Dean McGee Eye Institute Partners With Allscripts to Provide Electroni

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    CHICAGO & OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2005--Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced that Dean McGee Eye Institute has selected Allscripts' TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record (EHR) to help the Institute's 35 ophthalmologists automate critical tasks to provide more efficient and higher quality care to their patients.
    Ophthalmologists have unique needs when it comes to using EHRs. Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) and Allscripts will be working together to integrate many of the special ophthalmology features and functionality from Penn Medical Informatics Systems' EyeDoc, a special product line designed specifically to meet the needs of ophthalmologists.
    "For more than a year, DMEI has been studying all EHR products available and we chose Allscripts because of their stability and their forward looking approach to the Electronic Health Record," said David W. Parke II, MD, DMEI President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our physicians have unique needs when it comes to an EHR, including imaging and specific drawing requirements. This partnership will allow us to help guide integration of EyeDoc into TouchWorks, which will not only help DMEI, but ophthalmologists across the country."
    With the use of the award-winning TouchWorks EHR, DMEI ophthalmologists will have instant access to patient records through hand held Tablets PCs and workstations in the exam room.
    DMEI is in the process of a capital campaign to raise $30 million in efforts to build a second major facility. Plans are to break ground for the multi-million Dollar building in 2006. Once open, the new facility will dramatically increase the number of patients served with the use of TouchWorks EHR and EyeDoc.
    "Rated as one of the Top 10 ophthalmology practices in the U.S., Dean McGee Eye Institute is continuously working to reach a higher standard and their decision to implement TouchWorks is another step in that direction," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "We're excited about combining the strength and functionality of our TouchWorks Electronic Health Record with the expertise of the Dean McGee ophthalmologists and the specialty functionality in the EyeDoc system. We believe that strong partnerships, with clients and other providers, will produce great results and accelerate our efforts to deliver even more value to physicians."
    DMEI will integrate TouchWorks with its existing Groupcast(TM) practice management solution from IDX Systems Corporation. IDX and Allscripts have a 10-year strategic relationship that directly links clinical and financial data to enhance productivity.

    About Dean McGee Eye Institute

    Dean McGee Eye Institute is one of the largest ophthalmology institutes in the United States and is one of only a small handful of institutions in the Southwest and Midwest which offers a complete spectrum of subspecialty eye care for everything from tumors to macular degeneration. The group consists of 35 physicians who serve more than 135,000 patients a year from their five locations. The Institute ranks in the top ten research institutions supported by National Eye Institute.

    About Allscripts

    Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (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 (EHR), 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 medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services Group. 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 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

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CONTACT: Allscripts Dan Michelson, 312-506-1217 dan.michelson@allscripts.com or Dean McGee Eye Institute Matt Bown, 405-271-5214

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