Kent Alexander to Join Allscripts as General Counsel

CHICAGO, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) announced today that Kent Alexander will join the Company as Executive Vice President and General Counsel this September. Alexander brings to the position more than 25 years of legal experience, including more than 10 years in his current role as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Emory University, Georgia's largest private research university and healthcare system.

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Alexander joined Emory in 2000, managing the legal affairs of the University and of Emory Healthcare, comprised of three fully-owned hospitals, a 1500-physician practice group and several affiliates.  Alexander, a former partner at King & Spalding LLP, a prominent Atlanta law firm, also served for over a decade in the United States Attorney's office in Atlanta, first as an assistant and later as the presidentially-appointed U.S. Attorney.

"Kent adds to our leadership team a rare combination of government and health-related legal knowledge and strategic acumen, accumulated over two decades of private practice, his service as U.S. Attorney, and most recently at one of the nation's most prestigious university health systems," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts.  "His judgment and breadth of experience in healthcare will be critical as the company continues to expand our market presence, especially in light of our proposed merger with Eclipsys."

Allscripts and Eclipsys Corporation announced on June 9, 2010 a definitive agreement to merge, creating a clear leader in healthcare information technology, with the most comprehensive solution offering for healthcare organizations of every size and setting.  The merger is pending.

Alexander will manage the day-to-day legal affairs of the Company, including contracts, partnerships, employment matters, litigation, and intellectual property. As a member of the executive leadership team, he will also add his unique perspective to corporate strategy.

Alexander was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, which includes Atlanta, by President Bill Clinton in 1994.  He served as the region's head law enforcement official through late 1997, overseeing 65 federal prosecutors who represented the government in criminal and civil cases.  Between 1992 and 1994, and again from 1997 to 2000, Alexander practiced law with King & Spalding, where he was a partner concentrating on government-related and healthcare matters, and led the firm's technology practice group.  

"I am excited to join the Allscripts team at what I believe is a unique moment in healthcare," Alexander said. "I am a strong believer in the solutions that Allscripts provides and its core mission of creating a connected system of health that brings patients higher quality, safer and more cost effective care."

Active in the community, Alexander has earned the Department of Justice National Volunteer Service Award and been appointed to state pro-bono leadership posts by Georgia Governors consecutively since 1999, including the Georgia State Ethics Commission. Alexander also sits on the board of the American Jewish Committee where he is a past president, and he continues to advise Hands On Atlanta, a 37,000-member not-for-profit organization he co-founded.  His wife, Diane, is a practicing physician.

An Atlanta native, Alexander earned his law degree from the University of Virginia, School of Law, and a bachelor's degree from Tufts University.  

About Allscripts

Allscripts uses innovation technology to bring health to healthcare. More than 160,000 physicians, 800 hospitals and 10,000 post-acute and homecare organizations utilize Allscripts to improve the health of their patients and their bottom line.  The company's award-winning solutions include electronic health records, electronic prescribing, revenue cycle management, practice management, document management, care management, emergency department information systems and homecare automation. Allscripts is the trade name of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. To learn more, visit www.allscripts.com.

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Cautionary Statement

Allscripts has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Allscripts has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Allscripts and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Allscripts will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling collect 312-506-1230.

Important Information for Investors and Stockholders  

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval.  This communication is being made in respect of the proposed merger transaction involving Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ("Allscripts") and Eclipsys Corporation ("Eclipsys"). In connection with the proposed transaction, Allscripts and Eclipsys have each filed with the SEC a definitive joint proxy statement, which also constitutes a prospectus of Allscripts and an information statement for Allscripts' stockholders.  Allscripts and Eclipsys have each mailed the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus/information statement to their respective stockholders on or about July 15, 2010.  BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS/ INFORMATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY EITHER ALLSCRIPTS OR ECLIPSYS WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.  Investors and stockholders of Allscripts and Eclipsys may obtain a free copy of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus/information statement, as well as other filings containing information about Allscripts and Eclipsys, without charge, at the website maintained by the SEC (http://www.sec.gov).  Copies of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus/information statement and the filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus/information statement can also be obtained, without charge, on the investor relations portion of Allscripts' website (www.allscripts.com) or the investor relations portion of Eclipsys' website (www.eclipsys.com) or by directing a request to Allscripts' Investor Relations Department at 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 2024, Chicago, Illinois 60654, or to Eclipsys' Investor Relations Department at Three Ravinia Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30346.  

Allscripts and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction.  Information regarding Allscripts' directors and executive officers is available in Allscripts' proxy statement for its 2009 annual meeting of stockholders and Allscripts' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2009, which were filed with the SEC on August 27, 2009 and July 30, 2009, respectively.  Eclipsys and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction.  Information regarding Eclipsys' directors and executive officers is available in Eclipsys' proxy statement for its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders and Eclipsys' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, which were filed with the SEC on March 26, 2010 and February 25, 2010, respectively.  Investors and stockholders can obtain free copies of these documents from Allscripts and Eclipsys using the contact information above.   Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus/information statement and other relevant materials that have been filed with the SEC.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding the proposed merger between Eclipsys and Allscripts, the respective stockholder meetings of Eclipsys and Allscripts with respect to the approval of the proposed merger, the proposed total number of shares to be sold, the per share price of such shares, and purchasers in, the secondary offering of Allscripts shares, the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including future financial and operating results, the strategic opportunities available to the combined company, the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, platform and product integration, the connection and movement of data among hospitals, physicians, patients and others, merger synergies and cost savings, client attainment of "meaningful use" and accessibility of federal stimulus payments, enhanced competitiveness and accessing new client opportunities, market evolution, the benefits of the combined companies' products and services, the availability of financing, future events, developments, future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are outlined below. As a result, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they will have on the results of operations or financial condition of Allscripts, Eclipsys or the combined company or the proposed transaction.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: any conditions or contingencies imposed in connection with the proposed merger; the ability to obtain governmental approvals of the merger on the proposed terms and schedule contemplated by the parties; the failure of Eclipsys' stockholders to approve the merger agreement; the failure of Allscripts' stockholders to approve the issuance of shares in the merger; the possibility that Eclipsys and/or the Allscripts stockholder meetings could be delayed as a result of pending litigation; the possibility that the proposed transaction does not close, including due to the failure to satisfy the closing conditions; the market factors that could affect  the total number of shares  and the per share price of the shares sold in the secondary offering of Allscripts shares; the failure of ValueAct Capital to purchase shares of Allscripts in the secondary offering; the possibility that the expected synergies, efficiencies and cost savings of the proposed transaction will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; potential difficulties or delays in achieving platform and product integration and the connection and movement of data among hospitals, physicians, patients and others; the risk that the contemplated financing is unavailable; the risk that the Allscripts and Eclipsys businesses will not be integrated successfully; disruption from the proposed transaction making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; competition within the industries in which Allscripts and Eclipsys operate; failure to achieve certification under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act could result in increased development costs, a breach of some customer obligations and could put Allscripts and Eclipsys at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace; unexpected requirements to achieve interoperability certification pursuant to the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology could result in increased development and other costs for Allscripts and Eclipsys; the volume and timing of systems sales and installations, the length of sales cycles and the installation process and the possibility that Allscripts' and Eclipsys' products will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; the timing, cost and success or failure of new product and service introductions, development and product upgrade releases; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; Allscripts' and Eclipsys' ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; undetected errors or similar problems in Allscripts' and Eclipsys' software products; the outcome of any legal proceeding that has been or may be instituted against Allscripts, Misys plc or Eclipsys and others; compliance with existing laws, regulations and industry initiatives and future changes in laws or regulations in the healthcare industry, including possible regulation of Allscripts' and Eclipsys' software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the possibility of product-related liabilities; Allscripts' and Eclipsys' ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the implementation and speed of acceptance of the electronic record provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; maintaining Allscripts' and Eclipsys' intellectual property rights and litigation involving intellectual property rights; risks related to third-party suppliers and Allscripts' and Eclipsys' ability to obtain, use or successfully integrate third-party licensed technology; and breach of Allscripts' or Eclipsys' security by third parties. See Allscripts' and Eclipsys' Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Annual Reports to Stockholders for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2009 and December 31, 2009, respectively, the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus/information statement mailed by Allscripts and Eclipsys to their respective stockholders on or about July 15, 2010, and other public filings with the SEC for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to Allscripts' and Eclipsys' respective businesses. The statements herein speak only as of their date and neither Allscripts nor Eclipsys undertakes any duty to update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in their respective expectations.

SOURCE Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

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