Quality Systems, Inc. Named Gold Stevie® Award Winner in Seven Categories and Earns Grand Stevie Award in 2014 11Th Annual International Business AwardsSM

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) announced today that the Company was named a gold Stevie^® award winner in seven categories and also was the recipient of the Grand Stevie Award in the 2014 11^th Annual International Business Awards^SM. While the award submissions were judged by more than 250 executives worldwide, the Grand Stevie Award is based solely on total points earned in the program.

The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide, including those that are public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small, are eligible to submit nominations. More than 3,500 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry spanning 60 nations were submitted for consideration in this year's International Business Awards competition.

Quality Systems received the gold Stevie award in the following categories, earning the Company recognition across many of its functional areas:

• Human Resources Executive of the Year - Donna Greene, Senior Vice President - Human Resources
• Best New Product or Service of the Year - Business-to-Business Products - NextPen® Voice
• Best Marketing or Sales Brochure or Kit - Online/Electronic - NextGen RCM Services
• Best Marketing or Sales Brochure or Kit - Print - NextGen RCM Services:
• Events - NextGen Healthcare's User Group Meeting App
• Video - Sales: Other - for Quality Systems/NextGen Healthcare client Lone Star Circle of Care
• Executive of the Year - Computer Services -Steven T. Plochocki, President and Chief Executive Officer

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for "crowned," the awards were presented to winners at a gala awards banquet at the Westin Paris - Vendôme Hotel in Paris, France on October 10^th, 2014. This event comes on the heels of the recent American Business Awards ceremony (second part of its awards programming) in San Francisco, during which time Quality Systems was also named a Grand Stevie Award winner in that competition, based on overall submission scores.

"The International Business Awards, along with its sister program, The American Business Awards, represent the pinnacle of competitions in today's business landscape. The programs are centered around the triumphs and tribulations many businesses face day-to-day, and affords organizations of all scopes and sizes the opportunity to showcase their efforts and successes. Whether it be functional departments, the achievements of personnel, the creativity of marketing departments, the excitement of new product introductions or the strength of management teams, there are a broad range of categories that acknowledge what makes businesses tick and enables them to thrive. We are honored that the cumulative effect of our strong performance across many functional departments of our organization enabled Quality Systems to excel this year," commented Plochocki.

"The accolades Quality Systems' earned in this year's prominent International Business Awards program is a testament to the efforts our worldwide team has put forth - particularly of late - in making contributions to the reorganizing and realigning of the Company. This was evidenced by our overall success in both competitions, and certainly by the two Grand Stevie Awards Quality Systems took home this year," Plochocki added.

Greene commented on her gold award: "We have worked diligently to centralize the human resources department under the Company's recently established shared services model, whereby the HR department now supports eight operating units and more than 2,500 employees around the world. I am honored that the strategy we implemented relating to the reorganization of the HR function, coupled with our subsequent results, were acknowledged by the International Business Awards and judges. This prestigious competition attracts submissions from numerous countries and to learn that our HR department stood out among those is truly among the highest honors our team could garner."

"While we congratulate all of the Stevie winners in the 2014 International Business Awards program, we want to acknowledge Quality Systems' status in both the International Business Awards and the American Business Awards. To earn the Grand Stevie award in both

competitions is a significant achievement for which the Company should be very proud," noted Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.

A complete list of winners in this year's International Business Awards program can be found at http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2219_24973.cfm.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The sixth program, the German Stevie Awards, opens for entries on 18 August. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.

About Quality Systems, Inc.

Irvine, Calif.-based Quality Systems, Inc. and its NextGen Healthcare subsidiary develop and market computer-based practice management, electronic health records and revenue cycle management applications as well as connectivity products and services for medical and dental group practices and small hospitals. Visit www.qsii.com and www.nextgen.com for additional information.

SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including but not limited to, statements regarding future events, developments in the healthcare sector and regulatory framework, the Company's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future (including, without limitation, statements concerning revenue, net income, and earnings per share). Risks and uncertainties exist that may cause the results to differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the anticipated results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements and additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in Part I, Item A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, including but not limited to: the volume and timing of systems sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; the possibility that products will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; seasonal patterns of sales and customer buying behavior; impact of incentive payments under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on sales and the ability of the Company to meet continued certification requirements; the development by competitors of new or superior technologies; the timing, cost and success or failure of new product and service introductions, development and product upgrade releases; undetected errors or bugs in software; product liability; changing economic, political or regulatory influences in the health-care industry; changes in product-pricing policies; availability of third-party products and components; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; the Company's ability or inability to attract and retain qualified personnel; possible regulation of the Company's software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; changes of accounting estimates and assumptions used to prepare the prior periods' financial statements; and general economic conditions. A significant portion of the Company's quarterly sales of software product licenses and computer hardware is concluded in the last month of a fiscal quarter, generally with a concentration of such revenues earned in the final ten business days of that month. Due to these and other factors, the Company's revenues and operating results are very difficult to forecast. A major portion of the Company's costs and expenses, such as personnel and facilities, are of a fixed nature and, accordingly, a shortfall or decline in quarterly and/or annual revenues typically results in lower profitability or losses. As a result, comparison of the Company's period-to-period financial performance is not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Quality Systems, Inc.
Susan J. Lewis, 954-389-3700
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