CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey conducted by research company Black Book Rankings has named Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) dbMotion population health management software as the top healthcare information exchange solution for 2013 in the ambulatory and provider-centric segment.

Allscripts dbMotion population health management solution aggregates and harmonizes disparate data from diverse sources, allowing healthcare organizations to improve care and drive operational efficiencies. Allscripts dbMotion can help providers meet Meaningful Use 2 attestation and support their care transitions through standards-based information exchange and clinical workflow tools. 

Allscripts dbMotion analytics also delivers important insightful information, such as information related to high-risk chronic diseases, which can enable physicians to identify target populations, measure performance and outcomes, analyze utilizations, manage risk and utilize the analysis within their workflow.

Organizations choosing Allscripts dbMotion include South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y.

"We chose Allscripts dbMotion to help us synthesize and analyze critical patient data," said John Mertz, Chief Information Officer, Vice President Information Services for South Nassau. "It is a powerful tool that helps South Nassau continue to deliver an exceptional level of care to the communities we serve."

Black Book Rankings is a full-service market research and public opinion research company, founded in 2002. The company today serves a wide variety of prominent national and international clients. Black Book Rankings offers complete quantitative and qualitative research services, excelling in the design of customized surveys and research approaches to meet specific client needs.

"We are honored to receive this important distinction from Black Book Rankings," said Paul M. Black, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "As healthcare continues its evolution towards population health, Allscripts Open and integrated platform, with solutions like Allscripts dbMotion, will help hospitals, health systems and physicians make the transition."

In addition to helping manage care transitions, Allscripts dbMotion 5.0 (Modular), an EHR Module, is compliant with the Health Information Technology Standards, Implementation Specifications and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition in accordance with certain transitions of care certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services supporting the Stage 2 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers for funding under the HITECH Act.

Allscripts dbMotion has been certified by an ONC-ACB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.

About Black Book

Black Book Rankings, a division of Black Book Market Research LLC, provides healthcare IT users, media, investors, analysts, quality minded vendors, and prospective software system buyers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other interested sectors of the clinical technology industry with comprehensive comparison data of the industry's top respected and competitively performing technology vendors.

About Allscripts

Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) delivers the insights that healthcare providers require to generate world-class outcomes. The company's Electronic Health Record, practice management and other clinical, revenue cycle, connectivity and information solutions create a Connected Community of Health™ for physicians, hospitals and post-acute organizations.  To learn more about Allscripts, please visit www.allscripts.com, Twitter, YouTube and It Takes A Community: The Allscripts Blog.

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