Vanderbilt University Medical Center Selects Allscripts EPSi

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May 20, 2014, 08:01 ET

CHICAGO, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) has announced that Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), a comprehensive healthcare organization based in Nashville, Tenn., has selected Allscripts EPSi™ to facilitate enterprise-wide financial planning in order to set priorities and direction, supporting its mission of improving outcomes in patient care through world-class delivery, education and research.

Allscripts EPSi provides integrated analytics, budgeting and knowledge-based decision support designed to bring together all the major components of a healthcare organization's financial management—strategic planning, product line budgeting, cost accounting, and operational and capital budgeting—to more effectively and accurately plan for the future while addressing the financial challenges facing healthcare organizations today.

Allscripts EPSi allows healthcare organizations to maintain a vigorous business and focus on healthy populations, an essential component as the industry transitions to value-based care.

"Allscripts EPSi solution has helped our clients better manage their bottom line," said Martha Thorne, General Manager, Performance and Care Logistics at Allscripts. "We strive to provide our clients with solutions that provide accurate, detailed financial and operational data as well as key performance indicators to improve their business. It's clear that our nation's top hospitals trust Allscripts as a partner to help them increase efficiency in their organizations."

Allscripts EPSi is a fully integrated web-based solution used in more than 800 healthcare facilities. Allscripts EPSi helps organizations understand their performance and gather information to empower decision-making. Allscripts EPSi seamlessly integrates data from systems produced by most notable healthcare and financial system vendors. Allscripts EPSi was named Category Leader for Decision Support in the 2013 Best in KLAS report from industry analyst KLAS and holds "Peer Review" designation by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).

About Allscripts
Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) is a leader in healthcare information technology solutions that advance clinical, financial and operational results. Our innovative solutions connect people, places and data across an Open, Connected Community of Health™. Connectivity empowers caregivers to make better decisions and deliver better care for healthier populations. To learn more, visit www.allscripts.com, Twitter, YouTube and It Takes A Community: The Allscripts Blog.

About Vanderbilt University Medical Center
VUMC is a comprehensive healthcare facility dedicated to patient care, research, and biomedical education. Its reputation for excellence in each of these areas has made Vanderbilt a major patient referral center for the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the Southeast choose Vanderbilt for their healthcare needs, not only because of its excellence in medical science, but also because the faculty and staff are dedicated to treating patients with dignity and compassion. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

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