Quality Systems

Name

Quality Systems

Legal name

Quality Systems, Inc.

Website

http://www.qsii.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Information Technology

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

EHR Implementation, Optimization, Training & Managed Services (HLACAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

EHR/EMR Integration & Interoperability Middleware (HL7/FHIR) (HLALAKAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare information systems
• Electronic medical records
• Practice management software
• Dental practice management
• EDI connectivity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: QSI derives most of its revenue from software licenses, including EMR (Electronic Medical Records) systems, practice management suites, and related applications for medical and dental group practices. Revenue is generated through recurring software subscriptions and licenses.
2. Support and Training Services: Full-service hardware and software support available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, along with extensive on-going training and annual Users Group meetings. Field Service Representatives provide onsite preventive and remedial hardware service.
3. EDI/Connectivity Services via QUIC Network: Electronic data interchange services including claims processing, eligibility verification, electronic statements, patient correspondence, recall reminders, and marketing services. These services are accessed through existing QSI practice management systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Quality Systems, Inc. develops and sells computer-based practice management systems, electronic medical records (EMR), and e-business applications for medical and dental group practices. Its flagship offerings include NextGen EMR and NextGen EPM for medical practices, QSI Dental System for dental practices, and the QUIC Network suite providing EDI/connectivity services such as electronic claims processing, eligibility verification, electronic remittance advice, and patient correspondence.

Product overview

Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) offers a dual-division product portfolio serving both medical and dental group practices. The company operates through its QSI Dental division and its wholly-owned subsidiary NextGen Healthcare Information Systems. The core offerings consist of NextGen EMR (electronic medical records) and NextGen EPM (electronic practice management) for medical practices, alongside the QSI Dental System for dental practices. These are complemented by the QUIC Network EDI/Connectivity Suite, which provides electronic claims processing, eligibility verification, electronic remittance advice, and patient correspondence services. Web-based patient engagement is delivered through NextMD.com for medical practices and QSINet.com for dental practices, enabling patients to manage appointments, billing, and insurance information online. The P3 connectivity suite ties these offerings together, enabling interoperability between providers, patients, and payors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NextGen: Healthcare information technology systems including EMR and practice management solutions for medical group practices
• QUIC Network
• QSINet
• NextMD.com
• NextGen WEB

Products and services

• NextGen EMR Electronic medical records system for medical group practices, providing computer-based patient health record management with CCHIT certification, designed for physician practices and multi-physician group practices seeking integrated clinical documentation.
• NextGen EPM Electronic practice management system for medical group practices, handling scheduling, billing, and administrative workflows, used by physician practices and group practices to manage day-to-day operations.
• QSI Dental System Complete practice management and records system for dental group practices, including scheduling, billing, and clinical documentation, designed for dental group practices and dental office management companies.
• QUIC Network EDI and connectivity platform providing electronic claims processing, eligibility verification, electronic remittance advice, encounter data submission, patient statements, correspondence, appointment reminders, and marketing services for dental and medical practices.
• NextMD.com Web-based patient portal for medical practices enabling patients to review and update demographic and insurance information, view and schedule appointments, and view billing and make payments online.
• QSINet.com Web-based patient portal for dental practices enabling patients to review and update demographic and insurance information, view and schedule appointments, and view billing and make payments online.
• QUIC Electronic Claims Processing Electronic claims processing service that submits insurance claims electronically to carriers and clearinghouses, with paper ADA form support for non-electronic carriers, designed for dental and medical practices.
• QUIC Reminders Interactive telephone communication service providing automated appointment reminders and recall reminders to patients, integrated with practice management systems, for medical and dental practices.
• QUIC Electronic Eligibility Electronic eligibility verification service providing real-time patient insurance eligibility updates with daily or weekly electronic updates, automatically loaded into practice management systems.
• QUIC Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) Electronic remittance advice service that automatically posts insurance payments and explanation of benefits into practice management systems, used by medical and dental practices.
• QUIC Patient Correspondence Patient correspondence services including recall cards, appointment reminders, collection letters, birthday cards, electronic statement printing and mailing, and marketing letters processed through the QUIC Network.
• QUIC Direct Deposit Direct deposit service for collecting patient payments through a customized lock box at a major bank's payment processing center, with automatic fund transfer and posting into practice bank accounts.
• QUIC Fast Forward Address correction service that reports new patient addresses from moved patients, enabling practices to update files and improve billing accuracy at $0.60 per address correction.
• QUIC Marketing Marketing service that creates and sends custom mailers such as letters, fliers, or cards to target potential clients based on zip codes, designed for healthcare practices seeking patient acquisition.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clearinghouses (various national clearinghouses)coreTechnology or IntegrationQSI's QUIC Network partners with some of the largest clearinghouses in the country to enable electronic claims submission for dental and medical practices. Any claims that cannot be submitted electronically are printed on paper ADA forms and mailed by QSI.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• athenahealth: athenahealth provides cloud-based EHR and practice management for ambulatory medical groups — a near-direct competitor to NextGen EMR/EPM with similar target customers, business model, and ambulatory focus.
• eClinicalWorks: eClinicalWorks is a leading ambulatory EHR/PMS vendor serving small to large medical group practices, directly competing with NextGen on ambulatory EHR, patient engagement, and value-based care functionality.
• Carestream Dental: Carestream Dental provides practice management and imaging software for dental practices, overlapping with QSI Dental System in dental group practice workflows.
• Greenway Health: Greenway Health offers Intergy and Prime Suite EHR/PMS for ambulatory practices, directly overlapping with NextGen in the medical group practice market segment.
• Allscripts (now Veradigm): Allscripts/Veradigm provides ambulatory EHR and practice management solutions, directly competing with NextGen in the physician group practice segment, including population health and revenue cycle modules.
• Henry Schein One (dental): Henry Schein One provides practice management software for dental practices (Dentrix, Easy Dental), directly competing with QSI Dental System in the dental group practice segment.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Health (formerly Cerner): Oracle Health offers a broad ambulatory and acute EHR platform used by hospitals and large physician groups worldwide, overlapping with QSI's NextGen target market in mid-to-large group practices and offering direct competition with deeper R&D resources.
• MEDITECH: MEDITECH offers acute and ambulatory EHR systems serving hospitals and physician practices, overlapping with QSI's NextGen offerings particularly in the community-hospital-affiliated group practice segment.
• Epic Systems: Epic is the dominant EHR vendor for large hospital systems and is increasingly moving downstream into large ambulatory and specialty practices, directly competing with NextGen EMR for the same large group-practice segment QSI serves.
• Patterson Companies (dental): Patterson distributes Eaglesoft dental practice management software and broader dental supply solutions, competing with QSI Dental System on the dental PMS front and on broader practice technology offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A7 records

Investments

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