ABQ Health Partners Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record for 250 Physicians and Caregivers.

CHICAGO and PHOENIX, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that ABQ Health Partners has selected Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and, in a contract valued in excess of $3 million, will automate and connect their 250 multi-specialty physicians and mid-level caregivers.

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ABQ Health Partners is the largest physician-owned multi-specialty group practice in the Southwest with 18 locations in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho and Santa Fe. Previously known as Lovelace Medical Group, ABQ Health Partners recently announced its independence from Lovelace's parent company, Ardent Health Services. The medical group will provide the Electronic Health Record from Allscripts to its physicians, giving them the latest tools to continue an 80-year-long commitment to delivering high quality patient care.

"Allscripts delivers all the advantages of an interactive, state-of-the-art electronic health record to connect our providers to each other and to the information they need to make sound decisions," said Harry Magnes, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of ABQ Health Partners. "Now we'll be able to deliver the modern benefits that patients are coming to expect of their physicians, including receiving automatic reminders when preventive tests are due or when lab results are abnormal, providing coordinated disease management across our patient population and identifying clinical trials that might help patients receive improved care."

The Electronic Health Record from Allscripts replaces costly, error-prone paper record keeping by automating everyday clinical tasks such as prescribing medications, ordering and viewing laboratory tests, and documenting patient care. The solution will connect ABQ Health Partner's physicians and other caregivers to laboratories, pharmacies, insurers and other key healthcare stakeholders, while delivering secure, immediate access to patient information at the point of care -- whether in the office, at the hospital or remotely.

"With their roots in one of the oldest and most respected physician groups in the Western United States, ABQ Health Partners is continuing their commitment to patients by using the latest technology to deliver world class patient care," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts.

Dr. Magnes said he expected Allscripts to generate significant financial savings, for example by eliminating a significant amount of the $3 million the group spends each year transcribing physician-dictated notes. Allscripts allows physicians to dictate directly into the system and uses sophisticated voice recognition software to transcribe a physician's notes into the electronic record.

Allscripts also will integrate with ABQ Health Partner's existing IDX/GE practice management system, connecting the clinical and financial functions for enhanced productivity and patient service.

About ABQ Health Partners

ABQ Health Partners is the largest independent physician-owned multi-specialty group practice in the Southwest. The practice offers a wide range of comprehensive clinical services in primary care, and over 40 medical and surgical specialties. With 250 physician and mid-level providers, ABQ Health Partners has 18 practice locations in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

About Allscripts

Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company's business units provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare. Allscripts award-winning software applications include Electronic Health Records, practice management, e-prescribing, document imaging, emergency department, and care management solutions, all offered through the Company's Clinical Solutions units. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM) unit, and medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services unit. 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 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov/.

CONTACT: Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer, [phone], [e-mail], or Todd Stein, Senior Manager-Public Relations, [phone], [e-mail], both of Allscripts; or Harry Magnes, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of ABQ Health Partners, [phone], [e-mail]

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