Eclipsys Sunrise Surgical Manager Selected by National Institutes of H

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    BETHESDA, Md. & BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2005--Eclipsys Corporation(R) (NASDAQ:ECLP), The Outcomes Company(R), today announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Sunrise(TM) Surgical Manager to provide advanced clinical support for clinicians as they perform mission-critical surgical processes. This additional purchase follows the successful implementation and activation in August of Eclipsys' Sunrise Clinical Manager's order entry, clinical documentation and customized pharmacy dispensing configuration capabilities at NIH's Clinical Center.
    The NIH Clinical Center is unique in that every patient admitted is part of a clinical study that translates scientific discoveries in the laboratory into new and better medical treatments and therapies. The powerful clinical data repository that underlies Sunrise Clinical Manager will help NIH to achieve its clinical research goals, which include acquiring new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
    As an extension of Sunrise Clinical Manager, Sunrise Surgical Manager integrates the surgery department with the healthcare organization and provides advanced clinical decision support for clinicians throughout the critical surgical processes. This solution helps prevent delays in surgical procedures and supports better outcomes. Real-time access to the patient record and automated scheduling tools streamline scheduling. Productivity-enhancing features include administrative support, perioperative screening, case documentation for nursing and anesthesia, physiological monitor connectivity, perioperative workflow management, clinical data repository access, nursing support and Knowledge-Based Orders.
    "Sunrise Surgical Manager provides nurses, anesthesiologists and physicians with powerful documentation tools to help them easily capture the patient's status at every stage of the procedure and helps users reach their research goals," said Rick Mansour, MD, chief medical officer, Eclipsys. "With Eclipsys, reduced operating room costs, enhanced productivity and improved patient safety can be expected."

    About NIH

    NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research in the United States. For more information, see http://www.nih.gov and http://cris.cc.nih.gov.

    About Eclipsys

    Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced clinical, financial and management information software and service solutions to more than 1,500 healthcare facilities. Eclipsys empowers healthcare organizations to improve patient safety, revenue cycle management and operational efficiency through innovative information solutions. For more information, see http://www.eclipsys.com or e-mail info@eclipsys.com.

    Statements in this news release concerning future results, performance or expectations are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Eclipsys as of the date hereof and Eclipsys assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks include several risks in connection with our product strategy, including the uncertainty of the time and costs required to implement the strategy, the potential that our strategy could change, the potential that we may encounter technical difficulties in implementing our strategy, and the potential that the changes to our products may affect customer demand. Other risks include potential financial constraints and other factors faced by the healthcare industry, changing customer requirements and other risks described in the filings of Eclipsys with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. Eclipsys, Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise and XA are trademarks of Eclipsys Technologies Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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CONTACT: Eclipsys Corporation, Boca Raton Michael E. Donner, 561-322-4485 michael.donner@eclipsys.com or Investors: Robert J. Colletti, 561-322-4650 investor.relations@eclipsys.com

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