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Microsoft, Allscripts Dial Up Telehealth Growth

By  |  July 13, 2020

Microsoft and Chicago-based Allscripts are extending “their long-standing strategic alliance to enable the expanded development and delivery of cloud-based health IT solutions.” The move comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has moved telehealth into mainstream medicine.

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    In a press release, the companies said that “the five-year extension will support Allscripts’ cloud-based Sunrise electronic health record,” making Microsoft the cloud-computing provider. Allscripts and Microsoft said the alliance would allow for “co-innovation opportunities to help transform healthcare with smarter, more scalable technology.”

    Allscripts CEO Paul Black said in the statement, “Healthcare delivery is no longer defined by location — providers need to have the capability to reach patients where they are to truly deliver the care they require.”

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