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Henry Schein to Market Allscripts' Professional EHR
[June 16, 2009]

Henry Schein to Market Allscripts' Professional EHR


Jun 15, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Allscripts, a provider of software, services, information, and connectivity solutions for physicians and hospitals, and Henry Schein, Inc., a distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, announced a strategic partnership to market the Allscripts Professional Electronic Health Record (EHR).



According to the group, under the exclusive agreement for the Allscripts Professional Electronic Health Record, Henry Schein's national medical sales force of more than 625 field and telesales representatives will market the solution to physicians nationwide, including Henry Schein's customer base of more than 100,000 physician practices. Henry Schein also will work with its medical device and productivity partners to drive full integration of their solutions into the Allscripts EHR, eventually providing a fully integrated patient experience that also helps to drive the bottom line performance of Henry Schein's physician clients.

The group noted that adding the Allscripts Professional Electronic Health Record to Henry Schein's portfolio of medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, equipment, financial and other services enables the Company to serve as a one-stop provider for physician practice needs. At the same time, the agreement enhances Allscripts ability to sell into physician practices across the country, where EHR adoption is expected to increase exponentially in response to new federal incentives for their use.


Henry Schein will also refer to Allscripts, on a non-exclusive basis, leads for other Allscripts software solutions.

"Our mission is to help our customers succeed by offering the technology needed to operate an efficient practice and deliver high-quality healthcare, and Allscripts is the ideal partner," said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein. "Given that the federal government is providing significant financial incentives for physicians to adopt electronic health records, we expect that many of our physician customers will be looking for a quality solution and are proud to represent Allscripts." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))

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