Emerging Health Information Technology and Eclipsys® Team Up to Provide Healthcare IT Solutions and Services

Partnership to offer clinical and financial software and implementation services in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

YONKERS, N.Y. and ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emerging Health Information Technology, a provider of healthcare consulting and professional services, and Eclipsys Corporation^®, The Outcomes Company^®, a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue cycle and access management solutions, announced that the two companies have entered into an alliance in response to significant regional demand for health information technology that promotes more efficient and safer healthcare.

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Under terms of the agreement, the two companies will team together to provide Eclipsys’ software solutions along with quality implementation services to hospitals and long-term care organizations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Eclipsys will gain access to Emerging Health’s project management, systems implementation, application engineering and systems integration resources to augment its internal activation resources. At the same time, Emerging Health can leverage its expertise and local knowledge to market Eclipsys’ full suite of healthcare solutions in the tri-state area. In addition, Eclipsys’ customers gain the ability to utilize the remote hosting services of Emerging Health offered through its data center in Yonkers, New York.

“Eclipsys continues to enjoy a strong competitive position in the tri-state area, resulting in strong, ongoing demand for quality implementation services,” said Jay Deady, Eclipsys executive vice president, Client Solutions. “The decision to partner with Emerging Health reflects our ongoing commitment to work only with the most highly qualified professional services firms to deliver the on-time, on-budget activations our clients have come to expect from us.”

“Emerging Health and Eclipsys share a common goal: to help healthcare organizations achieve outstanding quality of care, financial performance and patient satisfaction,” said Jack Wolf, president and chief executive officer, Emerging Health. “Our plan is to help expand Eclipsys’ market presence while providing them with the best IT talent in the area. We are confident that both our existing and new clients will benefit from this relationship.”

About Eclipsys

Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue cycle and access management software, clinical content and professional services that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial, operational and client satisfaction outcomes. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com or email [e-mail].

About Emerging Health

Emerging Health Information Technology is a healthcare professional services company that helps hospitals, long-term care facilities, integrated delivery networks and large ambulatory practices improve the quality of patient care, maximize financial performance and increase operational efficiency. The company works with the world’s leading healthcare IT providers to implement clinical and revenue cycle solutions; offering project management, application integration, systems implementation, application outsourcing and infrastructure management services. Emerging Health is a subsidiary of Montefiore Medical Center. For more information, visit www.emerginghealthIT.com

Statements in this news release concerning the benefits provided by Eclipsys software, content, and implementation and remote hosting services are forward-looking statements and actual results may differ from those projected due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Implementation and customization of Eclipsys software is complex and time-consuming. Results depend upon a variety of factors and can vary by client. Each client’s circumstances are unique and may include unforeseen issues that make it more difficult than anticipated to implement or derive benefit from software, content or services. The success and timeliness of the company’s services will depend at least in part upon client involvement, which can be difficult to control. Eclipsys is required to meet specified performance standards, and the contract can be terminated or its scope reduced under certain circumstances. More information about company risks is available in recent Form 10-Q and 10-K filings made by Eclipsys from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Special attention is directed to the portions of those documents entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise Clinical Manager, Sunrise Acute Care, Sunrise Emergency Care, Sunrise Ambulatory Care, Sunrise Critical Care, Sunrise Pharmacy, Knowledge-Based Medication Administration and Knowledge-Based Charting are trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.