, of George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates was named as a finalist for the ‘Microsoft Clinician of the Year’. This is the fourth consecutive year a TouchWorks user was named as a finalist.
Additionally, George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) received the prestigious HIMSS ‘Article of the Year’ Award. ‘Rapid Implementation of an Electronic Health Record in an Academic Setting’ was published in the Journal of Healthcare Information Management in 2005. The ‘Article of the Year’ Award recognizes a research paper or case study from the year that provided the greatest insight for information and management systems professionals. The peer-reviewed article documents MFA’s rapid electronic health record implementation, bringing 100 physicians live on the Allscripts solution in just 28 days and projects a savings of more than $10 million in the first five years of using the system.
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 clinical software applications include Electronic Health Record, e-prescribing and document imaging solutions. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM) Group and medical fulfillment services through its Medication Services Group. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web at www.allscripts.com.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements about Allscripts 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 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
CONTACT: Allscripts
Dan Michelson, 312-506-1217
dan.michelson@allscripts.com
SOURCE: Allscripts
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