CHICAGO, Oct 11, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ —

Webcast to be Held Thursday, October 24

Allscripts
Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDRX) the leading provider of point-of-care
decision support solutions for physicians, invites you to listen to a live
broadcast of the Company’s Third Quarter 2002 results conference call hosted by
Glen Tullman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Bill Davis, Chief
Financial Officer.

News Release:

The earnings news release will be distributed via PR Newswire immediately after
the market closes the afternoon of October 24, 2002. The release will also be
available on the Company’s Web site at www.allscripts.com .

Conference Call Broadcast:

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions’ senior executives will discuss the results
during an investor community teleconference scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, October 24, 2002. To listen to the broadcast, participants may log
onto www.allscripts.com . We suggest you log onto the web site approximately 15
minutes prior to the conference call to download and install any necessary
software.

Conference Call Replay:

A Microsoft Windows Media Player web replay will be available 3 hours after the
conclusion of the call at www.allscripts.com for a period of 2 weeks.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions is the leading provider of point-of-care
decision support solutions for physicians. The Company’s TouchWorks(TM) software
products enhance physician productivity using a wireless handheld device or
desktop workstation to automate the most common physician activities including
prescribing, capturing charges, dictating, ordering labs and viewing results,
providing patient education, and taking clinical notes. The Company also
provides medication fulfillment services. Additionally, Allscripts provides
patient compliance and healthcare product education services for physicians
through its Physicians Interactive(TM) unit. Allscripts provides services to
over 20,000 physicians across the U.S.

Strategic partners include IDX Systems (Nasdaq: IDXC); IMS Health (NYSE: RX);
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT); HP (NYSE: HPQ); Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX); and
Medco Health.

TouchWorks and Physicians Interactive are trademarks of Allscripts Healthcare
Solutions. Visit Allscripts on the Web at www.allscripts.com.

(Minimum requirements to listen to broadcast: Microsoft Windows Media Player
software, downloadable free from http://windowsmedia.com/download/download.asp,
28.8Kpbs modem Internet connection, and speakers/earphones.)

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 2001 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and
Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

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SOURCE Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

CONTACT:          Dan Michelson, Vice President of Marketing, Ext. 4330,

                  dan.michelson@allscripts.com , or Paul Peterson, Senior Marketing Manager,

                  Ext. 4475, paul.peterson@allscripts.com , both of Allscripts Healthcare

                  Solutions, +1-847-680-3515

URL:              https://www.allscripts.com

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