ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2006--Per-Se
Technologies (Nasdaq: PSTI), the leader in Connective Healthcare
solutions that help physicians, pharmacies, hospitals and healthcare
organizations realize their financial goals, announced today a
multi-year agreement that provides Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX)
electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) solutions with access to the
Per-Se Intelligent Network for enhanced transaction processing
services. In addition, the agreement allows Per-Se to resell the
Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR).
"By joining forces, Allscripts will be able to leverage the Per-Se
Intelligent Network and a wide variety of ancillary network services
to further promote their e-prescribing connectivity initiatives," said
Phil Pead, chairman, president and CEO of Per-Se Technologies.
"Together with Allscripts, our innovative solutions will help drive
greater physician adoption of e-prescribing and EHR solutions which
will help improve both the clinical and administrative aspects of
healthcare."
As part of the agreement, Allscripts, the leading provider of
clinical systems to ambulatory and office-based physicians, will use
the Per-Se Intelligent Network to electronically transmit
prescriptions from its physician clients to pharmacies. This
connectivity service includes formulary and eligibility verification,
medical history and other value-added transactions information
critical to successful transmission of electronic prescriptions.
Today, Per-Se connects to approximately 90% of all retail pharmacies
in the United States and virtually all third party payers. Per-Se
utilizes the SureScripts Electronic Prescribing Network exclusively to
electronically route prescription information between physician
practices and the nation's pharmacies.
"Working with an industry leader like Per-Se will enable us to
supplement e-prescribing technology with additional innovative tools
to help physicians improve the prescription process. Our agreement
supports our goal to continue to inform, connect and transform
healthcare," said Glen Tullman, chief executive officer of Allscripts.
Per-Se will also offer Allscripts' Electronic Health Record to
Per-Se practice management clients. Per-Se will also bundle the
solution to those deploying Per-Se outsourced receivables management
services.
In an effort to curb medication errors, Per-Se will also deliver
its RxSafety Advisor(R) solution to Allscripts physician customers.
RxSafety Advisor is an innovative clinical solution that physicians
use to check for preventable errors at the moment a prescription is
created. RxSafety Advisor sends a physician an electronic alert during
the prescription process to identify known look-alike and sound-alike
pairs related to oral prescription drugs.
"The industry is rallying around the message and mission that
faxing of new prescriptions and refills must end," said Kevin
Hutchinson, president and chief executive officer of SureScripts.
"Per-Se's Pharmacy Solutions division, formerly NDCHealth, has been
the leading value-added reseller of the SureScripts Electronic
Prescribing Network since 2003. Many of Allscripts' existing physician
users have taken advantage of a two-way connection with community
pharmacy, since 2004, by upgrading their application to the
SureScripts certified version. The relationship between Per-Se,
Allscripts and SureScripts will continue to enable existing and future
Allscripts physician users to utilize the SureScripts network and, in
doing so, eliminate manual data entry, faxing and phone calls and
automate the prescribing process overall."
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software,
connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve
healthcare. The Company provides unique solutions that inform, connect
and transform healthcare. The Clinical Solutions Group's award-winning
clinical software applications include electronic health record,
e-prescribing and document imaging solutions. Allscripts' Physicians
Interactive Group provides clinical product education and connectivity
solutions for physicians and patients. The Company's Medication
Services Group provides medication fulfillment services. More
information is available at www.allscripts.com.
About Per-Se Technologies
Per-Se Technologies is the leader in Connective Healthcare.
Connective Healthcare solutions from Per-Se help enable physicians,
pharmacies, hospitals and healthcare organizations to achieve their
income potential by creating an environment that streamlines and
simplifies the complex administrative burden of providing healthcare.
Per-Se's Connective Healthcare solutions help reduce administrative
expenses, increase revenue and accelerate the movement of funds to
benefit providers, payers and patients. More information is available
at www.per-se.com.
CONTACT: Per-Se Technologies, Alpharetta
Robert Borchert, 770-237-7539
media@per-se.com
SOURCE: Per-Se Technologies
