Oct. 13, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

CHICAGO and WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) announced today that UMass Memorial Health Care has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solution as the preferred solution for private physicians in its community, including the nearly 2,000 physicians affiliated with the health system. UMass Memorial and Allscripts will offer the solution, with onsite training and customization included, as a key component of their connected healthcare strategy that enables information sharing and collaboration among all the members of a patient's care team, inside or outside the health system.

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UMass Memorial is the clinical partner of University of Massachusetts Medical School and the largest healthcare system in Central and Western Massachusetts. The system includes UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass. and four community hospitals: Clinton Hospital in Clinton; HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster and Fitchburg; Marlborough Hospital in Marlborough, and Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer, MA.

Nearly 400 physicians employed by UMass Memorial already use the Allscripts Electronic Health Record to enhance the quality of the care they deliver, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery.

The health system's offering to independent physicians is intended to help them take advantage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which provides up to $44,000 for physicians who adopt and use an Electronic Health Record, beginning in 2011.

"UMass Memorial feels it is crucial that we partner with our private practice colleagues to help them implement EHRs and qualify for the stimulus incentives," said William Corbett, M.D., Vice President of Community Practices for UMass Memorial Health Care, and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. "Our goal is to be as interconnected as possible so we can provide the very best care to our patients. Allscripts has a great small office solution and our strong relationship with them allowed us to include important enhancements and still offer the product at a reasonable price."

The Allscripts Electronic Health Record solution selected by UMass Memorial includes at no additional cost to the providers two days of onsite training, one day of post-implementation training, and one day of customization - a significant benefit made possible by UMass Memorial. In addition, UMass Memorial will connect the Allscripts solution to its other information systems to provide electronic orders and results as an integral part of the solution, thereby reducing potential errors and improving efficiency for participating practices.