International Business News - MDRX http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Standard & Poor's said Tuesday Calgon Carbon Corp. will replace Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. on the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/s-p-adds-calgon-carbon-to-s-p-smallcap-600.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:32:30 EDT Medical software maker Allscripts Healthcare Solutions said Monday it expects its purchase by Misys Group PLC to close by the end of the week. Allscripts said shareholders at its annual meeting approved several proposals needed to close the $330 million deal, which will give Misys a 54.5 percent stake in Chicago-based Allscripts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/allscripts-shareholders-clear-way-for-misys-buyout.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:53:05 EDT Misys Group PLC said Monday it has secured new funding to complete its buyout of clinical software provider Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. Misys said it has signed agreements to borrow $325 million to support the $330 million deal, which will give the company a 54.5 percent stake in Chicago-based Allscripts. The software company will borrow $175 million from its largest shareholder, ValueAct Capital, and $150 million from a revolving credit facility from HSBC Bank PLC, the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and the Royal Bank of Scotland PLC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/misys-says-it-has-funding-for-allscripts-buyout.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:25:24 EDT Clinical software maker Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. said Friday it signed a deal to sell its Physicians Interactive unit to a fund managed by private-equity firm Perseus LLC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/allscripts-healthcare-sells-physicians-interactive.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:02:46 EDT Clinical software provider Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. said Tuesday the health care division of British software company Misys PLC has not been able to confirm whether now bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. can finance part of a planned combination of the companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/allscripts-buyer-not-sure-of-lehman-financing.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:23:07 EDT Shares of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. wavered Tuesday, ending a four-day surge as Wall Street applauded the clinical software provider's second-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/allscripts-slips-after-extended-climb-on-2q-earns.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:32:34 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Aug. 6, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares in News Corp. fell sharply Wednesday after the media conglomerate said growth in the current fiscal year would slow because of the flagging economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/movers-roundup-news-corp-fannie-mae.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:31:30 EDT Shares of clinical software provider Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. surged Wednesday as Wall Street showed optimism that Allscripts is getting past problems with the rollout of its latest TouchWorks electronic health record software. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/allscripts-climbs-after-2q-results-top-estimates.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:22:18 EDT Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. reported a 60 percent drop in second-quarter profit Tuesday, though its adjusted results beat Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/allscripts-2q-profit-drops-60-percent-on-charges.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:38:27 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 10 U.S. health care companies among 73 companies based in the U.S. that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of midsized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-10-us-health-companies-as-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:41:13 EDT Government regulators said Thursday they are preparing to allow highly addictive medications, including powerful painkillers, to be prescribed online, a goal long-sought by health insurers and large employers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/doctors-may-soon-prescribe-addictive-drugs-online.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:14:43 EDT Biotech drugmaker Amgen Inc. is among the companies that could see profits trimmed by a Congressional spending bill aimed at streamlining the Medicare program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/wall-street-scrutinizes-medicare-payment-proposal.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:25:56 EDT A broad coalition of corporations, consumer groups and pharmaceutical providers moved closer this week to compelling millions of doctors to file prescriptions electronically. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/electronic-prescribing-push-clicks-with-congress.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:55:50 EDT Clinical software provider Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. said Monday that it has cleared a key regulatory hurdle for its pending combination with the health care division of British software company Misys PLC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/allscripts-merger-with-misys-clears-hurdle.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:02:17 EDT Shares of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. rose Thursday after a Piper Jaffray analyst said the clinical software provider's merger with the healthcare division of British software company Misys PLC will provide an $850 million market opportunity for Allscripts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/analyst-850m-opportunity-for-allscripts-with-merger.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:49:46 EDT Shares of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. rose Thursday after a Piper Jaffray analyst said the clinical software provider's merger with the healthcare division of British software company Misys PLC will provide an $850 million market opportunity for Allscripts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/analyst-850m-opportunity-for-allscripts-with-merger.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:11:02 EDT Shares of Allscripts Inc. rose Thursday after a UBS Investment Research analyst upgraded the stock, noting it has fallen sharply since a disappointing fourth-quarter report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080221/allscripts-rises-as-ubs-upgrades-shares.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:54:22 EST Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/nvidia-comcast-among-big-movers.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:15:51 EST Among the premarket activity stories for Thursday, Feb. 14, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Analysts sparred Thursday over Network Appliance Inc.'s weak fiscal fourth-quarter outlook, with one telling investors not to buy the stock and another saying management is just being conservative given the tough economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/premarket-roundup-network-appliance.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:29:20 EST Shares of AllScripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. plunged in premarket trading Thursday, and were on pace to open near a three-year low, after the clinical software provider's fourth-quarter results disappointed investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/ahead-of-the-bell-allscripts-falls.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:39:57 EST