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NextGen� Captures
Multiple Microsoft MS-HUG Awards at HIMSS Conference
NextGen
applications receive top honors in two categories while NextGen client, Ogden
Clinic, wins �Clinic of the Year�
Horsham, PA � February 21, 2005 at 8:00
AM EST � NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Quality
Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSII), today announced that the company�s NextGen EMR
(Electronic Medical Records) application was among four winners in the
Ambulatory Care: Clinical/Patient Information Systems category and the NextGen
EPM (Enterprise Practice Management) application was the sole winner in the Administrative/Financial
Systems category. In addition, The Ogden Clinic, a NextGen Healthcare client,
was the recipient of the prestigious �Clinic of the Year� award.
The awards were presented during an
awards ceremony conducted in connection with the Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Dallas, TX.
Annually since 2001,
Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) and
Microsoft Corp. have
partnered to sponsor the MS-HUG Annual Awards. Their awards acknowledge
healthcare organizations and individuals who exhibit the best use of
Microsoft-based products, as well as independent software vendors (ISVs) and
Systems Integrators (SIs) that develop solutions on Microsoft technology for
the healthcare industry.
MS-HUG evaluates award
applicants on the extent to which they provide significant business benefits to
healthcare organizations and improve patient care. The
Administrative/Financial Systems category rewards the best administrative or
financial system in both Acute and Ambulatory Care and the Ambulatory Care:
Clinical/Patient Information Systems category rewards the best clinical or
patient information system in an ambulatory care setting. The Microsoft Clinic
of the Year Award is presented annually to the clinic that innovatively applies
technology to improve patient care or practice efficiency.
About MS-HUG
The nonprofit Microsoft Healthcare Users Group is the leading healthcare
industry forum for exchanging ideas, promoting learning and sharing solutions
for information systems using Microsoft technologies. MS-HUG works to provide
industry leadership, drive appropriate standards and develop associated
requirements in support of healthcare solutions. Microsoft Healthcare Users
Group (MS-HUG) unified with The Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society (HIMSS) as part of the HIMSS Users Group Alliance Program in October
2003. More information can be found on MS-HUG�s Web site at www.mshug.org.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software,
services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The
company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people
through great software � any time, any place and on any device.
About The Ogden Clinic
The Ogden Clinic is a
balanced multi-specialty clinic located in Ogden, Utah. It is the only such
clinic in Ogden and one of the largest in the state. From its modest beginning
fifty years ago, the clinic has become a well-recognized group of medical
specialists who provide high quality care. Currently, the clinic has 53
providers, approximately 250 employees, 6 locations and 18 different
specialties to care for the medical needs of the Ogden Valley community.
About NextGen Healthcare
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII), develops and markets
computer-based practice management and electronic medical records systems for
medical and dental group practices. Please visit www.nextgen.com
and www.qsii.com
�for additional information.
This
news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events, developments, 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 and net income), are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws and involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Management believes that these
forward-looking statements are reasonable and are based on reasonable
assumptions and forecasts, however, undue reliance should not be placed on such
statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Moreover, these
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties,
some of which are outlined below. As a result, actual results may vary
materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. 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; 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; uncertainties concerning
threatened, pending and new litigation against the Company including related
professional services fees; uncertainties concerning the amount and timing of
professional fees incurred by the Company generally; changes of accounting
estimates and assumptions used to prepare the prior periods' financial
statements; 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. A significant portion of the
Company's quarterly sales of software product licenses and computer hardware is
concluded in the last month of the 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.
Contact:
���� CCG Investor Relations ���� William F. Coffin or Sean Collins, 818-789-0100 ���� www.coffincg.com ������� or ���� NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. ���� Patrick Cline, 215-657-7010 ���� www.nextgen.com
Source:
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.
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