Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has acquired Sentillion, a healthcare software company. The financial terms were undisclosed. The deal will close in 2010.

“Microsoft and Sentillion share a vision of a connected health system in which the free and rapid flow of information, coupled with streamlined access to a hospital’s myriad healthcare applications, empowers doctors and nurses to perform their roles with greater insight, speed and effectiveness,” stated Microsoft corporate VP of the Health Solutions Group Peter Neupert. “As a result, our products and strategies are a natural fit. Joining efforts with Sentillion will allow us to amplify and accelerate the impact we can make in health IT and health globally.”

Sentillion software is used in over 1,000 hospitals across 160 healthcare organizations. Below is the full press release: