Misys Healthcare Systems--a market leader in healthcare IT--today announced its intention to form an alliance with Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), a nationally recognized healthcare data services company. Under this new relationship, the two companies will jointly develop a unique outcomes management solution for homecare agencies. As part of the alliance, the companies will also jointly deploy their resources to market the unique solution, which will leverage the strengths of the two companies’ products, Misys Homecare(TM)- a part of the Misys Optimum(TM) family of products - and SHP for Agencies(TM).