Eclipsys Corporation was a publicly traded American company that provided

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and other healthcare organizations with

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, and other technology, as well as revenue cycle management software. Eclipsys was founded in 1995, and had its headquarters in

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History

Eclipsys was founded in 1995 by Harvey J. Wilson, who remained with the company until 2002. In 1998, the company acquired Motorola's Emtek Healthcare Division, a provider of point-of-care clinical information software. In 2008, the company acquired physician

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company MediNotes. The company restructured in 2006, and Philip Pead became chief executive officer in 2009. In 2010, Eclipsys announced a strategic partnership with

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, in which the companies will share technology and promote healthcare information technology interoperability. Eclipsys merged with Allscripts in August 2010.

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