NextGen
Healthcare Information Systems Receives
Top Honors at TEPR Conference
HORSHAM, PA. — May
16, 2002 — NextGen
Healthcare Information Systems Inc., a
subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (QSII:NASDAQ),
announced today that its NextGen EMR (Electronic
Medical Records) and Nextgen EPM (Enterprise
Practice Management) applications have
been recognized by a panel of independent
judges as among the "Best of Breed"
solutions in multiple categories.
For the second consecutive year, the NextGen
EMR application was entered in two categories
and earned first place in both, including
"EMR for Specialty or Department"
and "Comprehensive EMR for Ambulatory
Care." The NextGen EPM application
was awarded second place in the "Practice
Management Comprehensive Systems"
category. All finalists were evaluated
by a non-biased panel of independent judges
and analysts, based on a point system
measuring technological excellence and
the ability to provide products and services
for today's market. Reports of customer
satisfaction were also reviewed.
The TEPR ("Toward an Electronic Patient
Record") 2002 conference and exhibition
was sponsored by the Medical Records Institute,
which is celebrating its 18th anniversary.
The TEPR conference is one of the largest
healthcare information technology conferences
in the world and connects industry experts,
conference attendees and exhibitors in
addressing current industry trends and
regulatory, practical and implementation
issues in electronic healthcare.
Quality Systems, Inc. and its NextGen
Healthcare Information Systems subsidiary
are developers and providers of computer-based
practice management, medical records,
and connectivity applications for medical
and dental group practices. Visit www.qsii.com
and www.nextgen.com for additional information.
Quality Systems is a developer and provider
of computer-based practice management
and electronic medical records systems
and e-business applications for dental
and medical group practices marketed under
the QSI and NextGen product names.
Contact:
Quality Systems Inc., Irvine
Lou Silverman, 949/255-2600
www.qsii.com
or
Coffin Communications Group, Sherman Oaks,
Calif.
William F. Coffin/Sean Collins, 818/789-0100
www.coffincg.com
This news release may contain forward-looking
statements, including those related to
revenue and net income, that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Among
the important factors that could impact
actual results are volume and timing of
systems sales and installations; length
of sales cycles and installation process;
the possibility that the products will
not achieve market acceptance; seasonal
patterns of sales and customer buying
behavior; the development by competitors
of new or superior technologies; delays
in product development; undetected errors
or bugs in software; product liability;
changing economic, political or regulatory
influences in the health-care industry;
changes in product-pricing policies; competitive
pressures; possible regulation of the
company's software by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration; general economic
conditions; and the risk factors detailed
from time to time in Quality Systems'
periodic reports and registration statements
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
