OSMA expands preferred partner agreement with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) has expanded its preferred partner agreement with the company.

“We are always looking for ways to help our members make their practices run more efficiently and NextGen Healthcare offers proven solutions to do that”

Through this agreement, OSMA members – which include more than 20,000 Ohio physicians, residents, medical students and practice managers – will be offered preferred pricing for NextGen® Practice Management and NextGen^SM Practice Solutions. NextGen Practice Management is the only preferred practice management product and NextGen Practice Solutions is one of only two preferred revenue cycle management solutions. Since 2008, NextGen® EHR has been offered to OSMA members through the organization’s EHR Standards of Excellence Program (EHR SOE).

“We are always looking for ways to help our members make their practices run more efficiently and NextGen Healthcare offers proven solutions to do that,” said David Owens, senior director and chief marketing officer for OSMA. “NextGen Healthcare has been a valued partner so the decision to expand our partnership really made sense.”

NextGen Practice Management allows healthcare organizations to better manage appointment scheduling, billing, collections and other business processes with the goal of maximizing practice efficiency and workflow. NextGen Practice Solutions offers a wealth of services, including eligibility checking, charge capture and claims scrubbing, that are designed to increase collections, reduce A/R days, and improve efficiency in billing, scheduling, reporting and other critical practice functions.

“Ohio has always been an important market for us, and this expanded partnership is a further demonstration of that commitment,” said Scott Decker, president of NextGen Healthcare. “We are also committed to medical associations like OSMA as they work to provide members with more cost-effective technology and services.”