May 9, 2002
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Recognized
TUSTIN, Calif. — May 9, 2002 — Quality Systems,
Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) announced today that products developed and marketed by its
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems subsidiary have received recent recognition
from healthcare information technology experts.
NextGen software products have been named as one of three finalists in each of three
award categories by the Medical Records Institute in anticipation of its upcoming
TEPR (Toward the Electronic Patient Record) conference to be held May 11-15 in
Seattle, WA. During the conference, the Company will be competing in the Practice
Management Comprehensive Systems, Specialty/Departmental EMR, and Ambulatory Care
Comprehensive EMR categories. This is the second consecutive year that the Company
has been named a TEPR finalist. In 2001, the Company was named as a finalist in
two categories and earned first-place honors in both categories.
Further, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) announced at its Annual
Leadership Forum the release of the joint "AAFP/Microsoft Technology Guide:
Practice Management Software"1. NextGen's EPM software suite received the highest
score in the financial/corporate evaluation arena, which includes financial statements,
client base, growth, operating practices, management structure, and business processes.
Further, the Company earned the highest score and tied with another vendor in the functional
criteria area, which covered 57 distinct data elements2.
The Company also received favorable coverage in the May issue of Technology in Practice,
a healthcare industry trade publication. In the article, a variety of quotes are attributed
to a number of industry consultants, clients, and staff members. The Company wants to
clarify that with regard to any "forward looking statements" that may exist in the
article, the attributed quotes are not necessarily the views and opinions of the Company.
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.
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.
1 Copyright 2002 American Academy of Family Physicians
2 Excerpted from the AAFP/Microsoft Technology Guide with permission from the AAFP and
Microsoft; however, neither the comparative analysis, the Technology Guide nor any data,
conclusions or other material included in the excerpt is, or should be construed as, an
endorsement, recommendation, or warranty by the AAFP or Microsoft with respect to this particular
vendor or product.
