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CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 25, 2006–Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX),
the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and
information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare,
announced today that its TouchWorks(TM) Rx+ solution was awarded First
Place for stand-alone ePrescribing systems in the 2006 TEPR Awards.

TouchWorks Rx+, the most widely used ePrescribing solution in the
United States today, helps clinicians improve patient safety by
identifying drug interactions, reduce pharmacy call backs by providing
more legible and formulary-compliant prescriptions, and improve
patient convenience by speeding refills and transmitting prescriptions
electronically to their pharmacy of choice. Available on a wide
variety of web-enabled devices including desktop computers, laptops,
Tablet PCs, as part of the complete TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health
Record (EHR), and soon on mobile phones, TouchWorks Rx+ is accessed
via a secure web browser, enabling physicians to quickly prescribe,
check for drug interactions, access medication histories and review
drug reference information at the point of care, whether they are in
the office or working remotely.

At the 22nd Annual TEPR Conference & Exhibition in Baltimore May
21-24, Allscripts also demonstrated its industry leadership by
participating in the Clinical Documentation Challenge. During the
challenge, which ran throughout the three-day conference, Electronic
Health Records vendors were presented with a mock patient encounter
and then given eight minutes to demonstrate how they would document
that encounter. Allscripts demonstrated the capabilities of TouchWorks
EHR, including ease of use, integrated order entry, health maintenance
and other clinical alerts, allergy and drug interaction checking,
access to medical knowledge bases, interactive clinical guidance,
patient education tools, and disease management.

Additionally, Allscripts participated in the TEPR Continuity of
Care Record demonstration, a collaborative effort showcasing the
interoperability of Electronic Health Record and Personal Health
Record (PHR) systems. Allscripts demonstrated the ability to populate
TouchWorks EHR and its iHealth PHR module with claims-based data, as
well as iHealth’s ability to empower consumers to exchange data such
as medication and registration information between the EHR and PHR.

During the conference, Allscripts clients from across the nation
demonstrated for TEPR attendees the many benefits of using an
Electronic Health Record, and provided helpful strategies for making
the most of the technology. Allscripts clients who use either the
TouchWorks EHR, or HealthMatics(R) EHR from Allscripts subsidiary A4
Health Systems, delivered 10 featured presentations, among the most
ever by a single company at TEPR:

1.  Kenneth Adler, MD, Medical Director of Information Technology at
    Arizona Community Physicians - "An Examination of the High-Tech
    Doctor's Office"
2.  Kenneth Adler, MD, Medical Director of Information Technology at
    Arizona Community Physicians - "Selecting an EHR: A Physician's
    Perspective"
3.  Victoria S. Jackson, Practice Administrator of Southern Orange
    County Pediatrics - "Document Imaging in a Medical Practice: A
    Modular Approach - Medical Document Management as a First Step"
4.  Julie Harper, Director of MIS at Affinity Health Group - "The
    Cost-Benefit Analysis of Implementing an EHR in an Outpatient
    Setting"
5.  Praveen Toteja, Chief Information Officer at George Washington
    University Medical Faculty Associates - "Leadership Strategies of
    a Rapid EHR Rollout"
6.  Jamie Steck, Director of Information Technology at Central Utah
    Clinic - "Leveraging Pay-for-Performance with an EHR"
7.  Stan Padilla, MD, of Brown & Toland Medical Group - "Using
    Personal Health Records to Boost Revenue"
8.  Jerry Miller, MD, President of Holston Medical Group - "EHR
    Clinical Trials and How to Generate Millions in Revenue"
9.  Scott Conard, MD, DABFP, Founder & CEO of TienaHealth Medical
    Group - "Beyond the EMR Implementation: Making Use of the Data"
10. Gail Curley RN, Manager of Clinical Applications at University of
    Colorado Hospital - "Implementing an EMR: Choosing a Starting
    Point, Demonstrating Value"

Allscripts Chief Marketing Officer Dan Michelson led a
presentation on using the Electronic Health Record to participate in
the federal government’s “pay for performance” initiative to improve
care outcomes.

Organized by Boston-based Medical Records Institute, the TEPR
conference — Towards the Electronic Patient Record — showcases
nearly 200 leading Electronic Health Record and related technology
vendors and is widely considered to be one of the health IT industry’s
premier events.

“TEPR is a great show to highlight the substantial progress being
made in Electronic Health Records. And, while it represents an
opportunity to demonstrate our software, which performed well with a
solid showing for our TouchWorks EHR during the documentation
challenge and a first place finish for our Electronic Prescribing, the
real stars of the show are our clients, who are using our software to
transform healthcare,” commented Allscripts Chief Executive Officer
Glen Tullman. “By presenting at shows like TEPR, our clients make it
clear that electronic healthcare not only makes a difference in
patient care, but on the bottom-line as well. They are the leaders who
will take healthcare in this country to the next level.”

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.

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 www.sec.gov.


    CONTACT: Allscripts
             Dan Michelson, 312-506-1217
             dan.michelson@allscripts.com

    SOURCE: Allscripts
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