Quality Systems, Inc. ("QSI") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, MicroMed Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. ("MicroMed"), develop and provide computer-based practice management, medical records, and e-business applications for medical and dental group practices.
   

February 5, 2001

QSI's MicroMed Division to Launch NextGen PDA Pocket PC-based Solution for Physicians

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001--Quality Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:QSII - news) today announced that its MicroMed division will launch a suite of applications designed for the Pocket PC platform, called NextGen PDA.

MicroMed will be previewing NextGen PDA at the HIMSS Conference and Exhibition this week in New Orleans. The product is targeted for general release during the second quarter of 2001. NextGen PDA is designed to operate on palm-sized Pocket PCs like the Compaq iPAQ and the Casio E-125.

NextGen PDA is aimed at those health-care providers who value the convenience and portability of hand-held devices, and who require integration of a broad range of practice functions in a single unit. Under development for two years, NextGen PDA will include:

  • Charge capture with medical necessity rules
  • Prescription writer & patient medication list
  • Electronic medical records "templates"
  • Patient problem list
  • Allergy and procedure histories
  • Lab order entry and results reporting
  • Appointment schedule synchronization
  • Voice dictation capture
  • Wireless Internet access
  • Integration with office based systems and NextGen EMR

NextGen PDA will fully integrate with MicroMed's NextGen electronic medical record (EMR) and enterprise practice management (EPM) suites, and will be available through subscription on a per-user, per-month basis.

Quality Systems Inc. and its MicroMed division are developers and providers of computer-based practice management, medical records and e-business applications for medical and dental group practices. Visit www.qsii.com for additional information.

This news release contains 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 cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements 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.