CHICAGO and AMARILLO, Texas, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Allscripts
(Nasdaq: MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and
information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today
announced that Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic P.A. has selected HealthMatics(R)
Office, the integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management
System (PM) from Allscripts to automate clinical and financial operations for
the multi-specialty group’s 24 physicians.
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Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic, founded in 1968 as Amarillo’s first
comprehensive outpatient diagnostic clinic, includes three offices and a new
ambulatory surgery center. The clinic combines multi-specialty care with
diagnostic capabilities including nuclear medicine, a state-of-the-art heart
center with vascular ultrasound and echocardiography, a full diagnostic
imaging center including CAT, PET and MRI technology, a sleep-disorders
center, and clinical and neurodiagnostics laboratories.
“We want to be the first place that people come for quality care and the
clear market leader in using technology to improve patient care,” said Alan
Kennon, Administrator of Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic. “Allscripts provides our
physicians instant access to the latest patient information anytime and
anywhere, while consolidating our billing, scheduling and order entry for
greater efficiency and patient satisfaction.”
HealthMatics Office combines the power of HealthMatics Electronic Health
Record and HealthMatics Ntierprise Practice Management to provide one
full-circle, seamless patient information management solution. Built on a
single intelligent platform, HealthMatics Office links Amarillo Diagnostic
Clinic’s business and clinical sides and provides caregivers instant and
secure access to the complete patient record in the clinic, at the hospital or
remotely.
After a two-year search, Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic selected Allscripts
for its simple user interface, comprehensive functionality, and 24-hour
365-day technical support.
“Our first thought was to purchase HealthMatics EHR and attach it to our
old practice management system, but then we decided that HealthMatics
Ntierprise was more flexible and easier to use,” said Lindsey Tubbs,
Amarillo’s Director of Business Operations. “A major selling point was the
Electronic Health Record’s flexible templates, which make it easy for
individual physicians in different specialties to customize the EHR for their
own requirements.”
Allscripts Chief Executive Officer Glen Tullman commented, “We always look
to partner with world-class organizations like the Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic,
who share our commitment to using the latest software and technology to
enhance patient care. By providing physicians with better information and
enhancing their connectivity to other healthcare stakeholders, Amarillo
expects to realize solid returns in the quality of care they provide and the
cost of that care.”
About Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic
Founded in 1968, Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic P.A. features an extensive
range of diagnostic services that aid physicians in the diagnosis and
treatment of complex conditions. The group’s medical specialties include
cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, internal
medicine, pulmonology, rheumatology and neurology.
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
https://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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/CONTACT: Allscripts Contact, Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer,
+1-312-506-1217, dan.michelson@allscripts.com , or Todd Stein, Senior
Manager-Public Relations, +1-312-506-1216, todd.stein@allscripts.com ; or
Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic Contact, Alan Kennon, Administrator,
+1-806-358-0214, akennon@adcpa.com /
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