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Date:7/14/2009

reduces payments for those who fail to use the technology. The law is intended to increase adoption of e-prescribing, widely viewed as the precursor to a full Electronic Health Record (EHR) and automation not only of prescriptions but all aspects of a physician's clinical workflow. President Obama recently signed legislation that provides physicians up to $44,000 over five years to adopt and use Electronic Health Records in their practices.

"We are extremely proud that the AMA, the largest and most respected professional physician association in the United States, has selected Allscripts as the only AMA-branded electronic prescribing application that is available at no cost to subscribers of their new physician Web solution," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "This collaboration marks a critical milestone on the road to improved health care for all Americans, and will help more physicians take advantage of the federal government's offer of financial aid in adopting and using health information technologies like electronic prescribing."

The American Medical Association will make Allscripts Electronic Prescribing available to physicians through a new AMA physician Web-based solution, currently in beta testing. The online solution will provide physicians access to information, products, services, and resources to facilitate medical practice and speed adoption of health information technologies. The AMA plans to launch the solution in 2010.

The AMA-branded Allscripts Electronic Prescribing solution requires no download, minimal training and can be accessed from any Web-enabled device. The solution quickly generates secure electronic prescriptions and delivers them to retail and mail order pharmacies via Surescripts, which operates the country's largest electronic prescribing network - the "backbone" that facilitates e-prescribing in the U.S. With a patient's consent, all prescri
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