SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 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 will be featured at
the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase.
Allscripts will demonstrate interoperability with other healthcare
information technology applications in a setting that will be
structured as a Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO).
Attendees at HIMSS will experience interoperability as they create and
manage their own virtual health record and access it across multiple
healthcare settings within the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase.
Additionally, thirteen of the vendors will demonstrate how they
access, create and share patient records in real-time, across the
floor of the exhibit hall including Allscripts, Eclipsys, GE,
McKesson, Misys, Phillips and Siemens.
“Interoperability is critical to connecting patients, providers
and other key stakeholders to deliver on the promise of a seamless
healthcare delivery system,” said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive
Officer of Allscripts. “The Showcase enables Allscripts to demonstrate
how our solution works in real-world and real-time patient care
scenarios, providing instant access to a complete clinical record,
incorporating clinical information from all providers across the
continuum of care.”
This is the second consecutive year Allscripts has participated in
the Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS. The 2006 Integrating the
Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) profiles build upon the success of the
preliminary integration work that was demonstrated in past years, as
well as provides new content in the form of Medical Summary documents.
Medical Summaries capture the context of a healthcare encounter and
include information on allergies, medications and problems.
Allscripts will demonstrate how a physician can generate notes and
send referrals to an outside specialist, as well as show a number of
different scenarios where clinical information is moved between the
public and private sector.
Allscripts Client Awarded Grant to Test Laboratory
Interoperability and Connectivity Standards
Brown & Toland Medical Group has been awarded a grant, by The
California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), to support efforts to
accelerate the delivery of patients’ laboratory results via an
electronic health record for healthcare providers in California. The
grant is part of the EHR Lab Interoperability and Connectivity
Standards (ELINICS) project, which is a collaborative effort between
CHCF and leading health organizations. Brown & Toland was selected
through a competitive request-for-proposals process in California.
Brown & Toland will test ELINCS, in a clinical setting, with the
TouchWorks Electronic Health Record to demonstrate the benefits of
real-time laboratory results reporting in ambulatory practices.
About Brown & Toland Medical Group
Brown & Toland Medical Group is a comprehensive, multi-specialty
independent practice association (IPA) serving the residents of San
Francisco and the Bay Area. Our board certified physicians practice in
offices throughout the city of San Francisco and at the prestigious
University of California at San Francisco.
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