October 16, 2001

Quality Systems Named One of the 200 Best Small Companies in America by Forbes Magazine
TUSTIN, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Oct. 16, 2001 — Quality Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) today announced that it has been named to the Forbes Magazine list of "The 200 Best Small Companies in America."

Companies are selected for this list based upon return on equity, sales growth, and earnings growth for the most recent one- and five-year periods.

The Company's EPS growth during the last 12 months was 72%.

Quality Systems is a developer and provider of computer-based practice management and electronic medical records systems for medical and dental group practices marketed under the QSI and NextGen product names.

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.