Allscripts First to Provide Integrated Clinical Trials EHR Solution.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Partnership Delivers Advanced Clinical Trials Management Software to Help Medical Groups Streamline Participation in Clinical Research From the floor of the 2006 HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Founded in 1961, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a healthcare industry membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of medical informatics technology and management systems. ) Annual Conference and Exhibition, Allscripts Allscripts Therapeutics A handheld electronic prescribing product (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced today a strategic partnership with Advanced Clinical Software (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ), the developer of Study Manager(TM), the most widely deployed Clinical Trials management software used by more than 10,000 research professionals in more than 1,800 provider organizations and clinics nationwide. The Allscripts and ACS combined solution enables medical practices and research professionals to streamline the process of participating in clinical trials, recruiting patients and electronically reviewing charts. The integration of Study Manager and the TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record provides physician practices with the data tools to be more productive in their participation in clinical research, resulting in advanced care options for patients and improved profitability for the practice. Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport is a city located primarily in Sullivan County, and also partially in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. Kingsport was originally King's Port but eventually it became a one word name for the city. The population was 44,905 at the 2000 census. , has been using this combined solution in their clinical trials process for more than three years and currently generates approximately $3 million annually in research revenue. "The combination of TouchWorks and Study Manager makes it possible for us to provide the highest level of patient care while, at the same time, easily and effectively participating in clinical trials to drive additional revenue for our practice," said Jerry Miller Jerry Miller (born July 10, 1943 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American musician, a guitarist and vocalist who was a member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape. Before joining the group, Miller and bandmate Don Stevenson were members of The Frantics, a Pacific Northwest bar , MD, Medical Director and President of Holston Medical Group. Study Manager enables research administrators to closely manage study operations including comprehensive, multi-arm, multi-site clinical trials. By monitoring studies in real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. , administrators can take control of their research programs with an intuitive system Intuitive™ system Cybersurgery A proprietary minimally invasive surgical system which provides 3D visualization and translates the surgeon's hand movements into precise microsurgical movements via 8 mm ports. Cf Cybersurgery. that users can learn to utilize in less than one day. "Providing the first EHR (Electronic Health Records) Computerized medical records that bring patient care into the digital age and save time, money and lives. The push to adopt comprehensive electronic documentation between doctors' offices and hospital settings intensified after the RAND with integrated clinical trials management builds on our commitment to offer clinical information technology solutions that drive the transformation of healthcare," stated Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "TouchWorks is fast becoming known as the 'electronic health record that pays you back', by providing our clients with functionality that extends the value of the electronic health record." "Study Manager incorporates a wide range of sophisticated features that makes it the system of choice for healthcare groups and research organizations of any size," said Bruce Schatzman, President of Advanced Clinical Software. "Our partnership with Allscripts provides our customers with integration to a world-class electronic health record solution." About Advanced Clinical Software Advanced Clinical Software (ACS) develops mission-critical clinical trial project management software for the clinical trial industry. ACS' Study Manager software has become the world's most widely used software for clinical trial project management and business management. Over 1,700 distinct companies have purchased Study Manager and use it on a daily basis to make clinical trial management faster, easier, and more efficient. Study Manager incorporates a wide range of sophisticated features that make it the system of choice for hospitals, universities, site management organizations, investigative sites, contract research organizations and sponsors. 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 ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. 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 forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. 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 Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. |
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