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National Jewish Medical and Research Center Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record for 125 Physicians

Posted on: Thursday, 14 December 2006, 09:00 CST

CHICAGO and DENVER, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts , the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that National Jewish Medical and Research Center (NJMRC) has selected the TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record from Allscripts to connect and automate its 125 employed physicians.

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"The Electronic Health Record is a powerful tool to improve the quality of care and practice efficiency while enhancing patient satisfaction," said J. Verne Singleton, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of National Jewish Medical and Research Center. "With Allscripts, we continue to offer our patients the most advanced technology and medical treatment possible while providing the highest level of personalized care."

National Jewish Medical and Research Center is known worldwide for treatment of patients with respiratory, immune and allergic disorders, and for groundbreaking medical research. National Jewish is the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to these disorders. For nine consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked National Jewish the No. 1 respiratory hospital in the nation.

The TouchWorks Electronic Health Record ( http://www.allscripts.com/touchworks ) brings NJMRC's physicians instant access to patient information when and where they need it -- at the hospital, in their offices, or while on-call at home. TouchWorks speeds and automates everyday clinical tasks such as prescribing and refilling medications, ordering and reviewing tests, and documenting care. An easy-to-use and customizable solution, TouchWorks features robust clinical tools that support safe medical practices, including health maintenance alerts, clinical decision support, and automated drug interaction checking.

National Jewish selected Allscripts following a lengthy evaluation of Electronic Health Record offerings and after visiting several other groups that have successfully implemented the Allscripts solution.

"Allscripts has more experience than any other Electronic Health Record vendor in large complex clinical environments, especially when it comes to interfacing multiple clinical systems," said Singleton, who added that the interface between TouchWorks and NJMRC's Picture Archiving and Communication System was critical to Allscripts selection. "Our physicians found the user interface especially attractive, and we feel very comfortable with the company's stability and long track record of successful implementations."

Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts, commented, "National Jewish Medical and Research Center is the nation's premier provider of respiratory, immune and allergic care, and we are proud to partner with them. Given their reputation, we couldn't think of a better partner to help us extend the value of an Electronic Health Record from delivering quality care to advancing clinical research breakthroughs."

About National Jewish Medical and Research Center

National Jewish Medical and Research Center is an academic medical center devoted to research and treatment of patients of all ages suffering from respiratory, allergic, and immune system diseases, including asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, severe allergies, AIDS, cancer, lupus, and other autoimmune diseases. Founded in 1899, this nonprofit and nonsectarian institution is dedicated to enhancing prevention, treatment, and cures through research, and to developing and providing innovative clinical programs for treating patients regardless of age, religion, race, or ability to pay.

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, electronic 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 http://www.allscripts.com/ .

This 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 http://www.sec.gov/ .

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Allscripts

CONTACT: Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-312-506-1217,dan.michelson@allscripts.com , or Todd Stein, Senior Manager of PublicRelations, +1-312-506-1216, todd.stein@allscripts.com , both of Allscripts; orJ. Verne Singleton, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officerof National Jewish Medical & Research Center, +1-303-398-1601,singletonv@njc.org

Web site: http://www.allscripts.com/http://www.allscripts.com/touchworks

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