NextGen Healthcare Information Systems executes agreement with Jordan Valley Community Health Center

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare and connectivity solutions, today announced it has executed an agreement with Jordan Valley Community Health Center to deploy NextGen^® EPM (Enterprise Practice Management), NextGen EHR (Electronic Health Record) and the NextMD^® patient portal, as well as Quality Systems’ integrated EDR (Electronic Dental Record).

“Serving community health centers for more than a decade, NextGen Healthcare is uniquely positioned to provide both technology and guidance as organizations strive for fewer errors, less strain on limited resources and, ultimately, a healthier America.”

Based in Springfield, Mo., Jordan Valley Community Health Center is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) that offers primary medical, dental and behavioral health services to 32,000 uninsured and under-insured patients in medically underserved areas of southwest Missouri. Its network consists of 49 providers and 14 community access points across three counties. Deployment of NextGen EPM has begun, and implementation of the other products is expected to take place in the first half of this year.

“Our primary goal is to create a medical home for the patients we serve, and we feel that NextGen Healthcare provides the integrated technology platform needed to achieve it,” said Brooks Miller, CEO of Jordan Valley Community Health Center. “In addition, we have aggressive growth plans in the coming years, so scalability and continued technology innovation are critical. NextGen Healthcare has a proven track record of partnering with organizations like ours to help realize the true operational and clinical benefits of technology.”

“Jordan Valley Community Health Center is taking a leadership role in the establishment of patient-centered medical homes,” said Philip N. Kaplan, chief operating officer for Quality Systems. “Serving community health centers for more than a decade, NextGen Healthcare is uniquely positioned to provide both technology and guidance as organizations strive for fewer errors, less strain on limited resources and, ultimately, a healthier America.”