NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today it has entered into an agreement with VHA Inc., a national health care network serving 1,400 not-for-profit hospitals and 30,000 non-acute care providers across the nation.
“Hospitals and physicians are making substantial commitments to adopt healthcare technology, yet community hospitals remain historically underserved, lacking access to top-tier resources and solutions”
Under the agreement, VHA will promote NextGen® clinical and financial solutions to its ambulatory and inpatient members. In turn, NextGen Healthcare will offer special pricing on its solutions, enabling VHA members to leverage state-of-the-art technology that meets their emerging needs for functionality, pay-for-quality initiatives, and seamless integration across care environments.
The integrated NextGen® Ambulatory EHR and NextGen® Practice Management solutions help to streamline patient care with standardized, real-time clinical and administrative workflows throughout any size organization. NextGen® Inpatient Clinicals and NextGen® Inpatient Financials extend the company's innovation across the continuum of care to deliver secure, flexible, and easy-to-use applications to rural and community hospitals.
"Hospitals and physicians are making substantial commitments to adopt healthcare technology, yet community hospitals remain historically underserved, lacking access to top-tier resources and solutions," said Scott Decker, President of NextGen Healthcare. "NextGen Healthcare and VHA share a vision of how the newest generation of integrated solutions can meet short-term Meaningful Use needs for hospitals, while helping them establish the foundation for new, quality-driven reimbursement models. Our collaboration will build upon their infrastructure with advanced technology that spans ambulatory and inpatient settings to address emerging market requirements, quality and safety initiatives, physician satisfaction and the patient experience."
VHA's network will have the opportunity to take advantage of specialized implementation and training services from NextGen Healthcare, designed to help hospitals and practices maximize their investment in NextGen® technology, quickly and effectively. Members will also have access to NextGen Healthcare's extensive educational programs, which include webinars, eLearning, and live demonstrations on timely topics such as Meaningful Use, hospital stimulus requirements, health information exchange and patient-centered medical home. In addition, providers can leverage the company's Grants Resource Center to help them identify and apply for funding opportunities made possible by healthcare reform.
"The EHR space is obviously a focus of many health care institutions, and we identified NextGen Healthcare as a market leader early in our evaluation of potential services," said David Gillan, VHA vice president of purchased services and strategic sourcing. "We believe that NextGen Healthcare brings a proven track record in this evolving market and will help our members to meet Meaningful Use guidelines while improving patient care at a value that we believe is one of the best in the industry."
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