NextGen earns ONC 2014 Edition criteria certification for Emergency Department Solution

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today that NextGen^® Emergency Department Solution version 6.0 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as an electronic health record (EHR) Module on March 7, 2014 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the applicable Hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The ONC 2014 Edition criteria support both Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

"Having achieved complete certification of NextGen^® Inpatient Clinicals last year, we are pleased to have achieved this 2014 certification for NextGen Emergency Department Solution as continued support to our customers and their focus on demonstrating Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use of certified EHR technology," said Jonathan Isaacs, senior vice president and Hospital Division manager for NextGen Healthcare. "We believe this Modular certification underscores our commitment to providing clients with the best possible solutions to successfully address critical aspects of healthcare reform and meet Meaningful Use criteria."

The ONC HIT Certification Program certifies that EHRs meet all of the 2014 Edition criteria and EHR Modules meet one or more - but not all - of the criteria approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for hospital technology.

"CCHIT congratulates companies successfully achieving EHR technology certification," said Alisa Ray, executive director, CCHIT. "These companies are now able to make their products available to providers wishing to adopt health IT to demonstrate Meaningful Use and earn federal incentives."

The certification number for NextGen Emergency Department Solution version 6.0 is CC-2014-345777-10. ONC HIT certification conferred by CCHIT does not represent an endorsement of the certified EHR technology by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

NextGen Emergency Department Solution version 6.0 meets the following certification criteria:
170.314(a)(1) Computerized Provider Order Entry; 170.314(a)(2) Drug-Drug, Drug-Allergy Interaction Checks; 170.314(a)(3) Demographics; 170.314(a)(4) Vital Signs, Body Mass Index, and Growth Charts; 170.314(a)(5) Problem List; 170.314(a)(6) Medication List; 170.314(a)(7) Medication Allergy Lis; 170.314(a)(8) Clinical Decision Support; 170.314(a)(9) Electronic Notes; 170.314(a)(10) Drug Formulary Checks; 170.314(a)(11) Smoking Status; 170.314(a)(12) Image Results; 170.314(a)(13) Family Health History; 170.314(a)(14) Patient List Creation; 170.314(a)(15) Patient-Specific Education Resources; 170.314(a)(17) Advance Directives - Inpatient Setting Only; 170.314(b)(1) Transitions of Care - Receive, Display, and Incorporate Transition; 170.314(b)(2) Transitions of Care - Create and Transmit Summary Care; 170.314(b)(3) Electronic Prescribing; 170.314(b)(5) Incorporate Laboratory Tests and Values/Results; 170.314(b)(7) Data Portability; 170.314(c)(1) Clinical Quality Measures - Capture and Export; 170.314(c)(2) Clinical Quality Measures - Incorporate and Calculate; 170.314(c)(3) Clinical Quality Measures - Electronic Submission; 170.314(d)(1) Authentication, Access Control, and Authorization; 170.314(d)(2) Auditable Events and Tamper-Resistance; 170.314(d)(3) Audit Report(s); 170.314(d)(4) Amendments; 170.314(d)(5) Automatic Log-Off; 170.314(d)(6) Emergency Access; 170.314(d)(7) End-User Device Encryption; 170.314(d)(8) Integrity Gap; 170.314(e)(1) View, Download, and Transmit to 3rd Party; 170.314(f)(1) Immunization Information; 170.314(f)(2) Transmission to Immunization Registries; 170.314(g)(2) Automated Measure Calculation; 170.314(g)(3) Safety-Enhanced Design; 170.314(g)(4) Quality Management System Pass.

The clinical quality measures to which NextGen Emergency Department Solution version 6.0 has been certified include:
CMS32v3 ED-3 Median Time From ED Arrival to ED Departure for Discharged ED Patients: 170.314(c)(1); 170.314(c)(2); 170.314(c)(3)
CMS55v2 ED Throughput: Arrival to Admission Time: 170.314(c)(1); 170.314(c)(2); 170.314(c)(3)
CMS111v2 ED Throughput: Decision to Admission Time: 170.314(c)(1); 170.314(c)(2); 170.314(c)(3).

The additional software that the NextGen Emergency Department Solution version 6.0 relied upon to demonstrate compliance includes: ExitCare® ExPORTER 03/11/2013; FDB MedKnowledge v3.3 and NewCrop 13.05.

Other costs that an eligible hospital would pay to implement NextGen Emergency Department Solution version 6.0 to attempt to meet Meaningful Use objectives may include but are not limited to: workstations and servers, cost dependent on purchase decisions of the client.