HORSHAM, Pa. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - May 14, 2003 - NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:QSII - News), announced today that for the third consecutive year, its applications have been awarded top honors by The Medical Records Institute at the annual TEPR (Toward an Electronic Patient Record) conference.
At this year's conference held in San Antonio, Texas, the NextGenemr application earned first place among "EMR Systems for Medium/Large Practices." This category addressed practices with fifteen or more physicians.
Also, the NextGenepm application was awarded first place in the "Practice Management Systems for Physician Offices" category -- the only practice management category in which awards were given.
A panel of 15 independent judges evaluated and scored entries based on written applications, live presentations, and customer testimonials.
The 2003 TEPR conference and exhibition was sponsored by the Medical Records Institute, which is celebrating its 19th 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.
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.
