Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) Selects NextGen Technology As Platform To Support Quality Of Care Efforts
HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of ambulatory healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA), a nonprofit trade association that represents community health centers (CHCs), has selected NextGen Healthcare's suite of enterprise software solutions. Products selected for implementation into member organizations include NextGen® EMR (Electronic Medical Record), NextGen EPM (Enterprise Practice Management) and the NextMDsm patient portal, as well as Quality Systems' integrated EDR (Electronic Dental Record) and hardware. In addition, IPHCA will deploy NextGen Healthcare's NextGuardsm Data Protection Services, which provides off-site, web-based data archiving, retention and disaster recovery preparedness services.
The NextGen technology will be implemented at five IPHCA-affiliated health centers during the initial phase of implementation and at as many as 25 additional participating centers in subsequent phases. IPHCA joins the more than 160 community and Native American health centers in 38 states that currently use NextGen technology.
"When looking to replace our current system, we were searching not only for a vendor with proven experience in the community health center market, but one whose technology provided the flexibility necessary for rollout across an entire network," said Bruce Johnson, president and CEO, Illinois Primary Health Care Association. "By utilizing best practice protocols to capture patient care and data outcomes, we hope to improve the quality of care for the medically underserved in Illinois and to enhance operational efficiencies across member organizations."
IPHCA is a member of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), a national health care organization dedicated exclusively to providing community-based health care organizations with strong advocacy, effective training, in-depth technical assistance, timely information and new resource opportunities. Currently, NACHC represents the program and policy interests of more than 1,000 community-based health care organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam.
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 group practices and Healthcare Systems. For more information about NextGen, please visit www.nextgen.com and www.qsii.com.
About Illinois Primary Health Care Association
The Illinois Primary Health Care Association is a nonprofit trade association formed in 1982 that proudly serves as Illinois' sole primary care association. IPHCA operates two offices—one in Chicago and one in Springfield. IPHCA strives to improve the health status of medically underserved populations by fostering the provision of high-quality, comprehensive health care that is accessible, coordinated, community-directed, culturally sensitive and linguistically competent. For more information about IPHCA, please visit www.iphca.org.
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