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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Paul L. Ruflin, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of
Eclipsys Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this annual report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4. The registrants other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:



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| | a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
    caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
    under our supervision, to ensure that material information
    relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
    subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
    entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
    being prepared;
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| | b) [Paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition
    instructions contained in SEC Release 34-47986]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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| | c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
    disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
    our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
    controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
    this report based on such evaluation; and                                                                                                   
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| | d) Disclosed in this report any change in the
    registrants internal control over financial reporting that
    occurred during the registrants fourth fiscal quarter that
    has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
    affect, the registrants internal control over financial
    reporting; and                                                                         

5. The registrants other certifying officer and I
have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the registrants
auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):



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| | a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
    the design or operation of internal control over financial
    reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
    registrants ability to record, process, summarize and
    report financial information; and
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| | b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
    management or other employees who have a significant role in the
    registrants internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                                       

Dated: March 15, 2004

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| | /s/ PAUL L. RUFLIN 
     _________________________________________ 
     Paul L. Ruflin
| | Chief Executive Officer