Wolters Kluwer Health and Allscripts Announce Alliance to Improve Physician Access to Clinical Information and Best Practice Guidelines.

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Collaboration to Create Content for Electronic Health Records will Enable Improved Clinical Interactions at the Point of Care CONSHOHOCKEN, PA and CHICAGO (April 27, 2006) - Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of drug and medical information services and content to physicians, today announced a partnership with Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. This partnership joins Wolters Kluwer Health's industry-leading clinical content with Allscripts' penetration into the ambulatory physician market. Physicians will gain enhanced, customizable content that will greatly streamline their documentation process while enhancing the quality of patient care they provide. The alliance will provide physicians using Allscripts products access to pre-built templates for documenting patient care, including the latest scientific and clinical information about drug therapies, and evidence-based treatment guidelines to support …