EXHIBIT 99.1
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Contact:
Dan Michelson Paul Peterson
Vice President of Marketing&nb
sp; ; Senior Marketing Manager
800-654-0889,Ext. 4330 ; 800-654-0889, Ext. 4475
dan.michelson@allscripts.com &n
bsp; ; paul.peterson@allscripts.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Names New CFO
Bill Davis Joins Company as Chief Financial Officer
CHICAGO, IL - October 9, 2002 -- Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX), the leading provider of point-of-care decision support tools for physicians, announced today that Bill Davis has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Davis joins Allscripts with eight years of experience in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), including nearly two years focused exclusively on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues as part of PwC's National SEC Practice. Most recently, Davis served as Chief Financial Officer for Lante Corporation, a publicly traded company, where he led their finance and administrative operations. As Controller and then CFO, Davis managed issues specific to software and service accounting, helped lead Lante's successful initial public offering in 2000, and was integral to the recent sale of Lante to SBI and Company.
"Bill brings the experience and expertise that are essential to Allscripts as we continue to grow our business," stated Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. "Bill demonstrates the kind of leadership and energy we value at Allscripts, and I look forward to his contributions as a member of our senior leadership team."
About Allscripts Healthcare Solutions
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions is the leading provider of point-of-care decision support solutions for physicians. The Company's TouchWorks™ software products enhance physician productivity using a wireless handheld device or desktop workstation to automate the most common physician activities including prescribing, capturing charges, dictating, ordering labs and viewing results, providing patient education, and taking clinical notes. The Company also provides medication fulfillment services. Additionally, Allscripts provides patient compliance and healthcare product education services for physicians through its Physicians Interactive™ unit. Allscripts provides services to over 20,000 physicians across the U.S.
TouchWorks and Physicians Interactive are trademarks of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. Visit Allscripts on the Web at www.allscripts.com.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements about Allscripts Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are developed by combining currently available information with Allscripts beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance. Because Allscripts cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that may affect it, or control the ones it does predict, Allscripts' actual results may be materially different from the results expressed in its forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts see the Company's 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 8, 2002
Commission file Number: 000-32085
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 36-4392754 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
2401 Commerce Drive
Libertyville,
Illinois 60048
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(847) 680-3515
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On October 8, 2002, the registrant hired a new Chief Financial Officer as described in the press release issued by the registrant on October 9, 2002 and filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued October 9, 2002.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Lee Shapiro
Lee Shapiro
President
Date: October 9, 2002
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release issued October 9, 2002
E-1