Allscripts & Wolters Kluwer Health Sign e-Prescribing and Content Distribution Agreement.

CHICAGO -- Wolters Kluwer Health, the industry-leading drug and disease database and healthcare information provider, and Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, (Nasdaq: MDRX) the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced a significant partnership to bring electronic prescribing software with improved medical content to thousands of physicians.

Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health) will license and sponsor subscriptions to the .NET version of TouchScript(R) from Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (AHS), further increasing the distribution of the e-prescribing software in the marketplace. The partnership encourages the adoption of IT tools at the point of care to improve patient safety and highlights the importance of high-quality medical knowledge in clinical technology solutions.

While AHS software already incorporates content from WK Health's Medi-Span products, WK Health and AHS will work together to develop the next generation of healthcare IT tools with improved access to rich clinical content at the point of care. Providers will gain access to a powerful set of reference materials, tools, and evidence-based guidelines specific to the context of their patient encounter. Physicians will be able to review the most relevant information from various WK Health product lines, including Clin-eguide, SKOLAR, Facts & Comparisons, and Medi-Span, delivered electronically through AHS solutions. Content will be specific to the therapy decision at hand and delivered at the precise moment it is needed.

"WK Health's extensive content further increases Allscripts' value proposition to healthcare professionals at the point of care," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. "With the overwhelming amount of clinical knowledge available, it is no longer good enough to simply offer data to physicians. Healthcare professionals want only the most relevant information delivered through trusted solutions."

According to Jon Seymour, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Clinical Tools division of WK Health, "Given the increasing utilization of clinical tools like e-prescribing and electronic medical records (EMRs) by physicians, the ability to integrate our content with these systems is critical to improving patient safety. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions has clearly established itself as a leader in both of these markets, so this partnership is vital to our goal of placing our content in the workflow of the physician."

The innovative TouchScript.NET e-prescribing solution from AHS is designed specifically for physicians practicing independently or in small group settings. The solution is a result of a one-year collaborative development between AHS and Microsoft Corporation. Based on Microsoft's .NET technology, the new application, usable in an on-line or off-line mode, will be easily downloadable. Physicians will now be able to implement e-prescribing in their practices cost-effectively in a matter of minutes on a variety of computing platforms from traditional desktop PCs to the latest mobile Tablet PCs and Pocket PCs. TouchScript is designed as the first module of a complete electronic medical record companion to Microsoft Office 2003, with additional modules scheduled for release later this year. Familiarity with Microsoft Office combined with Allscripts' powerful clinical modules and WK Health's high quality knowledge will accelerate physician use of technology in the care process.

About Allscripts Healthcare Solutions

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (AHS) is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company's TouchWorks(TM) software is a modular Electronic Medical Record (EMR) that enhances physician productivity by automating the most common physician activities including prescribing, dictating, capturing charges, ordering labs and viewing results, providing patient education, and documenting clinical encounters. TouchWorks is available on the latest Tablet PCs, wireless handheld devices, desktop workstations and over the Internet. AHS also offers electronic document imaging and scanning solutions through its Advanced Imaging Concepts subsidiary. Additionally, AHS provides healthcare product education and market research programs for physicians through its Physicians Interactive(TM) unit and medication fulfillment services through its Allscripts Direct(TM) unit. Visit AHS on the Web at www.allscripts.com.

About Wolters Kluwer Health-Clinical Tools division

Wolters Kluwer Health is a leading provider of information for professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. It is part of Wolters Kluwer nv, Amsterdam, an international legal, tax, business, education and health information services company with annual sales of more than EUR 3.5 billion. The Clinical Tools division offers industry-leading intellectual property, next-generation integrated drug and disease databases and point-of-care information tools for healthcare professionals. These tools aid in disease management, error reduction, workflow improvements, and more effective patient management and are used in thousands of hospitals, pharmacies, and physician offices. Currently, the division includes the Medi-Span, Facts and Comparisons, Clin-eguide and SKOLAR brands. Other major brands of Wolters Kluwer Health include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; electronic information providers, such as Ovid Technologies; and pharmaceutical information provider Adis International. www.wkhealth.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 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.