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Sandia National Laboratories Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management for Employee Health Center

Date:9/21/2007

ol costs, large employers such as Sandia are choosing to provide their own healthcare in on-site clinics -- and many are embracing healthcare information technology to increase the efficiency of their physicians and support staff.

"Allscripts will help Sandia continue to provide our thousands of employees with the highest standard of medical care available, in our on-site clinics," said Linda Duffy, M.D., Director of Medical Administration for Sandia. "At Sandia, we pride ourselves on providing preventive health and disease management services in a convenient location to help keep our employees healthy, happy and productive. Allscripts will automate and connect our healthcare team, while making our back office more efficient and cost-effective."

Sandia's employed physicians and mid-level providers offer a full spectrum of medical services including urgent care, emergency medical services, consultations, physical therapy, allergy shots and blood pressure monitoring for the lab's 8,500 employees in Albuquerque, NM and Livermore, Calif. Sandia's on-site clinics also provide preventative health services, such as health risk assessments, screenings and health education, as well as a Disease Management Clinic for the management of prevalent diseases including diabetes, hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure and their serious complications.

After a comprehensive search, Sandia selected Allscripts based on its technology, its financial stability, and its experience with the nation's leading medical groups, where tens of thousands of physicians use Allscripts technology every day to provide high quality patient care.

"On-site clinics are becoming increasingly common for forward-looking employers like Sandia who want to control their healthcare costs while offering preventive health and wellness services," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "Our solution helps employer-owned clinics deliver that vision of improved care for their emp
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