[May 17, 2010]

Maryland's Adventist HealthCare Selects eClinicalWorks

eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Rockville, Maryland's Adventist HealthCare has chosen eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) system as an option for its employed and affiliated physicians in Maryland and New Jersey. Adventist also selected eClinicalWorks Electronic Health eXchange (eEHX), providing an electronic health records system that allows for access across the practices and the acute care system.

"Adventist HealthCare is committed to improving the health of people and communities. As health care changes and moves more and more into the digital age, we are proud to partner with eClinicalWorks to help our local physicians implement electronic medical records in their practices," said William G. "Bill" Robertson, president and CEO of Adventist HealthCare.

"eClinicalWorks will help Adventist HealthCare provide physicians in our community with a solid, quality EMR product that will benefit patients," said Dr. Gaurov Dayal, vice president and chief medical officer for Adventist HealthCare. "By helping our physicians implement EMRs, Adventist HealthCare is furthering its goal of providing high quality and cost-effective care to our patients. We look forward to working with eClinicalWorks on this important initiative."

Adventist HealthCare will utilize eClinicalWorks EMR/PM to streamline and automate processes between practice locations and to promote patient safety while reducing costs. eEHX will serve as a hub providing physicians with improved access to patients' health information and allowing them to exchange data more effectively, with each other and withits Cerner (News - Alert) in-patient system.

"eClinicalWorks has experienced great success in the metro Washington, D.C., area, providing a comprehensive electronic health record system that is ideal for use in both primary care and specialty settings," said Girish Kumar Navani, CEO and co-founder of eClinicalWorks. "Adventist HealthCare selected eClinicalWorks due to the strength of our system along with our successful track record of community deployments and interoperability. We look forward to working with Adventist HealthCare to outfit its providers with a system that will help improve patient care."

About Adventist HealthCare

Adventist HealthCare, an integrated, health-care delivery organization based in Rockville, Maryland, is one of the largest employers in the state of Maryland. The mission of Adventist HealthCare is to demonstrate God's care by improving the health of people and communities through a ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. Adventist HealthCare includes Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Shady Grove Adventist Germantown Emergency Center, Washington Adventist Hospital, Adventist Behavioral Health, Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland, Adventist Senior Living Services, Adventist Home Health Services and the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children. For additional information, visit www.adventisthealthcare.com.

About eClinicalWorks

eClinicalWorks is a privately held leader in the ambulatory clinical systems market. The company's unified electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management (PM) solutions are proven for every market segment: large practice groups, including Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), Electronic Health Records of Rhode Island (EHRRI) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as well as medium, small and solo practices regardless of specialty. The company enjoys high profitability with a five-year compounded growth rate of more than 100 percent year-to-year. With an established customer base of more than 40,000 providers and 120,000 healthcare professionals across all 50 states, eClinicalWorks has been awarded multiple top industry honors including being named to the Inc. 5000 in 2009, 2008 and 2007, and prominently placed in a report released by IDC (News - Alert) company Health Industry Insights, titled Healthcare Provider Industry Short List Ambulatory Electronic Health Records and Electronic Medical Records. Based in Westborough, Mass., eClinicalWorks has additional offices in New York City, Pleasanton, Calif., and Alpharetta, Ga. More information on eClinicalWorks can be found at www.eclinicalworks.com or by calling 866-888-MYCW.

eClinicalWorks is a registered trademark of eClinicalWorks, LLC. All other trademarks or service marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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