(Source: Business Wire)
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of
ambulatory healthcare and connectivity solutions, today announced that
Piedmont Medical Care Corporation (PMCC), the administrative arm of the
non-cardiology physician practice entities of Piedmont Healthcare (PHC),
has purchased an additional 230 "bundled" NextGen Electronic Health
Record (EHR) and NextGen Enterprise Practice Management (EPM) software
licenses. PMCC has utilized NextGen EPM since 2000 and NextGen EHR since
2004, and is currently deploying the NextMD® patient portal. The
organization cites its pursuit of financial incentives available through
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as a reason for
expanding its use of NextGen technology.
"We believe technology is the key to developing a truly integrated
environment for care delivery, and we are committed to pursuing a
strategy of clinical integration among all physician members," said
Ronnie Brownsworth, M.D., CEO of the Piedmont Clinic and executive vice
president of Piedmont Healthcare. "The NextGen platform is a critical
component of this strategy, and it also provides us with the
functionality needed to meet meaningful use criteria and, ultimately,
receive stimulus reimbursements."
Since implementing NextGen EPM, PMCC has realized the following benefits:
Increased physician income and gross collection rates;
Near total elimination of errors and a reduction in associated costs;
75 percent reduction in patient calls to the central billing office
(CBO);
70 percent decrease in claim denials; and
66 percent reduction in average days in A/R.
PMCC has leveraged NextGen EHR to identify potential drug-to-drug
interactions and increase physician awareness of timing for critical
screenings. In addition, the organization is using practice and provider
feedback reports within NextGen Healthcare's Health Quality Measures
(HQM) Portal to analyze performance against Bridges to Excellence
measures for improved patient care and EHR documentation processes.
"Federal incentives coupled with our push for clinical integration has
created a perfect storm' for PMCC," said Berney Crane, CEO of PMCC. "It
is critical for us to jump on this opportunity and take a leadership
position in the market. We feel that NextGen Healthcare provides the
platform needed to do that."
About NextGen Healthcare
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Quality Systems, Inc.
