How it started
History
Allscripts was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. An additional key operations' office is located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In 2008, Allscripts merged with the healthcare systems operations of its rival, Misys. In 2010, Allscripts-Misys merged with another healthcare information technology competitor, Eclipsys, in a $1.3 billion deal, merging patient records, to create the industry's largest network of clients.
In 2015, Allscripts acquired the California medical billing company CHMB Inc. 2017, Allscripts acquired the patient-engagement assets of NantHealth.
Allscripts acquired McKesson's healthcare IT business on August 3, 2017.[1], which included McKesson properties such as Per-Se Technologies, Enterprise Solutions, and HBO & Company.
In 2020 Allscripts executed two major divestment moves. In October, Allscripts sold its EPSi business, a provider of financial decision support and planning tools for hospitals and health systems, to Strata Decision Technology for $365 million. Later, in December 2020, Allscripts closed the sale of its care coordination business, CarePort Health, to Wellsky for $1.35 billion.
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