Sound Shore Health System Selects Eclipsys to Build an Integrated Electronic Health Record on Industry-Leading Technology Platform

Eclipsys Corporation^® (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company^®, today announced that Sound Shore Health System (SSHS) will undergo an accelerated activation of Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise™ integrated suite of solutions at both its Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester (New Rochelle, NY) and Mount Vernon Hospital (Mount Vernon, NY) facilities. The goal behind the comprehensive information technology initiative is to create an integrated electronic health record (EHR) across SSHS’s multiple care venues to improve the quality, safety and continuity of patient care. The automation of key healthcare processes also sets the stage for the community-based teaching hospitals to meet the expected "meaningful use” requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. By qualifying for stimulus funds, SSHS looks to reinvest in further facility upgrades and support enhanced physician connectivity throughout the community.

After conducting a thorough, competitive market search, SSHS chose Eclipsys based on its solid track record of supporting clients in achieving deep physician adoption of technology ? a key requirement for meeting ARRA "meaningful use” ? as well as its industry-leading, open technology platform, which is designed to help clients leverage rapid innovations in technology to keep pace with the dynamic challenges of the healthcare industry.

"In looking for a long-term technology and clinical solutions partner, Eclipsys offered the most advanced technology vision that provides for true interoperability between the Eclipsys solutions and disparate systems across environments. The company also has a solid track record of supporting deep technology adoption both with large academic clients and community hospitals,” said John R. Spicer, president and chief executive officer, Sound Shore Health System. "Because of those two factors, we believe Eclipsys is the right choice to help us achieve our efficiency and clinical effectiveness goals, while providing SSHS a technology platform to meet our current and future needs, such as easier ability to leverage unanticipated innovations in healthcare technology.”

Enhanced Continuity of Care; Ability to Analyze and Report on Quality Measures

SSHS will deploy a wide range of Eclipsys’ integrated clinical, access management and revenue cycle applications utilizing the company’s "speed to value” implementation approach to accelerate the EHR activation and to help SSHS meet the specified ARRA timeline requirements to maximize stimulus payment opportunities. These applications include the company’s market-leading computerized physician order entry (CPOE) solution, integrated pharmacy information system, orders reconciliation and e-prescribing solutions to enhance clinical decision making and improve the speed and accuracy of medication dispensing. SSHS also selected Sunrise Emergency Care™ to support faster time to patient treatment and enhanced continuity of care between departments. It also plans to take advantage of advanced capabilities provided by Eclipsys’ Sunrise Clinical Analytics™ solution to track and measure clinical performance to improve quality, enhance medication safety and its ability to meet the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quality measures and Joint Commission standards.

SSHS’s investment in Eclipsys’ access management solution will extend the power of its enterprise EHR to front-end registration and scheduling processes. Once implemented, these applications will support administrative staff in more efficiently gathering patient demographic data and payment verification, such as medical necessity checking to enhance admissions efficiency and patient satisfaction. Meanwhile, Eclipsys’ revenue cycle solution, Sunrise Patient Financials™, will support SSHS in more effectively managing the business aspects of the healthcare organization. All of these mission-critical applications will be remotely hosted at Eclipsys’ Technology Solutions Center in Mountain Lakes, NJ. Eclipsys’ remote hosting meets ISO 9001 Quality Management certification standards and SAS 70 auditing standards.

"We are very pleased that Sound Shore Health System continues the trend of community-based hospitals taking advantage of our integrated clinical applications and superior technology platform to support improved patient care quality and outcomes,” said Jay Deady, Eclipsys’ executive vice president of Client Solutions. "We believe healthcare providers realize the value of Eclipsys’ open platform design, which allows for both internal and third-party integration. This technology architecture not only supports the interoperability goals of our clients and the industry, but also supports lowering the total cost of IT ownership over time.”

About Sound Shore Health System

The Sound Shore Health System is one of the largest private healthcare systems between New York City and Albany. The system comprises the affiliation of Mount Vernon Hospital (MVH), Sound Shore Medical Center (SSMC), Dorothea Hopfer School of Nursing and Schaffer Extended Care Center. This association, with the addition in 2001 of the Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley, has provided the region with a broader scope of enhanced, quality programs and services. For more information, see www.sshsw.org.

Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester - New Rochelle, NY

Established in 1892, SSMC is a 252-bed major teaching affiliate of New York Medical College and a New York State designated area Trauma Center, Perinatal Hospital and Stroke Center. SSMC is a Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery, approved by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons for high-quality cancer programs, and SSMC’s Antepartum Testing Lab is a Center of Excellence for 1st Trimester Screening. SSMC is also home to the Center for Arthritis and Total Joint Surgery, the Spine Center, Cancer Center, Sleep Center and Breast Center and Center for Sound Aging as well as the Adult Day Services Center. For more information, see www.ssmc.org.

Mount Vernon Hospital - Mount Vernon, NY

Established in 1891, MVH is a 196-bed teaching affiliate of New York Medical College and a New York State designated Stroke Center and Transitional Care Unit Demonstration Hospital (one of only five statewide). MVH is home to the Assertive Community Treatment Program, The Family Health and Wellness Center and Intensive Case Management Program, the Chronic Wound and Hyperbaric Treatment Center and the Westchester Low Back Pain Center. For more information, see www.mtvernonhospital.org.

About Eclipsys Speed to Value Implementation Methodology

Eclipsys’ "speed to value” implementation approach is a repeatable implementation methodology that leverages the company’s rich client knowledge to provide more than 1,000 suggested design decisions to help reduce deployment cycle time and enable clients to focus on value-added activities during the implementation.

About What is Meaningful

The HITECH portion of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has set the HIT industry on a quest for answers to many questions. Eclipsys is sponsoring a new web site to solicit opinions on these questions. The site, www.whatismeaningful.com, was created to promote, educate and provide a valuable resource that informs and delivers best practices. This web site goes beyond the government definitions of meaningful use and explores how providers can drive improved outcomes through the use of healthcare information technology. Visit this web site to keep informed of the latest information being shared about ARRA.

About Eclipsys

Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue cycle and performance management software, clinical content and professional services that help healthcare organizations, such as hospitals and physician practices, improve clinical, financial and operational outcomes. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com or email info@eclipsys.com.

Statements in this news release concerning the implementation of and features and benefits provided by Eclipsys software, ARRA qualification, evidence-based content and remote hosting services are forward-looking statements and actual results may differ from those projected due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Implementation and client-specific configuration of Eclipsys software can be complex and time-consuming. Results depend upon a variety of factors and can vary by client. Each client’s circumstances are unique and may include unforeseen issues that make it more difficult than anticipated to implement or derive benefit from Eclipsys software or services. The success and timeliness of the company’s services will depend at least in part upon client involvement, which can be difficult to control. Eclipsys is required to meet specified performance standards, and the contract can be terminated or its scope reduced under certain circumstances. ARRA qualification requires compliance with standards that are still evolving, and satisfaction of those standards may be delayed. More information about company risks is available in recent Form 10-Q and 10-K filings made by Eclipsys from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Special attention is directed to the portions of those documents entitled "Risk Factors” and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise Enterprise, Sunrise Emergency Care, Sunrise Clinical Analytics and Sunrise Patient Financials are trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are or may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.