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NextGen Healthcare
Annual Report 2013

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C O R P O R AT E   H E A D Q U A R T E R S / Q S I D E N TA L   L O C AT I O N

18111 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 700

Irvine, California  92612

949.255.2600

www.qsii.com

N E X T G E N   H E A LT H C A R E   L O C AT I O N S

795 Horsham Road

Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044

215.657.7010

12301-B Riata Trace Parkway, Suite 200

Austin, Texas 78727

512.336.7200

3340 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 2700

2840 Hillcreek Drive

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

404.467.1500

Augusta, Georgia 30909

706.869.9960

2451 Cumberland Parkway Southeast

Atlanta, Georgia 30339

404.261.0401

5200 Stoneham Road, Suite 210

North Canton, Ohio 44720

330.470.3700

www.nextgen.com

115 Grand Avenue, Suite 213

Southlake, Texas 76092

215.657.7010

1836 Lackland Hill Parkway

St. Louis, Missouri 63146

314.989.0300

11350 McCormick Road

Executive Plaza IV, Suite 600

Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031

443.933.4300

Pritech Park SEZ

Block 11A, Second Floor

Outer Ring Road, Bellandur Post

Bangalore – 560103

Karnataka India

011.91.80.4907.2400

Q S I   H E A LT H C A R E   P R I VAT E   L I M I T E D   L O C AT I O N

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C O R P O R A T E I N F O R M A T I O N

S T O C K   T R A N S F E R   A G E N T

Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSII) develops and markets computer-based

practice management, electronic health records and revenue cycle management

applications along with connectivity products and services.  The Company serves

medical and dental group practices as well as rural and community hospitals.

President and Chief Executive Officer, 

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C O M P R E H E N S I V E P R O D U C T A N D S E R V I C E O F F E R I N G S

Quality Systems (QSI) and its NextGen Healthcare subsidiary (QSI/NextGen Healthcare) offer a 
wide range of cutting-edge healthcare information technology solutions designed to address the 
changing healthcare landscape and evolving models.  Some of the Company’s innovative products, 
services and solutions include: 

NextGen® Ambulatory EHR 
An electronic health record solution that 

NextGen® Inpatient Clinicals 
A comprehensive suite of clinical applications 

enables anywhere, anytime access to 

for hospitals that includes Computerized 

accurate patient data for enhancing care.

Physician Order Entry (CPOE), clinical decision support, 

NextGen® Practice Management 
An integrated solution that helps accelerate 
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and productivity, enabling providers to make better 

order management, advanced reporting and clinical data 

tools to improve care and outcomes.

NextGen® Inpatient Financials 
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business decisions and improve patient care.

well as reporting and decision support tools 

NextGen® Patient Portal 
A secure online tool enabling patients to 

Patient Portal

access their health records, which engages 

and empowers them while aiding providers in meeting 

Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements.

NextGen® Revenue Cycle Management 
Specialized professional services that 
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designed for hospitals, clinics and specialty centers to 

enhance business decisions and results.

NextGen® Population Health 
An automated, integrated outreach 

tool that enables providers to engage 

patients, improve outcomes and deliver collaborative, 

accountable care across their patient panel.

NextGen® Health Information Exchange 
 A connectivity tool that enables electronic-

administrative problems, allowing providers to focus on 

HIE

based, secure sharing of patient data across 

patient care.

NextPen®
An electronic pen that digitally captures a 

patient or provider’s  handwriting on forms 

and interprets it as discrete data.  The information 

multiple vendors and medical communities allowing 

providers to deliver collaborative care.

NextGen® Electronic Data Interchange 
A solution suite that automates data 

transfer between NextGen Healthcare, 

EDI
EDI
Services
Services

becomes part of a chart within the EHR and streamlines 

other healthcare organizations and third party 

data input while enhancing patient satisfaction.

payer entities helping providers reduce costs, 

NextGen® EDR 
An electronic-based dental record that 

EDR

integrates with both NextGen Ambulatory 

speed payments, and improve productivity.

NextGen® Surgical Management
A robust application that helps hospitals 

EHR and NextGen Practice Management to provide 

manage their operating room so they can 

better patient care and safety, using a single patient 

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record across medical and dental practices.

patient safety.

B O A R D O F   D I R E C T O R S

Sheldon Razin

Chairman of the Board and Founder, 

Quality Systems, Inc.

Steven T. Plochocki

Quality Systems, Inc.

Michael Aghajanian

Retired President and CEO, 

PRTM Management Consulting

Craig A. Barbarosh

Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

George H. Bristol

Managing Director, Janas Associates

Mark H. Davis

Healthcare IT & Technology Advisor

D. Russell Pflueger

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Quiescence Medical, Inc.

Lance E. Rosenzweig

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O F F I C E R S O F T H E   C O M P A N Y

Steven T. Plochocki

President and Chief Executive Officer

Paul A. Holt

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Jocelyn A. Leavitt

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Daniel J. Morefield

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Donn E. Neufeld

Executive Vice President, EDI and Dental

Stephen K. Puckett

Monte L. Sandler

Executive Vice President, NextGen RCM Services

L E G A L   C O U N S E L

Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Costa Mesa, California

I N D E P E N D E N T   A U D I T O R S

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Irvine, California

&   R E G I S T R A R

Computershare

Glendale, California

A N N U A L M E E T I N G

The meeting will be held at:

The Marriott Hotel

18000 Von Karman Avenue

Irvine, California 92612

2013 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting is scheduled to be 

held on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 1:00 PM Pacific 

The meeting may be subject to change or 

postponement by Quality Systems’ Board of Directors. 

F O R M   1 0 - K

A copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, 

filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is 

available on the Company’s website at www.qsii.com

or by contacting the Company at:

Quality Systems, Inc.

Attention: Investor Relations

18111 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 700

Irvine, California 92612

949.255.2600

F O R W A R D - L O O K I N G   S TAT E M E N T S

Statements  made  in  this  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  and 

in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) contained 

herein  (collectively,  this  “Report”),  other  reports  and  proxy 

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and oral statements made by our representatives that are not 

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that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but 

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letter to shareholders

The changing models currently emerging within 

our nation’s healthcare system, coupled with 

healthcare reform and rapid adoption of elec-

tronic-based health records, are transforming 

today’s healthcare information technology 

sector (HCIT). We view these changes as oppor-

tunities that created new avenues for Quality 

Systems, Inc. (QSI) as we shift from primarily a 

software company to an integrated services-

based provider. 

The transformation from paper to Electronic 

Health Records (EHR) forever changed our 

nation’s healthcare system, and this new environ-

ment served as the catalyst for the organizational 

restructuring the Company underwent during 

fiscal 2013. 

QSI and its NextGen Healthcare subsidiary 

(QSI/NextGen Healthcare) spent this past fiscal 

year realigning the Company to better meet the 

Sheldon Razin 
Chairman of the Board  
and Founder 

Steven T. Plochocki 
President and  
Chief Executive Officer

needs of this new landscape by making signifi-

improvement and rapid reimbursement become 

cant changes within our organization. To this 

necessary to successfully operate under health-

end, in fiscal 2013, we created new leadership 

care reform. 

positions and restructured our sales efforts. 

As the adoption of EHR stabilizes, the rise 

We appointed a seasoned technology 

of a new model takes center stage. Accountable 

executive to the post of chief operating officer 

Care Organizations (ACOs) – networks of health-

to oversee company-wide operations and also 

care professionals all focused on providing 

reorganized the sales and marketing functions 

timely access to patient-centered, cost-effective 

under a veteran sales executive who has been 

qualitative care – are driving the future of 

with the Company for more than a decade. In 

healthcare. We are helping our ACO-based 

addition, we centralized our technology efforts 

clients meet the needs of tomorrow by 

by establishing a new chief technology officer 

providing them with the right tools today. 

position to better manage our development 

resources. We also restructured sales efforts to 

further leverage our multi-product offering and 

take advantage of cross-selling opportunities. 

And we began placing additional emphasis 

on Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) through 

our NextGen RCM Services business unit. Our 

RCM business is growing rapidly as revenue 

Our repositioning efforts during fiscal 2013 

are also laying a solid foundation for a successful 

fiscal 2014 and beyond. We’ve worked hard 

to achieve the latest certification status and, 

as a result, ended the year as one of the 

first companies certified as an Office of the 

National Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology (ONC HIT) Complete EHR by the 

Q u a l i t y   S y s t e m s ,   I n c .   |    1

 
“NextGen’s extensive portfolio and depth  

of its emerging technologies affords PRN a 

scalable EHR platform and practice manage- 

ment solution as well as RCM services that 

streamline our processes while enhancing  

quality of care. NextGen’s fully integrated 

solutions and services offer us flexibility, 

customization and scalability, ensuring our  

400 therapists can practice more efficiently  

and cost-effectively as they strive to achieve  

the best possible outcomes.” 

Patient Portal

Jim Ripp 
Chief Executive Officer 

Physical Rehabilitation Network

Client since 2013  
(in implementation phase)

Certification Commission for Health Information 

various stages of MU. In fact, the Company ranks 

Technology (CCHIT®). NextGen® Ambulatory 

among the top four for MU attestations for physi-

EHR version 5.8 and NextGen® Electronic Dental 

cians, and is one of only four organizations among 

Record (NextGen EDR) version 4.3 are both 

the top 12 for attestations for both the in-patient 

ONC HIT 2014 Edition certified as a Complete 

and ambulatory markets. Moreover, in the  

EHR. Additionally, NextGen® Inpatient Clinicals 

first quarter of the 2013 calendar year, NextGen 

version 2.6 is ONC HIT 2014 Edition certified as 

Healthcare ranked number one in terms of the 

an EHR Module. 

improvement for new physicians reaching attes-

These milestones fortify our market position 

tation stages.

as we are the only company to achieve Stage 2 

All these initiatives, along with our ability 

Meaningful Use (MU) certification for physicians, 

to help clients improve patient outcomes 

dentists and hospitals. MU refers to standards 

and enhance financial performance, have 

defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

better positioned the Company for continued 

Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Programs that 

participation in this exciting period within the 

govern use of electronic health records and 

healthcare industry. 

allow eligible providers and hospitals to earn 

incentive payments by meeting specific criteria.

QSI/NextGen Healthcare is committed to 

helping its clients meet the demands of this 

evolving market by guiding them through the 

 *“CCHIT” and CCHIT Certified® are registered trademarks of the Certification 
Commission for Health Information Technology

*Full product certification details available at www.cchit.org; NextGen® 
Ambulatory EHR version 5.8 https://www.cchit.org/show-onc-cert?certid=a055
000000Oib5bAAB;  NextGen® EDRversion 4.3 https://www.cchit.org/show-onc-
cert?certid=a055000000OqbMKAAZ; and NextGen®Inpatient Clinicals version 
2.6 https://www.cchit.orgshow-onc-cert?certid=a055000000OrXhhAAF 

2     |     2 0 1 3   A n n u a l   R e p o r t

new healthcare models

Over the years, QSI/NextGen Healthcare 

has secured a distinct advantage in the HCIT 

marketplace, based on the depths of our 

innovative software and product offerings, 

successful services solutions and unparalleled 

industry expertise. 

All this expertise converges in the 

NextGen® Ecosystem, which encompasses our 

ambulatory and hospital solutions as well as 

RCM and consulting services. The NextGen 

Ecosystem was built to seamlessly link patients 

and providers to critical data and aid in the 

delivery of value-based care. Value-based care 

incorporates costs, quality and outcomes. Our 

The NextGen Ecosystem helps clients 

patient-centric NextGen Ecosystem is designed to 

connect with health systems, communities, 

support our clients and their patients as they 

patients, payers and other providers; improve the 

become more involved, connected, healthier and 

collaboration, coordination and quality of care 

successful at managing care. It incorporates four 

they deliver; and, to thrive financially. 

key elements influencing value-based medicine 

and driving healthcare organizations today: 

interoperability, whereby systems and devices 

exchange and interpret shared data; collabora-

tive care, meaning the coordination of all 

healthcare constituents on behalf of the patient; 

population health, a protocol-based health 

management platform that evaluates outcomes 

of groups of individuals to improve care quality; 

In an ACO-emerging market, other models 

such as Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) 

and Pay for Performance (P4P) are also prevalent 

in the new landscape. PCMH encourages patients’ 

involvement in their own health and well-being; 

and, P4P compensates providers when quality 

metrics targets are met. Our leadership position 

in addressing all these models is evidenced by 

the nearly 150 ACO clients and more than 2,300 

and, data analytics for accessing key data points 

PCMH providers we serve in 26 states. 

and improving performance while managing 

compliance and incentive programs. 

This patient-centric, value-based approach 

to care is the direction toward which our nation’s 

integrated healthcare system is moving. The 

NextGen Ecosystem enables provider organi-
zations to connect, care and thrive within this 
dynamic environment. 

As the industry experiences the downside  

of the bell curve for EHR adoption, the upside lies 

in our abilities to assist clients as they plot their 

course for participation in these new emerging 
models and connect, care and thrive using the 
NextGen Ecosystem.

Q u a l i t y   S y s t e m s ,   I n c .   |     3

connect. care. thrive.

“We immediately recognized the value of 

connecting the NextGen solutions we  

employ shortly after implementation. One 

of our physicians was able to access an 

emergency room patient’s record directly 

from the ER in real time. This saved us  

time, ultimately improving the level of care  

we delivered.”

Scott Bailey 
Chief Executive Officer 

Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio 

Client since 2006

QSI/NextGen Healthcare helps clients connect
with patients, payers, practices and other 

providers such as clinics, hospitals, networks, 

health systems and communities. This interaction 

fosters connectivity amongst these types 

of entities while bringing flexibility, value of inte-

gration and interoperability to support patient 

engagement and satisfaction. With anytime, 

anywhere access, our solutions make it easy to 

stay connected to any relevant party involved in 

the delivery of care. 

Some of our key connectivity solutions include: 

• NextGen® EHR Connect – Promotes the 

sharing of medical records and vital patient 

data across care electronically, in real time and 

within the existing workflow. 

• NextGen® Patient Portal – Allows physicians to 

connect and communicate with patients online 

and seamlessly import captured data directly 

into the NextGen Ambulatory EHR in a secure 

and compliant manner. Through the deployment 

4       |     2 0 1 3   A n n u a l   R e p o r t

of web-based tools, patients are engaged in 

award-winning HIE solution is currently in 

their care and providers’ administrative require-

operation in more than 30 communities, used 

ments are reduced.

by more than 34,000 providers and improving 

•	 NextGen® Health Information Exchange 

(NextGen HIE) – Fosters the electronic-based, 

secure sharing of patient data across multiple 

vendors and medical communities. Our 

care for 12.7 million patients.

“With the NextGen Enterprise Chart feature  

that resides within the NextGen Ambulatory 

EHR, we have the ability to share patient 

records across the enterprise – between 

our specialists and primary care providers – 

breaking down barriers of care. This level of 

connectivity definitely helps set our care  

and patient experience apart within the 

community we serve.”

Patient Portal

Gustin Ho, MD FACP 
Internal Medicine and Cardiology 

Past President 

Chinese Community  

Health Care Association

Client since 2007 

Q u a l i t y   S y s t e m s ,   I n c .   |       5

connect. care. thrive.

QSI/NextGen Healthcare helps improve both the 
collaboration and coordination of care to reach 
quality patient outcomes. With an emerging 

movement to shift America’s focus from illness to 

wellness, we have developed a comprehensive 

approach to helping our clients easily and 

seamlessly make that change.

Our care solutions span several innovative 

offerings, including:

•	 NextGen Ambulatory EHR - Enables complete, 

accurate documentation for managing 

patient care electronically. Improves clinical 

processes and patient outcomes through 

point-of-care electronic charting. Our newly 

We work closely with a variety of health-

released 8 Series EHR provides users an intui-

care organizations to improve the health of their 

tive and simple experience. 

patients through better coordination and to 

reduce the cost of care. This helps in the delivery 

of more collaborative, patient-centric care. 

•	 NextGen® Population Health (NextGen PH) 

– 

Features an integrated, protocol-based 

patient engagement, communications and 

“With NextGen’s Population Health solution,  

we can better manage our patient base  

– particularly those with chronic conditions –  

who are oftentimes hard to reach. In fact, 

NextGen’s Population Health is helping us  

to physically get these types of patients  

into the office for their regularly scheduled 

visits, allowing us to stay on top of their  

care plans.”

Patient Portal

Patrick Stevenson 
Director of IT 

Infinity Primary Care

Client since 2005

6       |     2 0 1 3   A n n u a l   R e p o r t

“We are both more effective and efficient  

in caring for our patients with the help  

of NextGen. Its solutions allow us to 

clearly identify where we can cut costs 

in our procedures, thus passing those 

savings along.”

Wendy Bitner 
Chief Nursing Officer 

Animas Surgical Hospital

Client since 2009

measurement tool that empowers providers in 

•  NextGen Inpatient Clinicals – Utilized by 

the delivery of collaborative care. It evaluates 

critical access and community hospitals nation-

outcomes of groups of individuals to promote 

wide, this comprehensive clinical system 

wellness. NextGen PH closely integrates with 

features Computerized Physician Order 

NextGen Ambulatory EHR and NextGen® 

Entry (CPOE), clinical decision support, order 

Practice Management (NextGen PM).

management, advanced reporting, a clinical 

data repository and other capabilities for 

tracking clinical data.

•  NextGen® Health Quality Measures (NextGen 

HQM) – Serves as a clinical data repository for 

automating clinical outcomes, reporting and 

quality measures required by P4P programs, 

such as the Economic Stimulus, whereby 

incentives are distributed for transition to EHR 

platforms.

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connect. care. thrive.

“Thanks to NextGen RCM Services, Beacon 

thrives in today’s evolving regulatory 

environment, which is driven by constant 

governmental and insurance reimbursement 

changes. Despite these challenges, NextGen 

RCM Services has helped us lower our days  

in accounts receivable and decrease first-time 

denial rates to less than one percent.”

Patient Portal

Andy Blankemeyer 
Director of Operations and  

Revenue Cycle Management 

Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Client since 2006

QSI/NextGen Healthcare helps clients thrive
financially by leveraging intelligence and using 

information to optimize reimbursement. Analyzing 

data to extract useful clinical information is key to 

this process. We apply best practices and novel 

technologies to achieve accurate reimbursements.

Our RCM expertise gives clients a financial 

advantage and competitive edge, freeing them 

up to focus on what they do best – delivering 

quality care – while we support the business side 

of their practices. This is of particular importance 

as billing becomes more complex amid changing 

models and healthcare reform.

Solutions we offer to help our clients thrive 

include:

• NextGen RCM Services – Offers technology-

driven, revenue improvement services for 

realizing significant business efficiencies and 

fostering timely and accurate reimbursement. 

RCM has become an increasingly important 

function for providers today.

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•	 NextGen PM – Automates numerous admin-

•	 NextGen® Electronic Data Interchange

istrative functions and streamlines workflow

(NextGen EDI) – Securely moves electronic data

across entire practices. NextGen PM improves

within the NextGen® system. Our EDI experts

productivity and enhances both revenue and

simplify complex business tasks on behalf of

cash flow for medical practices.

clients, allowing them to attain sustainable

•	 NextGen® Inpatient Financials – Provides hospi-

tals and clinics a fully integrated, feature-rich

solution with financial applications and reporting

capabilities as well as decision support.

financial rewards.

“We significantly reduced days in accounts 

receivable and picked up dollars that were  

left on the table before we were using 

NextGen RCM Services. NextGen RCM 

Services has significantly contributed to 

enhancing our bottom-line performance.”

Patient Portal

Breanna Krebs 
Manager of Development 

Muir Medical Group

Client since 2006

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“Within one year of implementing  

NextGen solutions, our days in accounts 

receivable declined by 89 percent  

and have remained there for three years  

now. With EDR, EHR and EPM all 

working in concert, our claims follow-up is 

remarkable since everything we need  

to succeed is right at our fingertips.”

Antonia Hayworth  
Billing Supervisor 

Greenville Rancheria

Client since 2009

EDR

Dental practices and various types of community 

QSI/NextGen Healthcare dental solutions 

health centers also recognize the many benefits 

include:

of an integrated EHR platform.

• NextGen EDR – Acts as the dental comple-

 QSIDental® solutions help these providers 

ment to the NextGen Ambulatory EHR and 

move beyond paper charting and toward 

NextGen PM platform. NextGen EDR aids in 

accurate and intuitive electronic recording. 

improving patient care, reducing costs and 

Whether integrating NextGen EDR with NextGen

increasing revenue for Federally Qualified 

Ambulatory EHR in a medical or dental clinic 

Health Centers (FQHCs), Community Health 

setting or using the QSIDental Web™ at group 

Centers (CHCs) or Rural Health Centers.

dental organizations, they improve the safety, 

efficiency and financial performance of practices, 

regardless of size. 

• QSIDental Web – Delivers anytime, anywhere 

cloud-based access to information necessary 

for increasing revenue, decreasing costs and 

maximizing efficiency. 

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the financial perspective

Revenues
(in millions)

Total Shareholder Equity
(in millions)

Recurring Revenue
(in millions)

$460.2

$429.8

$307.0

$295.2

$353.4

$291.8

$245.5

$224.7

$188.3

$155.6

$336.6

$281.0

$228.8

$187.7

$146.8

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10

11

12

13

09

10

11

12

13

09

10

11

12

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For the fiscal 2013 year ended March 31, 2013, QSI 

goodwill, the Company recorded a goodwill 

reported revenue of $460.2 million, an increase of 

impairment charge to income of $17.4 million for 

seven percent when compared with $429.8 million 

the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter. 

reported in the 2012 fiscal year. Net income for 

fiscal 2013 was $42.7 million, a decrease of 44 

percent versus net income of $75.7 million for 

fiscal 2012. Fully diluted earnings per share for 

the 2013 fiscal year was $0.72, down 44 percent 

from $1.28 for the 2012 fiscal year.

During the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter, 

management deemed it necessary to perform 

a comprehensive operational review of its 

NextGen Hospital Solutions division, based on 

the unit’s operating results to date. Accordingly, 

the Company decided to allow for additional 

investments in development, implementation 

and support for its hospital solutions unit, as we 

remain confident in the strength of our offering. 

While this is expected to impact near-term 

profitability, QSI is committed to pursuing the 

considerable opportunity it believes exists in the 

small hospital market segment. As a result of  

this operational review and an updated assess-

ment of the fair value of the business unit’s 

QSI continued to generate cash flows  

from operations during fiscal 2013, resulting in 

payments of $41.5 million in dividends and a  

cash and marketable securities position of $118.0 

million versus $139.4 million for fiscal 2012. 

As we look ahead, we will further empha-

size our RCM solutions to meet the needs and 

conditions of the changing marketplace. During 

fiscal 2013, revenue for NextGen RCM Services 

grew 28 percent. We anticipate this growth will 

continue, based on the influential forces of 

healthcare reform. 

Our management team remains committed 

to the benefits it expects to see from the reorga-

nization and continues to reach more than 80,000 

doctors and dentists across 4,800+ group prac-

tices currently utilizing QSI/NextGen Healthcare’s 

software, services and solutions. 

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opportunity and gratitude

Pictured from left to right: Donna Greene, Senior Vice President, Human Resources; Steven T. Plochocki, President and Chief Executive Officer; 
Daniel J. Morefield, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer; Sheldon Razin, Chairman of the Board and Founder; and, Paul A. Holt, 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.

QSI/NextGen Healthcare continues to capitalize on 

varying sizes, in virtually all industries, for nearly 

the many opportunities presented by this changing 

every organizational quality and function. 

HCIT landscape. Through the introduction of new 

products and the offering of pioneering solutions 

and cutting-edge tools, every day we help clients 

adapt to evolving healthcare models. 

These extraordinary achievements would not 

be possible without the support of our share-

holders, the loyalty of our clients, the guidance 

from our Board of Directors and the tireless 

This innovation is noticed time and again. 

efforts of our most important asset – our 2,300 

During fiscal 2013, QSI/NextGen Healthcare earned 

employees worldwide. Contributions by all 

various third-party acknowledgements for a wide 

these stakeholders have allowed QSI/NextGen 

range of functional areas throughout the Company, 

Healthcare to continue to occupy a strong 

validating its scope, scale and breadth. 

leadership role in the HCIT marketplace. 

For example, for the past decade, Forbes

has ranked QSI among America’s 200 Best Small 

Companies (with an improved position each year 

QSI/NextGen Healthcare solutions make it 
possible for clients to connect, care and thrive
within this rapidly advancing industry – one 

Forbes
for the past 10 years). Forbes also included QSI in 
Forbes also included QSI in 

that spans new healthcare models, emphasizes 

its top 25 fastest-growing tech companies list for 

increased patient involvement and brings together 

the third consecutive year. 

a community of providers, all striving to deliver 

During fiscal 2013, the Company earned 

three gold Stevie® Awards in The American 

Business AwardsSM competition and four gold 

Stevies in the International Business AwardsSM

program, receiving recognition across the full 

spectrum of its business operations. Both of 

these competitions recognize companies of 

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qualitative, patient-centric, cost-effective care. We 

believe we are building a solid platform for long-

term participation in the modern era of healthcare. 

Sheldon Razin

Steven T. Plochocki

Chairman of the Board  
and Founder 

President and  
Chief Executive Officer

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 001-12537

QUALITY

 SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

95-2888568
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

18111 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 700, Irvine, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

92612
(Zip Code)

(949) 255-2600
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The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of September 30, 2012: $737,323,000 (based 
on the closing sales price of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on that date of $18.53 
per share).*

The Registrant has no non-voting common equity.

The number of outstanding shares of the Registrant’s common stock as of May 24, 2013 was 59,552,380 shares.

*     For purposes of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in addition to those shareholders which fall within the definition of
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QUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
2013 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

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PART I

PART II

Item 1.

Business

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

Properties

Legal Proceedings

Mine and Safety Disclosures

Item 2.

Item 3.

Item 4.

Item 5.

Item 6.

Item 7.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of 
Equity Securities

Selected Financial Data

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks

Item 8.

Item 9.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

Item 9B.

Other Information

PART III

Item 10.

Item 11.
Item 12.

Item 13.

Item 14.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Executive Compensation

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder 
Matters

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Signatures

PART IV

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this "Report") and certain information incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking 
statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included or 
incorporated by reference in this Report, other than statements that are purely historical, are forward-looking statements. Words 
such  as  “anticipate,”  “expect,”  “intend,”  “plan,”  “believe,”  “seek,”  “estimate,”  “will,”  “should,”  “would,”  “could,”  “may,”  and  similar 
expressions also identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, discussions of 
our product development plans, business strategies, future operations, financial condition and prospects, developments in and the 
impacts of government regulation and legislation and market factors influencing our results. Our expectations, beliefs, objectives, 
intentions  and  strategies  regarding  our  future  results  are  not  guarantees  of  future  performance  and  are  subject  to  risks  and 
uncertainties, both foreseen and unforeseen, that could cause actual results to differ materially from results contemplated in our 
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to continue to develop new 
products and increase systems sales in markets characterized by rapid technological evolution, consolidation, and competition 
from larger, better-capitalized competitors. Many other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors could affect 
our ability to achieve our goals, and interested persons are urged to review the risks factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” 
of this Report, as well as in our other public disclosures and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Because 
of these risk factors, as well as other variables affecting our financial condition and results of operations, past financial performance 
may not be a reliable indicator of future performance and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future 
periods. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on 
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the filing of this Report. 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Company Overview

PART I

Quality Systems, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries operate as four business divisions (each, a "Division") which are comprised 
of: (i) the QSI Dental Division, (ii) the NextGen Division, (iii) the Hospital Solutions Division (formerly Inpatient Solutions) and (iv) 
the RCM Services Division (formerly Practice Solutions). In fiscal year 2011, we opened a captive entity in India called Quality 
Systems India Healthcare Private Limited (“QSIH”). We derive revenue primarily by developing and marketing healthcare information 
systems that automate certain aspects of medical and dental practices, networks of practices such as physician hospital organizations 
(“PHOs”), independent practice associations ("IPAs") and management service organizations (“MSOs”), ambulatory care centers, 
community health centers and medical and dental schools along with comprehensive systems implementation, maintenance and 
support and add on complementary services such as revenue cycle management (“RCM”) and electronic data interchange (“EDI”). 
Our systems and services provide our clients with the ability to redesign patient care and other workflow processes while improving 
productivity through the facilitation of managed access to patient information. Utilizing our proprietary software in combination with 
third-party hardware and software solutions, our products enable the integration of a variety of administrative and clinical information 
operations.  

Quality Systems, Inc. was incorporated in California in 1974. Our principal offices are located at 18111 Von Karman Ave., Suite 
700, Irvine, California, 92612. We operate on a fiscal year ending on March 31.

The Company was founded with an early focus on providing information systems to dental group practices. This focus area would 
later become the QSI Dental Division. In the mid-1980s, we capitalized on the increasing focus on medical cost containment and 
further expanded our information processing systems to serve the ambulatory market. In the mid-1990s, we made two acquisitions 
that accelerated our penetration of the ambulatory market and formed the basis for the NextGen Division. More recently in the last 
few years, we acquired several companies, which operate under the Hospital Solutions Division, as part of our strategy to expand 
into the small and specialty hospital market. Today, we serve the dental, ambulatory, hospital and RCM services markets through 
our QSI Dental Division, NextGen Division, Hospital Solutions Division and RCM Services Division.

The Divisions have historically operated as stand-alone operations, with each Division maintaining its own distinct product lines, 
product  platforms,  development,  implementation  and  support  teams  and  branding.  However,  there  are  a  growing  number  of 
customers who are simultaneously utilizing software or services from more than one of our Divisions. In an effort to encourage this 
cross selling of our products and services between Divisions, we are in the process of further integrating our ambulatory and inpatient 
products to provide a more robust and comprehensive platform to offer our customers. The Divisions also share the resources of 
our “corporate office,” which includes a variety of accounting and other administrative functions.

In September 2012, we announced certain organizational changes to achieve greater efficiency and integration in our operations 
as well as to enhance our ability to cross sell products and services to our customers. The changes consolidated Sales, Marketing, 
Information Technology, and Software Development responsibilities into separate Company-wide roles. We also announced the 
hiring of a Chief Operating Officer, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer responsible for the operations of the Company 
across all Divisions. We are continuing to evaluate the organizational structure of the Company with the objective to achieve greater 
synergies and further integration of our products and services.     

The QSI Dental Division, NextGen Division and Hospital Solutions Division develop and market software that is designed to automate 
and streamline a number of the administrative functions required for operating a medical, dental, or hospital practice, such as patient 

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scheduling and billing. It is important to note that since in both the medical and dental environments, practice management software 
systems have already been implemented by the vast majority of practices, we actively compete for the replacement market. These 
Divisions also develop and market software that automates patient records in physician practices, community health centers (CHCs) 
and hospital settings. In this patient records area of our business, we are typically competing to replace paper-based patient record 
alternatives as opposed to replacing previously purchased systems. The Hospital Solutions Division develops and markets financial 
management  and  billing  software  products,  which  perform  administrative  functions  required  for  operating  small  and  specialty 
hospitals  as  well  as  clinical  offerings  such  as  multi-disciplinary  clinical  documentation  and  computerized  physician  order  entry 
(CPOE). The RCM Services Division provides technology solutions and consulting services to cover the full spectrum of healthcare 
providers' RCM needs, with a primary focus on billing and collection services.

In January 2011, QSIH was formed in Bangalore, India to function as our India-based captive to offshore technology application 
development and business processing services. As of March 31, 2013, we had 219 full time employees in our Bangalore facility 
primarily engaged in software development and quality assurance activities. 

We continue to pursue product and service enhancement initiatives within each of our Divisions. The majority of such expenditures 
are currently targeted to the NextGen and Hospital Solutions Division product lines and client bases. 

The following table breaks down our reported segment revenue and segment revenue growth by Division for the fiscal years ended 
March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

Segment Revenue Breakdown
Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

Segment Revenue Growth
Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

4.3%

74.9%

6.8%

14.0%

4.6%

75.7%

8.0%

11.7%

5.7%

75.3%

5.1%

13.9%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

2.0 %

5.8 %

(8.9)%

28.2 %

7.1 %

(1.9)%

22.1 %

92.6 %

2.8 %

21.6 %

16.6%

16.5%

519.1%

13.7%

21.1%

QSI  Dental  Division.  The  QSI  Dental  Division,  co-located  with  our  corporate  headquarters  in  Irvine,  California,  focuses  on 
developing, marketing and supporting software suites sold to dental group organizations located throughout the United States. The 
QSI Dental Division sells additional licenses to its legacy products as existing clients expand their operations, and sells its Web-
based SaaS model practice management and clinical software solutions to new customers. This software solution, QSIDental™ 
Web™,  is  marketed  primarily  to  multi-location  dental  group  practices  in  which  the  QSI  Dental  Division  has  historically  been  a 
dominant player. Further, QSI Dental sells its Electronic Dental Chart in conjunction with NextGen PM ("Practice Management") 
and EHR ("Electronic Health Record") and marketed as NextGen EDR (“Electronic Dental Record”) to Federally Qualified Health 
Centers (“FQHC”) and other safety net entities further defined below.

The QSI Dental Division participates jointly with the NextGen Division in providing software and services to safety-net clinics like 
FQHCs and other “safety net” health centers, including Public Health Centers, Community Health Centers, Free Clinics, as well as 
Rural and Tribal Health Centers. FQHCs are community-based organizations and are funded by the federal government, which 
provide medical and dental services to underprivileged and underserved communities. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act, which was signed into law in March 2010, reserved $11 billion over a multi-year period for FQHCs, creating unprecedented 
opportunities for FQHCs growth and the formation of new FQHCs. When combined and used in tandem, NextGen® Ambulatory 
EHR, NextGen® Electronic Dental Record and NextGen® Practice Management provides a unique product in this marketplace - 
an integrated patient record accessible by both physicians and dentists. On May 9, 2012, NextGen® EDR version 4.2 was ONC-
ATCB certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information (CCHIT®) as a complete EHR and complies with all clinical 
quality measures for Eligible Providers. The additional software NextGen® EDR version 4.2 relied on to demonstrate compliance 
was NextGen® Ambulatory EHR version 5.6 SP1.

The QSI Dental Division's legacy practice management software suite uses a UNIX® operating system. It's Clinical Product Suite 
(“CPS”) can be fully integrated with the client server-based practice management software offered from each of our Divisions. When 
integrated and delivered with the NextGen® Practice Management solution, CPS is re-branded as NextGen® EDR. CPS/EDR 
incorporates a wide range of clinical tools including, but not limited to, periodontal charting and digital imaging of X-ray and inter-
oral camera images as part of the electronic patient record. The QSI Dental Division also develops, markets, and provides EDI 
services to dental practices, including electronic submission of claims to insurance providers as well as automated patient statements.

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NextGen Division. The NextGen Division, with headquarters in Horsham, Pennsylvania and a significant location in Atlanta, Georgia, 
provides integrated clinical, financial and connectivity solutions for ambulatory and dental provider organizations. The NextGen 
Division's major product categories include the NextGen® Ambulatory product suite and NextGen Community Connectivity.

The NextGen® Ambulatory product suite streamlines patient care with standardized, real-time clinical and administrative workflows 
within a physician’s practice, and consists of:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

NextGen®  Electronic  Health  Records  to  ensure  complete,  accurate  documentation  to  manage  patient  care 
electronically and to improve clinical processes and patient outcomes with electronic charting at the point of care;

NextGen®  Practice  Management  to  automate  business  processes,  from  front-end  scheduling  to  back-end 
collections and financial and administrative processes for increased performance and efficiencies;

NextGen® Dashboard, which allows providers to view patient data in a visually rich graphical format. Using bar 
charts, pie charts, gauges and more, the system displays information at the practice or single provider level;

NextGen  Mobile,  which  improves  patient  care  through  anytime,  anywhere  access  of  patient  data.  In  addition, 
NextGen Mobile has the capability to increase revenue by easily capturing charges at the point of care resulting in 
potential reduction of medical liability through better documentation of out-of-office actions; and

NextGen NextPen ("NextPen"), which is a revolutionary digital pen that quickly captures manually-entered data into 
NextGen Ambulatory EHR. NextPen captures structured data and graphic drawings as part of the patient record 
without scanning or transcription. This technology requires no learning curve for adoption.

NextGen® Population Health, introduced in 2012, is an integrated set of communication tools designed to enhance 
collaborative care. It includes interactive voice response (IVR), texting, email, NextGen® Patient Portal, and clinical 
data from NextGen® Ambulatory EHR. It can be fully integrated with NextGen® Health Quality Measures (HQM) 
and has a built-in population profiler for patient outreach.

NextGen® Community Connectivity consists of:

• 

• 

• 

NextGen®  Health  Information  Exchange  (“HIE”)  to  exchange  patient  data  securely  with  community  healthcare 
organizations;

NextGen®  Patient  Portal  (“NextMD.com”)  is  2014  ONC  Certified  for  Meaningful  Use  2;  allows  providers  to 
communicate with patients online and import information directly into NextGen Ambulatory EHR; allows patients 
access to their clinical data; and

NextGen® Health Quality Measures (“HQM”) to allow seamless quality measurement and reporting for practice 
and physician performance initiatives.

The NextGen Division products utilize Microsoft Windows technology and can operate in a client-server environment as well as via 
private intranet, the Internet, or in an ASP environment.

Services provided by the NextGen Division include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

EDI services that are intended to automate the entire patient statement process, reducing labor and printing costs 
associated  with  producing  statements  in-house.  In  addition,  the  NextGen  Division's  EDI  works  with  the  most 
innovative clearinghouses to transform electronic claims submissions into payments;

Hosting services that allow practices seeking the benefits of IT automation without the burden of maintaining in-
house hardware and networking;

NextGen® NextGuard, a data protection service that provides an off-site, data archiving, restoration and disaster 
recovery preparedness solution for practices to protect clinical and financial data; and

Consulting services, including:

strategic governance models and operational transformation;

technical consulting, such as data conversions or interface development, which allow practices to build 
custom add-on features; 

physician consulting resources that allow practices to consult with the NextGen Division’s physician team; 
and 

eHealth consulting services that assist in connecting communities of practices for data sharing.

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Hospital Solutions Division. The Hospital Solutions Division, with its primary location in Austin, Texas, provides integrated clinical, 
financial and connectivity solutions for rural, community and specialty hospitals. This Hospital Solutions Division also develops and 
markets an equivalent revenue cycle management and clinical information systems software products for the small and specialty 
hospital market, which perform the administrative functions required for operating hospitals.  

In the last few years, we have continued to acquire companies that were established developers of software and services for the 
inpatient market to operate under the Hospital Solutions Division. On May 1, 2012, we acquired The Poseidon Group ("Poseidon"), 
a provider of emergency department software. On July 26, 2011, we acquired CQI Solutions, Inc. ("CQI"), a provider of hospital 
systems for surgery management. On April 29, 2011, we acquired IntraNexus, Inc. ("IntraNexus"), a provider of Web-based integrated 
clinical and hospital information systems. On February 10, 2010, we acquired Opus Healthcare Solutions, LLC ("Opus"), a provider 
of Web-based clinical solutions to hospital systems and integrated health networks nationwide and on August 12, 2009 we acquired 
Sphere Health Systems, Inc. ("Sphere"), a provider of financial information systems to the small hospital inpatient market.  These 
acquisitions are part of our strategy to continue to expand in the small and specialty hospital market and to add new clients by 
taking advantage of cross selling opportunities between the ambulatory and inpatient markets.  

The Hospital Solutions Division's products deliver secure, highly adaptable and easy to use applications to patient centered hospitals 
and health systems.  These products consist of:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

NextGen®  Inpatient  Clinicals,  a  system  which  resides  on  an  active  web  platform,  and  is  designed  to  initiate 
widespread work efficiency and communication, reduce errors, time-to-chart, and improve care. Our comprehensive 
clinical solutions include CPOE, clinical decision support, order management, clinical documentation, clinical data 
repository and more.

NextGen® Inpatient Financials, a financial management and revenue cycle solution that helps hospitals improve 
the operations, financial and regulatory management of their facilities.

NextGen® Enterprise Scheduling, a system designed to provide hospital-wide, conflict-free patient scheduling for 
easier, more efficient patient, resource, and staff management.

NextGen® Surgical Management, a system designed to help hospitals optimize OR throughput, quality, efficiency, 
patient safety, revenue, and compliance.

NextGen® Emergency Department Solution, a comprehensive Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) 
designed to help hospitals reduce costs and medical errors, enhance care, and ensure proper documentation for 
reimbursement and regulatory compliance.

RCM Services Division. The RCM Services Division, with locations in St. Louis, Missouri, North Canton, Ohio and Hunt Valley, 
Maryland, provides technology solutions and consulting services to cover the full spectrum of healthcare providers' RCM needs, 
from patient access through claims denials, with a primary focus on billing and collection services. The RCM Services Division 
combines a Web-delivered SaaS model and the NextGen® Practice Management software platform to execute its service offerings. 
Execution of the plan to transition our client base onto the NextGen platform is being implemented. On April 15, 2012, we acquired 
Matrix Management Solutions, LLC (“Matrix”). Since 1998, North Canton, Ohio-based Matrix, a value-added reseller for NextGen 
Healthcare, has provided RCM services, healthcare IT solutions and training, implementation and support centered on NextGen® 
technology, to its clients nationwide. The acquisition has enabled our RCM Services Division to expand its footprint among private 
and hospital-based physicians and groups by leveraging Matrix's RCM expertise.   

Industry Background

The turbulence in the worldwide economy has impacted almost all industries. While healthcare is not immune to economic cycles, 
we believe it is more heavily influenced by US-based regulatory and national health projects than by the economic cycles of our 
economy. The impact of the current economic conditions on our existing and prospective clients has been mixed. While we continue 
to  see  organizations  that  are  doing  fairly  well  operationally,  some  organizations,  especially  those  with  a  large  dependency  on 
Medicaid populations, have been impacted by the challenging financial conditions faced by many state governments. Various factors 
have had, and are anticipated to continue to have, a meaningful impact on the U.S. healthcare industry, including the Obama 
Administration's broad healthcare reform efforts (particularly the HITECH portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), the individual state responses to the government-requested Medicaid expansion 
to address new insureds, and the increasing focus of private businesses on moving their employee health benefit offerings to a 
more wellness-based health platform. 

Moreover, to compete in the continually changing healthcare environment, providers are increasingly using technology to help 
maximize  the  efficiency  of  their  business  practices,  to  assist  in  enhancing  patient  care,  and  to  maintain  the  privacy  of  patient 
information.

As the reimbursement environment continues to evolve, more healthcare providers enter into contracts, often with multiple entities, 
which  define  the  terms  under  which  care  is  administered  and  paid. The  diversity  of  payer  organizations,  as  well  as  additional 
government  regulation  and  changes  in  reimbursement  models,  have  greatly  increased  the  complexity  of  pricing,  billing, 
reimbursement and records management for medical and dental practices. To operate effectively, healthcare provider organizations 
must efficiently manage patient care and other information and workflow processes, which increasingly extend across multiple 
locations, disparate systems, and business entities.

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In  response,  healthcare  provider  organizations  have  placed  increasing  demands  on  their  information  systems.  Initially,  these 
information systems automated financial and administrative functions. As it became necessary to manage patient flow processes, 
the need arose to integrate “back-office” data with such clinical information as patient test results and office visits. We believe 
information systems must facilitate management of patient information incorporating administrative, financial and clinical information 
from multiple entities. In addition, large healthcare organizations increasingly require information systems that can deliver high 
performance in environments with multiple concurrent computer users.

Many existing healthcare information systems were designed for limited administrative tasks such as billing and scheduling and 
can neither accommodate multiple computing environments nor operate effectively across multiple locations and entities. We believe 
that practices that leverage technology to more efficiently handle patient clinical data as well as administrative, financial and other 
practice  management  data  will  be  best  able  to  enhance  patient  flow,  pursue  cost  efficiencies  and  improve  quality  of  care. As 
healthcare  organizations  transition  to  new  computer  platforms  and  newer  technologies,  we  believe  such  organizations  will  be 
migrating  toward  the  implementation  of  enterprise-wide,  patient-centric  computing  systems  embedded  with  automated  clinical 
patient records. 

Our Strategy

Our  strategy  is  to  focus  on  addressing  upcoming  needs  of  accountable  care  organizations  around  interoperability,  patient 
engagements, population health and data analytics. We believe that our core strength lies in the central role our software products 
and services play in the delivery of healthcare by the primary physician in an ambulatory setting. We intend to remain at the forefront 
of upcoming new regulatory requirements including ICD-10 and meaningful use requirements for stimulus payments. We believe 
that the expanded requirements for continued eligibility for incentive payments under meaningful use rules will result in an expanded 
replacement market for electronic health records software. We intend to continue the development and enhancement of our software 
solutions to support healthcare reform and the transition from fee for service to pay for performance/quality initiatives such as 
collaborative accountable care organizations. Key elements of our future software development will be to continue to integrate our 
ambulatory and inpatient products, making our products more intuitive and easy to use, expanding on our interoperability and 
enhancing our ability to deliver our software over the cloud with the latest technology.

We are also focusing on capitalizing on the significant cross selling opportunities within our customer base for RCM and other 
services.  We believe that the increased complexity related to the billing and collections process, which goes into effect with ICD-10 
in October of 2014, will create additional opportunities for our RCM Services Division.

We  want  to  continue  investments  in  our  infrastructure,  including  but  not  limited  to  product  development,  sales,  marketing, 
implementation and support, to continue efforts to make infrastructure investments within an overall context of maintaining reasonable 
expense discipline, to add new clients through maintaining and expanding sales, marketing and product development activities and 
to expand our relationship with existing clients through delivery of add-on and complementary products and services while continuing 
our gold-standard commitment of service in support of our client satisfaction programs. We believe that our growing customer base 
that is using our software on a daily basis is a strategic asset, and we intend to expand our product and service offerings towards 
this customer base in order to leverage this strategic asset. We believe there is a significant long term opportunity in the small 
hospital market (under 100 beds) and are making significant investments to build infrastructure and capabilities to support our 
growing base of small hospital customers with a high degree of customer satisfaction.  

Products and Services

In response to the growing need for more comprehensive, cost-effective healthcare information solutions for medical practices, 
dental practices, hospitals, health centers and other healthcare providers, our systems and services provide our clients with the 
ability to redesign patient care and other workflow processes while improving care quality and productivity through facilitation of 
managed access to patient information. Utilizing our proprietary software in combination with third party hardware and software 
solutions, our products enable the integration of a variety of administrative clinical and financial operations. Leveraging more than 
30 years of experience in the healthcare information services industry, we believe we continue to add value by providing our clients 
with sophisticated, full-featured software systems along with comprehensive systems implementation, training, consultation, revenue 
cycle management, maintenance and support services. 

NextGen®  Ambulatory  Practice  Management  Systems.  Our  products  consist  primarily  of  proprietary  healthcare  software 
applications together with third party hardware and other non-industry specific software. The systems range in capacity from one 
to thousands of users, allowing us to address the needs of both small and large organizations. The systems are modular in design 
and may be expanded to accommodate changing client requirements. We offer both standard licenses and SaaS arrangements in 
our software offerings; although to date, SaaS arrangements do not represent a significant portion of our arrangements. 

NextGen® Practice Management (PM) is the NextGen Division’s practice management offering. NextGen® PM has been developed 
with a functional graphical user interface (“GUI”) certified for use with Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. The 
product leverages a relational database (Microsoft SQL Server) with support on both 32 and 64 bit enterprise servers. NextGen® 
PM is a scalable, multi-module solution that includes a master patient index, enterprise-wide appointment scheduling with referral 
tracking, clinical support and centralized or decentralized patient financial management based on either a managed care or fee-
for-service model. The NextGen® PM product is a highly configurable, cost-effective proven solution that enables the effective 
management of both single and multi-practice settings.

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NextGen® Ambulatory Clinical Systems. The NextGen Division provides clinical software applications that are complementary 
to,  and  are  integrated  with,  our  medical  practice  management  offerings  and  interface  with  many  of  the  other  leading  practice 
management software systems on the market. The applications incorporated into our practice management solutions and others 
such as scheduling, eligibility, billing and claims processing are augmented by clinical information captured by NextGen® Ambulatory 
EHR, including services rendered, clinical documentation and diagnoses used for billing purposes. We believe that we currently 
provide a comprehensive information management solution for the ambulatory marketplace.

NextGen® Ambulatory EHR version 5.8 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as a Complete EHR on 
March 1, 2013 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the 
applicable Eligible certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). 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").

NextGen® Ambulatory EHR was developed with client-server architecture, GUI and utilizes Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT 
or Windows XP on each workstation and either Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP or UNIX on the database server. NextGen® 
Ambulatory EHR maintains data using industry standard relational database engines such as Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle. The 
system is scalable from one to thousands of workstations. NextGen® Ambulatory EHR stores and maintains clinical data including:

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Data captured using user-customizable input “templates”;

Scanned or electronically acquired images, including X-rays and photographs;

Data electronically acquired through interfaces with clinical instruments or external systems;

Other records, documents or notes, including electronically captured handwriting and annotations; and

Digital voice recordings.

NextGen® Ambulatory EHR also offers a workflow module, prescription management, automatic document and letter generation, 
patient education, referral tracking, interfaces to billing and lab systems, physician alerts and reminders and powerful reporting and 
data analysis tools. In 2012, a population health management solution named NextGen® Population Health was introduced to 
enhance collaborative care capabilities. It features integrated, multi-modal cascading communication tools including interactive 
voice  response  (IVR),  texting,  email,  NextGen®  Patient  Portal,  and  clinical  data  from  NextGen® Ambulatory  EHR.  NextGen® 
Population Health can be fully integrated with NextGen® Health Quality Measures (HQM) and has an easy-to-use, built-in population 
profiler  to  define  protocols  for  patient  outreach  using  billing  data  from  NextGen®  Practice  Management  and  clinical  data  from 
NextGen® Ambulatory EHR.

QSI Dental Division Practice Management and Clinical Systems. In fiscal year 2010, QSI began selling hosted Software as a 
Service  (SaaS)  practice  management  and  clinical  software  solutions  to  the  dental  industry. This  software  solution  is  marketed 
primarily to the multi-location dental group practice market for which the Division has remains a dominate player. This software 
solution, formerly called NextDDS and now named QSIDental™Web™ to better identify it as a web-based solution, moves the QSI 
Dental Division to the forefront of the emergence of Internet-based applications and cloud computing and represents a significant 
growth opportunity for us to sell to both our existing client base and new clients.

In addition to the SaaS clinical offering, QSI's dental charting software system, known as the Clinical Product Suite (CPS), provides 
a comprehensive solution designed specifically for the dental group practice environment. CPS integrates QSI's dental practice 
management product with a computer-based clinical information system that incorporates a wide range of clinical tools, including 
electronic charting of dental procedures, treatment planning, existing conditions, periodontal charting via light-pen, voice-activation 
or keyboard entry for full periodontal examinations and PSR scoring. In addition, digital imaging of X-ray and intra-oral camera 
images, computer-based patient education modules are viewable chair-side to enhance case presentation, full access to patient 
information, treatment plans and insurance plans via a fully integrated interface with our dental practice management product.  All 
this is supported by document and image scanning for digital storage and linkage to the electronic patient record.

The result is a comprehensive clinical information management system that helps practices save time, reduce costs, improve case 
presentation  and  enhance  the  delivery  of  dental  services  and  quality  of  care.  Clinical  information  is  managed  and  maintained 
electronically, thus forming an electronic patient record that allows for the implementation of the “chartless” office.

CPS  incorporates  Windows-based  client-server  technology  consisting  of  one  or  more  file  servers  and  is  scalable  from  one  to 
thousands of workstations. The hardware components, including the requisite operating system licenses, are purchased from third 
party manufacturers or distributors either directly by the client or by us for resale to the customer.

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Hospital  Solutions.  The  Hospital  Solutions  Division  provides  clinical,  financial,  enterprise  scheduling,  surgery  management, 
emergency  department,  and  EHR-related  applications  and  services  to  provide  value  based  solutions  for  rural,  community  and 
specialty  hospitals. These  solutions  are  designed  to  help  improve  patient  safety,  automate  order  entry  and  facilitate  real-time 
communication of patient information throughout the hospital and across the patient care continuum. The Inpatient solutions are 
highly scalable, secure and easy to use with a Web 2.0-based clinical component that leverages full “cloud computing” capabilities. 
In May, 2012, QSI announced it had acquired the Poseidon Group Inc. to extend its suite of solutions and footprint across hospitals 
and to integrate their emergency department solutions into the NextGen Healthcare product offerings. Key Inpatient products consist 
of:

NextGen® Inpatient Clinicals - a suite of CCHIT ONC 2011-certified solutions based on a scalable, secure and web-based enterprise 
platform  that  leverages  mobile  and  'cloud  computing'  technology.    Clinicians  can  enter  and  retrieve  relevant  inpatient  clinical 
information  (patient  vitals,  lab  results,  allergies,  medications,  and  imaging  results)  from  bedside  or  remote  locations.  NextGen 
Inpatient Clinicals' CPOE, Clinical Documentation, and Clinical Decision support capabilities and help enable hospitals to achieve 
Stage 1 through Stage 4 adoption for ARRA meaningful use reimbursement and the HIMSS® EMR Adoption Model. The NextGen® 
Inpatient Clinicals version 2.6 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as an electronic health record (EHR) 
Module on May 1, 2013 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), 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 ARRA.

NextGen®  Inpatient  Financials  -  a  financial  and  administrative  system  that  helps  hospitals  streamline  operations  and  improve 
financial and regulatory management of their facilities. The system is designed to automate and consolidate financials processes 
at single or multiple facilities, including critical access, rural community and specialty hospitals and physician offices.  NextGen® 
Inpatient Financials uses a common patient database and community-based master patient index. It is designed to help optimize 
revenue management and claims results.

NextGen® Emergency Department Solution - a comprehensive, web-based emergency department information system (EDIS) for 
hospital emergency departments. It consists of nurse, physician, administration, coding, and billing functionality to reduce costs 
and medical errors, enhance care, and ensure proper documentation. It offers templates and forms to streamline workflow and 
augment and enhance a hospital's existing forms set. The NextGen Emergency Department Solutions is interoperable and integrates 
with other hospital systems.  

NextGen® Enterprise Scheduling - a system designed to provide hospital-wide, conflict-free patient scheduling for easier, more 
efficient patient, resource, and staff management. It can be used as a single module or integrated with any combination of NextGen® 
Inpatient Clinical Applications.  It is designed so that, whether used as a single module or integrated with clinical applications, 
hospital operations can benefit with better use of resources for increased capacity and patient throughput.

NextGen® Surgical Management - a system designed to help hospitals optimize OR throughput, quality, efficiency, patient safety, 
revenue, and compliance. Detailed reporting provides surgery directors and hospital administrators with information to fine tune 
surgical processes, quickly identify cases where costs have exceeded a normal range, and improve use of precious OR resources. 
Hidden surgical procedure cost drivers can be identified and eliminated. The system also helps ensure compliance with Surgical 
Care Improvement Project (SCIP) and National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reporting requirements.

Revenue Cycle Management Services. RCM Services Division partners with private and hospital-based physicians and groups 
to implement the NextGen® product suite with best practice, customizable RCM services in order to help them optimize revenue, 
better leverage automation, and help them focus on practicing medicine.  RCM services capabilities include:

Billing and Collections - A robust set of internal controls, best practice methodologies and comprehensive reporting ensures accuracy 
and addresses the entire revenue cycle: from patient registration and charge capture, to claim submission, payment posting, denial 
management and accounts receivable resolution.

Electronic Claims Submission - These services generate HIPAA-compliant insurance transactions to submit client insurance claims 
electronically to insurance payers nationwide. Automating the electronic claims submission ("ECS") process using the NextGen 
EPM application is another best practice that reduces costly manual labor. Our solutions support the CMS-1500, UB-04 and ADA 
Dental Claim Forms and also accommodate proprietary claim formats.

Electronic Remittance & Payment Posting - These automated services help ensure payments are posted accurately and promptly. 
Using  the  NextGen®  Document  Management,  we  link  an  image  of  each  explanation  of  benefit  (“EOB”)  to  the  corresponding 
encounter at the time of payment posting to minimize the need for storage of paper EOBs. The services also use electronic remittance 
and digital lockboxes to post payments and capture specific denial information for management and tracking.

Accounts Receivable Follow-Up - An accounts receivable management methodology designed in cooperation with our clients helps 
establish joint follow-up parameters, adjustment rules, standards for account elevation, as well as customized follow-up activities. 
The RCM Services team will work with the client to replace costly manual processes with workflow automation tools and best 
practices to reduce denials and improve collections.

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Expertise  and  Support  -  Our  team  of  experts  consists  of  analysts,  billing  and  coding  specialists,  auditors,  customer  service 
professionals, and account managers - all working for our clients to answer patients' billing questions, monitor RCM performance 
and trends, provide credentialing assistance and identify opportunities for improvement to optimize collected revenue.  

Electronic Data Interchange. We make available EDI capabilities and connectivity services to our clients. The EDI/connectivity 
capabilities  encompass  direct  interfaces  between  our  products  and  external  third  party  systems,  as  well  as  transaction-based 
services. EDI products are intended to automate a number of manual, often paper-based or telephony intensive communications 
between  patients  and/or  providers  and/or  payers.  Two  of  the  more  common  EDI  services  are  forwarding  insurance  claims 
electronically from providers to payers and assisting practices with issuing statements to patients. Most client practices utilize at 
least some of these services from us or one of our competitors. Other EDI/connectivity services are used more sporadically by 
client practices. We typically compete to displace incumbent vendors for claims and statements accounts and attempt to increase 
usage of other elements in our EDI/connectivity product line. In general, EDI services are only sold to those accounts utilizing 
software from either the QSI Dental or NextGen Divisions. On November 14, 2011, the Company acquired ViaTrack, a developer 
and provider of information technologies that enhance EDI offerings. This acquisition has provided the Company with in house EDI 
capabilities at less cost to the Company compared to third party providers. We believe that significant opportunities exist to add 
EDI services to our portfolio of service offerings in the inpatient market and ViaTrack will provide a platform to pursue this opportunity.

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Electronic claims submission through our relationships with a number of payers and national claims clearinghouses;

Electronic patient statement processing, appointment reminder cards and calls, recall cards, patient letters and 
other correspondence;

Electronic insurance eligibility verification; and

Electronic posting of remittances from insurance carriers into the accounts receivable application.

Community Connectivity. The NextGen Division also markets NextGen® HIE to facilitate cross-enterprise data sharing, enabling 
individual physician practices in a given community to selectively share critical data, such as demographics, referrals, medications 
lists, allergies, diagnoses, lab results, histories and more. This is accomplished through a secure, community-wide data repository 
that links health care providers, whether they have the NextGen® Ambulatory EHR system, another compatible electronic health 
records system, together with hospitals, payers, labs and other entities. The product is designed to facilitate data exchange within 
an Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) or Regional Health Information Organization (“RHIO”). The result is that for every health care 
encounter in the community, a patient-centric and complete record is accessible for the provider. The availability, accuracy and 
completeness of information plus the elimination of duplicate data entry can lead to significantly improved patient safety, enhanced 
decision making capabilities, time efficiencies and cost savings. Our NextGen Division maintains an internet-based patient health 
portal, NextGen® Patient Portal. NextMD.com is the URL for our vertical portal for the healthcare industry, linking patients with their 
physicians,  while  providing  a  centralized  source  of  health-oriented  information  for  both  consumers  and  medical  professionals. 
Patients whose physicians are linked to the portal are able to request appointments, send appointment changes or cancellations, 
receive test results on-line, request prescription refills, view and/or pay their statements, and communicate with their physicians, 
all in a secure, on-line environment. Our NextGen® suite of information systems are or can be linked to NextMD.com, integrating 
a number of these features with physicians’ existing systems.

Proprietary Rights

We rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish 
and protect proprietary rights in our products and services. To protect our proprietary rights, we enter into confidentiality agreements 
and invention assignment agreements with our employees with whom such controls are relevant. Certain qualified employees enter 
into additional agreements that permit them access under certain circumstances, to software matters that are both confidential and 
more strictly controlled. In addition, we include intellectual property protective provisions in many of our client contracts.

We rely on software that we license from third parties for certain components of our products and services to enhance our products 
and services, and meet evolving customer needs. The failure to license any necessary technology, or to maintain our existing 
licenses, could result in reduced demand for our products. 

Because the software industry is characterized by rapid technological change, we believe such factors as the technological and 
creative skills of our personnel, new product developments, frequent product enhancements, name recognition, and reliable product 
maintenance are more important to establishing and maintaining a technology leadership position than the various legal protections 
of our technology. 

Although we believe our products and services, and other proprietary rights, do not infringe upon the proprietary rights of third 
parties, third parties may assert intellectual property infringement claims against us in the future. Any such claims may result in 
costly, time-consuming litigation and may require us to enter into royalty or cross-license arrangements. 

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Sales and Marketing

We sell and market our products nationwide primarily through a direct sales force and a reseller channel. Software license sales 
to resellers represented less than 10% of total revenue for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Our direct sales force typically makes presentations to potential clients by demonstrating the system and our capabilities on the 
prospective client’s premises. Sales efforts aimed at smaller practices can be performed on the prospective clients’ premises, or 
remotely via telephone or Internet-based presentations. Both the direct and reseller channel sales force is concentrating on more 
multi-product sales opportunities.  These are opportunities where we might sell our ambulatory, inpatient, dental and RCM services 
or some combination thereof to prospective clients.

Our sales and marketing employees identify prospective clients through a variety of means, including referrals from existing clients, 
industry consultants, contacts at professional society meetings, trade shows and web-based seminars, trade journal advertising, 
online advertising, direct mail and email advertising and telemarketing.  Resources have shifted more heavily to Web-based marketing 
to take advantage of buyers that now tend to do more Web research before contacting a vendor.  In addition, we focus on more 
thought leadership marketing to highlight our industry knowledge, expertise and the success of our client base.

Our sales cycle can vary significantly and typically ranges from six to twenty-four months from initial contact to contract execution. 
Software  licenses  are  normally  delivered  to  a  client  almost  immediately  upon  receipt  of  an  order.  Implementation  and  training 
services are normally rendered based on a mutually agreed upon timetable. As part of the fees paid by our clients, we normally 
receive up-front licensing fees. Clients have the option to purchase maintenance services which, if purchased, are invoiced on a 
monthly, quarterly or annual basis.

Several clients have purchased our suite of enterprise products and, in turn, are providing either time-share or billing services to 
single and group practice practitioners. Under the time-share or billing service agreements, the client provides the use of our software 
for a fee to one or more practitioners. Although we typically do not receive a fee directly from the distributor’s clients, implementation 
of such arrangements has, from time to time, resulted in the purchase of additional software capacity by the distributor, as well as 
new software purchases made by the distributor’s customers should such customers decide to perform the practice management 
functions in-house.

We continue to concentrate our direct sales and marketing efforts on medical and dental practices, networks of such practices 
including IPAs and PHOs, professional schools, community health centers, hospitals and other ambulatory care settings.

IPAs, PHOs and similar networks to which we have sold systems provide use of our software to those group and single physician 
practices associated with the organization or hospital on either a service basis or by directing us to contract with those practices 
for the sale of stand-alone systems.

We have also entered into marketing assistance agreements with certain of our clients pursuant to which the clients allow us to 
demonstrate to potential clients the use of systems on the existing clients’ premises.

From time to time we assist prospective clients in identifying third party sources for financing the purchase of our systems. The 
financing is typically obtained by the client directly from institutional lenders and typically takes the form of a loan from the institution 
secured by the system to be purchased or a leasing arrangement. We do not guarantee the financing nor retain any continuing 
interest in the transaction.

We have numerous clients and do not believe that the loss of any single client would adversely affect us. No client accounted for 
10% or more of our net revenue during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 or 2011.

Client Service and Support

We believe our success is attributable in part to our client service and support departments. We offer support to our clients seven 
days a week, 24 hours a day.

Our client support staff is comprised of specialists who are knowledgeable in the areas of software and hardware as well as in the 
day-to-day operations of a practice or hospital. System support activities range from correcting minor procedural problems in the 
client’s system to performing complex database reconstructions or software updates.

We utilize automated online support systems which assist clients in resolving minor problems and facilitate automated electronic 
retrieval of problems and symptoms following a client’s call to the automated support system. Additionally, our online support systems 
maintain call records, available at both the client’s facility and our offices.

We offer our clients support services for most system components, including hardware and software, for a fixed monthly, quarterly 
or annual fee. Clients also receive access to future unspecified versions of the software, on a when-available basis, as part of 
support services.

Implementation and Training

We offer full service implementation and training services. When a client signs a contract for the purchase of a system that includes 
implementation and training services, a client manager and implementation specialist trained in the specifics of the client's business. 
The implementation team is assigned to assist the client in the installation of the system and the training of appropriate practice 
staff. Implementation and Training is responsible for ensuring proficiency in the use of the system which ultimately improves the 
practice's performance and quality of care. Implementation services include loading the software, training client personnel, data 

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conversion, running test data and assisting in the development and documentation of procedures. Implementation and training 
services are provided by our employees as well as certified third parties and certain resellers.

Training may include a combination of computer assisted instruction (“CAI”) for certain of our products, remote training techniques 
and training classes conducted at the client’s or our office(s). CAI consists of workbooks, computer interaction and self-paced 
instruction. CAI is also offered to clients, for an additional charge, after the initial training program is completed for the purpose of 
training new and additional employees. Remote training allows a trainer at our offices to train one or more people at a client site 
via telephone and computer connection, thus allowing an interactive and client-specific mode of training without the expense and 
time required for travel. In addition, our on-line “help” and other documentation features facilitate client training as well as ongoing 
support.

The Company has relationships with third party implementation providers to supplement the Company's in house implementation 
resources.  

In addition, NextGen® “E-learning” is an on-line learning subscription service which allows end users to train on the software on 
the internet. E-learning allows end users to self manage their own learning with their personal learning path and pace. The service 
allows users to track the status of courses taken.

At present, our training facilities are located in (i) Horsham, Pennsylvania, (ii) Atlanta, Georgia and (iii) Irvine, California. We are in 
the process of building a fourth training center in Austin, Texas which is scheduled to open late summer 2013.

Competition

The markets for healthcare information systems and services are intensely competitive. The industry is highly fragmented and 
includes  numerous  competitors,  none  of  which  we  believe  dominates  these  markets.  Our  principal  existing  competitors  in  the 
healthcare information systems and services market include: eClinicalWorks, GE Healthcare (“GE”), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, 
Inc. (“Allscripts”), EPIC, athenahealth, Inc., Cerner, Greenway, McKesson and other competitors. In addition, our entry into the small 
hospital market has introduced new competitors, including Computer Programs and Systems, Inc., Healthland and Healthcare 
Management Systems, Inc.

The electronic patient records and connectivity markets, in particular, are subject to rapid changes in technology, and we expect 
that competition in these market segments will increase as new competitors enter the market. We believe our principal competitive 
advantages  are  the  features  and  capabilities  of  our  products  and  services,  our  high  level  of  client  support  and  our  extensive 
experience in the industry.

The RCM market is also intensely competitive as other healthcare information systems companies, such as GE, McKesson and 
Allscripts, are also in the market of selling both practice management and electronic health records software and medical billing 
and collection services.

Product Enhancement and Development

The healthcare information management and computer software and hardware industries are characterized by rapid technological 
change requiring us to engage in continuing investments to update, enhance and improve our systems. During fiscal years 2013, 
2012 and 2011, we expended approximately $60.4 million, $44.5 million and $32.5 million, respectively, on research and development 
activities, including capitalized software amounts of $29.5 million, $13.1 million and $10.7 million, respectively. In addition, a portion 
of our product enhancements have resulted from software development work performed under contracts with our clients.

Employees

As of March 31, 2013, we employed approximately 2,333 persons, of which 2,295 were full-time employees. We believe that our 
future success depends in part upon recruiting and retaining qualified sales, marketing and technical personnel as well as other 
employees.

Available Information

Our website address is www.qsii.com. We make our periodic and current reports, together with amendments to these reports, filed 
or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, available on our website, free 
of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. You may access 
such filings under the “Investor Relations” button on our website. Members of the public may also read and copy any materials we 
file  with,  or  furnish  to,  the  SEC  at  the  SEC’s  Public  Reference  Room  at  100  F  Street,  NE,  Washington,  DC  20549. To  obtain 
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet 
site at www.sec.gov that contains the reports, proxy statements and other information that we file electronically with the SEC. Our 
website and the information contained therein or connected thereto is not intended to be incorporated into this Report or any other 
report or information we file with the SEC.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the other cautionary statements and risks described elsewhere 
and the other information contained in this Report and in our other filings with the SEC, including subsequent Quarterly Reports on 
Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of risks. The 
risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us 
or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business operations. If any of these known or unknown risks actually 
occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, in which case the trading 
price of our common stock may decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

The ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions may negatively impact our business, operating results or financial 
condition. The continuing unfavorable global economic conditions and uncertainty have caused a general tightening in the credit 
markets, lower levels of liquidity, increases in the rates of default and bankruptcy and extreme volatility in credit, equity and fixed 
income markets. These macroeconomic conditions could negatively affect our business, operating results or financial condition in 
a number of ways. For example, current or potential clients may be unable to fund software purchases, which could cause them 
to delay, decrease or cancel purchases of our products and services or to not pay us or to delay paying us for previously purchased 
products and services. Our clients may cease business operations or conduct business on a greatly reduced basis. Finally, our 
investment  portfolio  is  generally  subject  to  general  credit,  liquidity,  counterparty,  market  and  interest  rate  risks  that  may  be 
exacerbated by these global financial conditions. If the banking system or the fixed income, credit or equity markets continue to 
deteriorate or remain volatile, our investment portfolio may be impacted and the values and liquidity of our investments could be 
adversely affected as well.

We face significant, evolving competition which, if we fail to properly address, could adversely affect our business, results 
of  operations,  financial  condition  and  price  of  our  stock.  The  markets  for  healthcare  information  systems  are  intensely 
competitive, and we face significant competition from a number of different sources. Several of our competitors have substantially 
greater name recognition and financial, technical, product development and marketing resources than we do. There has been 
significant merger and acquisition activity among a number of our competitors in recent years. Transaction induced pressures, or 
other related factors may result in price erosion or other negative market dynamics that could adversely affect our business, results 
of operations, financial condition and price of our stock.

We compete in all of our markets with other major healthcare related companies, information management companies, systems 
integrators and other software developers. Competitive pressures and other factors, such as new product introductions by us or 
our competitors, may result in price or market share erosion that could adversely affect our business, results of operations and 
financial condition. Also, there can be no assurance that our applications will achieve broad market acceptance or will successfully 
compete with other available software products.

Saturation or consolidation in the healthcare industry could result in the loss of existing customers, a reduction in our 
potential customer base and downward pressure on the prices for our products and services. As the healthcare information 
systems market evolves, saturation of this market with our products or our competitors' products could limit our revenues and 
opportunities for growth. There has also been increasing consolidation amongst healthcare industry participants in recent years, 
creating integrated healthcare delivery systems with greater market power. As provider networks and managed care organizations 
consolidate, the number of market participants decreases and competition to provide products and services like ours will become 
more intense. The importance of establishing relationships with key industry participants will become greater and our inability to 
make  initial  sales  of  our  systems  to,  or  maintain  relationships  with,  newly  formed  groups  and/or  healthcare  providers  that  are 
replacing or substantially modifying their healthcare information systems could adversely affect our business, results of operations 
and financial condition.  These consolidated industry participants may also try to use their increased market power to negotiate 
price reductions for our products and services. If we were forced to reduce our prices, our business would become less profitable 
unless we were able to achieve corresponding reductions in our expenses. 

Many of our competitors have greater resources than we do. In order to compete successfully, we must keep pace with 
our competitors in anticipating and responding to the rapid changes involving the industry in which we operate, or our 
business,  results  of  operations  and  financial  condition  may  be  adversely  affected.  The  software  market  generally  is 
characterized  by  rapid  technological  change,  changing  client  needs,  frequent  new  product  introductions  and  evolving  industry 
standards. The introduction of products incorporating new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards could render 
our existing products obsolete and unmarketable. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing and marketing 
new products that respond to technological changes or evolving industry standards. New product development depends upon 
significant research and development expenditures which depend ultimately upon sales growth. Any material shortfall in revenue 
or research funding could impair our ability to respond to technological advances or opportunities in the marketplace and to remain 
competitive. If we are unable, for technological or other reasons, to develop and introduce new products in a timely manner in 
response to changing market conditions or client requirements, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be 
adversely affected.

In response to increasing market demand, we are currently developing new generations of targeted software products. There can 
be no assurance that we will successfully develop these new software products or that these products will operate successfully, or 

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that any such development, even if successful, will be completed concurrently with or prior to introduction of competing products. 
Any such failure or delay could adversely affect our competitive position or could make our current products obsolete.

We face risk and/or the possibility of claims from activities related to strategic partners, which could be expensive and 
time-consuming, divert personnel and other resources from our business and result in adverse publicity that could harm 
our business. We rely on third parties to provide services for our business. For example, we use national clearinghouses in the 
processing of some insurance claims and we outsource some of our hardware maintenance services and the printing and delivery 
of patient statements for our clients. These third parties could raise their prices and/or be acquired by our competitors, which could 
potentially create short and long-term disruptions to our business, negatively impacting our revenue, profit and/or stock price. We 
also have relationships with certain third parties where these third parties serve as sales channels through which we generate a 
portion of our revenue. Due to these third-party relationships, we could be subject to claims as a result of the activities, products, 
or services of these third-party service providers even though we were not directly involved in the circumstances leading to those 
claims. Even if these claims do not result in liability to us, defending and investigating these claims could be expensive and time-
consuming, divert personnel and other resources from our business and result in adverse publicity that could harm our business.

We may engage in future acquisitions, which may be expensive, time consuming, subject to inherent risks and from which 
we may not realize anticipated benefits. We may acquire additional businesses, technologies and products if we determine that 
these additional businesses, technologies and products are likely to serve our strategic goals. We acquired Opus and Sphere during 
fiscal year 2010, IntraNexus and CQI during fiscal year 2012 and Poseidon during fiscal year 2013, all of which are developers of 
software and services for the inpatient market. We also acquired ViaTrack Systems, LLC ("ViaTrack") during fiscal year 2012 which 
develops information technologies that enhance EDI offerings, and Matrix during fiscal year 2013 which provides revenue cycle 
management  services. Acquisitions  have  inherent  risks,  which  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial 
condition, operating results or prospects, including, but not limited to the following:

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potentially  dilutive  issuances  of  our  securities,  the  incurrence  of  debt  and  contingent  liabilities  and  amortization 
expenses related to intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, which could adversely affect our results of operations 
and financial condition;

using cash as acquisition currency may adversely affect interest or investment income, which may in turn adversely 
affect our earnings and /or earnings per share;

difficulty in fully or effectively integrating the acquired technologies, software products, services, business practices 
or personnel, which would prevent us from realizing the intended benefits of the acquisition;

failure to maintain uniform standard controls, policies and procedures across acquired businesses;

difficulty in predicting and responding to issues related to product transition such as development, distribution and 
client support;

the possible adverse effect of such acquisitions on existing relationships with third party partners and suppliers of 
technologies and services;

the possibility that staff or clients of the acquired company might not accept new ownership and may transition to 
different technologies or attempt to renegotiate contract terms or relationships, including maintenance or support 
agreements;

the assumption of known and unknown liabilities;

the  possibility  that  the  due  diligence  process  in  any  such  acquisition  may  not  completely  identify  material  issues 
associated with product quality, product architecture, product development, intellectual property issues, key personnel 
issues or legal and financial contingencies, including any deficiencies in internal controls and procedures and the 
costs associated with remedying such deficiencies;

difficulty in entering geographic and/or business markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;

difficulty in integrating acquired operations due to geographical distance and language and cultural differences;

diversion of management's attention from other business concerns; and

the  possibility  that  acquired  assets  become  impaired,  requiring  us  to  take  a  charge  to  earnings  which  could  be 
significant.

A failure to successfully integrate acquired businesses or technology could, for any of these reasons, have an adverse effect on 
our financial condition and results of operations.

Our failure to manage growth could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. We have in the past 
experienced periods of growth which have placed, and may continue to place, a significant strain on our non-cash resources. We 
also anticipate expanding our overall software development, marketing, sales, client management and training capacity. In the event 
we are unable to identify, hire, train and retain qualified individuals in such capacities within a reasonable timeframe, such failure 
could have an adverse effect on the operation of our business. In addition, our ability to manage future increases, if any, in the 
scope of our operations or personnel will depend on significant expansion of our research and development, marketing and sales, 

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management and administrative and financial capabilities. The failure of our management to effectively manage expansion in our 
business could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our operations are dependent upon our key personnel. If such personnel were to leave unexpectedly, we may not be able 
to  execute  our  business  plan.  Our  future  performance  depends  in  significant  part  upon  the  continued  service  of  our  key 
development  and  senior  management  personnel  and  successful  recruitment  of  new  talent. These  personnel  have  specialized 
knowledge and skills with respect to our business and our industry. Because we have a relatively small number of employees when 
compared to other leading companies in our industry, our dependence on maintaining our relationships with key employees and 
successful recruiting is particularly significant.

The industry in which we operate is characterized by a high level of employee mobility and aggressive recruiting of skilled personnel. 
There can be no assurance that our current employees will continue to work for us. Loss of services of key employees could have 
an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, we may need to grant additional 
equity incentives to key employees and provide other forms of incentive compensation to attract and retain such key personnel. 
Equity incentives may be dilutive to our per share financial performance. Failure to provide such types of incentive compensation 
could jeopardize our recruitment and retention capabilities.

Continuing worldwide political and economic uncertainties may adversely affect our revenue and profitability. The last 
several years have been periodically marked by concerns including but not limited to inflation, decreased consumer confidence, 
the lingering effects of international conflicts, energy costs and terrorist and military activities. Although certain indices and economic 
data  have  shown  signs  of  stabilization  in  the  United  States  and  certain  global  markets, there  can  be  no  assurance  that  these 
improvements will be broad-based or sustainable. This instability can make it extremely difficult for our clients, our vendors and us 
to accurately forecast and plan future business activities, and could cause constrained spending on our products and services, 
delays and a lengthening of our sales cycles and/or difficulty in collection of our accounts receivable.  Bankruptcies  or similar 
insolvency events affecting our clients may cause us to incur bad debt expense at levels higher than historically experienced. 
Further, an ongoing economic stability in the global markets could limit our ability to access the capital markets at a time when we 
would like, or need, to raise capital, which could have an impact on our ability to react to changing business conditions or new 
opportunities. Accordingly, if worldwide political and economic uncertainties continue or worsen, our business, results of operations 
and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

If we are unable to manage our growth in the new markets we may enter, our business and financial results could suffer. 
Our future financial results will depend in part on our ability to profitably manage our business in new markets that we may enter. 
We  are  engaging  in  the  strategic  identification  of,  and  competition  for,  growth  and  expansion  opportunities  in  new  markets  or 
offerings, including but not limited to the areas of interoperability, patient engagements, data analytics and population health. In 
order to successfully execute on these future initiatives, we will need to, among other things, manage changing business conditions 
and develop expertise in areas outside of our business's traditional core competencies. Difficulties in managing future growth in 
new markets could have a significant negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

We may not be successful in developing or launching our new software products and services, which could have a negative 
impact on our financial condition and results of operations. We invest significant resources in the research and development 
of new and enhanced software products and services. Over the last few years we have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant 
internal research and development expenses that are recorded as capitalized software costs. We cannot provide assurances that 
we will be successful in our efforts to develop or sell new software products, which could result in an impairment of the value of the 
related capitalized software costs, an adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results and a negative impact the 
future of our business.

We have implemented a new company-wide enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system. The implementation process 
is complex and involves a number of risks that may adversely affect our business and results of operations. During fiscal 
2013, we replaced our multiple legacy business systems at different sites with a new company-wide, integrated ERP system to 
handle various business, operating and financial processes. The new system will enhance a variety of important functions, such 
as order entry, invoicing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial consolidation, and internal and external financial and 
management reporting matters.

ERP implementations are complex and time-consuming projects that involve substantial expenditures on system hardware and 
software  and  implementation  activities  that  often  continue  for  several  years.  Such  an  integrated,  wide-scale  implementation  is 
extremely complex and requires transformation of business and financial processes in order to reap the benefits of the ERP system. 
Significant efforts are required for requirements identification, functional design, process documentation, data conversion, user 
training and post implementation support. Problems in any of these areas could result in operational issues including delayed billing 
and accounting errors and other operational issues. System delays or malfunctioning could also disrupt our ability to timely and 
accurately process and report results of our operations, financial position and cash flows, which could impact our ability to timely 
complete  important  business  processes  such  as  the  evaluation  of  its  internal  controls  and  attestation  activities  pursuant  to 
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

We own a captive facility, located in India that subjects us to regulatory, economic, social and political uncertainties in 
India. We are subject to several risks associated with having a portion of our assets and operations located in India. Many US 
companies have benefited from many policies of the Government of India and the Indian state governments in the states in which 
we operate, which are designed to promote foreign investment generally and the business process services industry in particular, 
including significant tax incentives, relaxation of regulatory restrictions, liberalized import and export duties and preferential rules 
on foreign investment and repatriation. There is no assurance that such policies will continue. Various factors, such as changes in 
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the current Government of India, could trigger significant changes in India’s economic liberalization and deregulation policies and 
disrupt business and economic conditions in India generally and our business in particular. In addition, our financial performance 
and the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected by general economic conditions and economic and fiscal 
policy in India, including changes in exchange rates and controls, interest rates and taxation policies, as well as social stability and 
political, economic or diplomatic developments affecting India in the future. In particular, India has experienced significant economic 
growth over the last several years, but faces major challenges in sustaining that growth in the years ahead. These challenges 
include the need for substantial infrastructure development and improving access to healthcare and education. Our ability to recruit, 
train and retain qualified employees, develop and operate our captive facility could be adversely affected if India does not successfully 
meet these challenges.

We could suffer further charges due to asset impairment that could reduce our income. We test our goodwill for impairment 
annually during our first fiscal quarter, and on interim dates should events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value 
of goodwill may not be recoverable in accordance with provisions of ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other. During the quarter 
ended March 31, 2013, we recorded a $17.4 million goodwill impairment charge relating to our Hospital Solutions Division (see 
“Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations”  section  for  additional  information 
regarding  this  charge).  Declines  in  business  performance  or  other  factors  could  cause  the  fair  value  of  our  Hospital  Solutions 
Division, or any of our other operating segments to be further revised downward, resulting in further impairment charges. If the 
financial outlook for any of our operating segments warrants additional impairments of goodwill, the resulting write-downs could 
materially affect our reported net earnings.

Risks Related to Our Products and Service

If our principal products, new product developments or implementation, training and support services fail to meet the 
needs of our clients, we may fail to realize future growth, suffer reputational harm and face the risk of losing existing 
clients.  We  currently  derive  substantially  all  of  our  net  revenue  from  sales  of  our  healthcare  information  systems  and  related 
services. We believe that a primary factor in the market acceptance of our systems has been our ability to meet the needs of users 
of healthcare information systems. Our future financial performance will depend in large part on our ability to continue to meet the 
increasingly sophisticated needs of our clients through the timely development and successful introduction of new and enhanced 
versions of our systems and other complementary products, as well as our ability to provide high quality implementation, training 
and  support  services  for  our  products.  We  have  historically  expended  a  significant  percentage  of  our  net  revenue  on  product 
development and believe that significant continuing product development efforts will be required to retain our existing clients and 
sustain our growth. Continued investment in our sales staff and our client implementation, training and support staffs will also be 
required to retain and grow our client base.

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in our customer satisfaction or product development efforts, that the market 
will continue to accept our existing products and services, or that new products or product enhancements will be developed and 
implemented in a timely manner, meet the requirements of healthcare providers, or achieve market acceptance. If new products 
or product enhancements are delayed or do not achieve market acceptance, or if our implementation, training and support services 
do not achieve a high degree of customer satisfaction, our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition could 
be  adversely  affected. At  certain  times  in  the  past,  we  have  also  experienced  delays  in  purchases  of  our  products  by  clients 
anticipating our launch, or the launch of our competitors, of new products. There can be no assurance that material order deferrals 
in anticipation of new product introductions from ourselves or other entities will not occur.

If the emerging technologies and platforms of Microsoft and others upon which we build our products do not gain or 
continue to maintain broad market acceptance, or if we fail to develop and introduce in a timely manner new products 
and services compatible with such emerging technologies, we may not be able to compete effectively and our ability to 
generate revenue will suffer. Our software products are built and depend upon several underlying and evolving relational database 
management system platforms such as those developed by Microsoft. To date, the standards and technologies upon which we 
have chosen to develop our products have proven to have gained industry acceptance. However, the market for our software 
products is subject to ongoing rapid technological developments, quickly evolving industry standards and rapid changes in client 
requirements, and there may be existing or future technologies and platforms that achieve industry standard status, which are not 
compatible with our products.

We are dependent on our license rights and other services from third parties, which may cause us to discontinue, delay 
or reduce product shipments. We depend upon licenses for some of the technology used in our products as well as other services 
from third-party vendors. Most of these arrangements can be continued/renewed only by mutual consent and may be terminated 
for any number of reasons. We may not be able to continue using the products or services made available to us under these 
arrangements on commercially reasonable terms or at all. As a result, we may have to discontinue, delay or reduce product shipments 
or services provided until we can obtain equivalent technology or services. Most of our third-party licenses are non-exclusive. Our 
competitors may obtain the right to use any of the business elements covered by these arrangements and use these elements to 
compete directly with us. In addition, if our vendors choose to discontinue providing their technology or services in the future or are 
unsuccessful in their continued research and development efforts, we may not be able to modify or adapt our own products.

We may experience interruption at our data centers or client support facilities. We perform data center and/or hosting services 
for certain clients, including the storage of critical patient and administrative data at company-owned facilities and through third-
party hosting arrangements. In addition, we provide support services to our clients through various client support facilities. We have 
invested in reliability features such as multiple power feeds, multiple backup generators and redundant telecommunications lines, 
as well as technical (such as multiple overlapping security applications, access control and other countermeasures) and physical 

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security safeguards, and structured our operations to reduce the likelihood of disruptions. However, complete failure of all local 
public power and backup generators, impairment of all telecommunications lines, a concerted denial of service cyber-attack, a 
significant data breach, damage, injury or impairment (environmental, accidental, intentional or pandemic) to the buildings, the 
equipment inside the buildings housing our data centers, the personnel operating such facilities or the client data contained therein, 
or errors by the personnel trained to operate such facilities could cause a disruption in operations and negatively impact clients 
who depend on us for data center and system support services. Any interruption in operations at our data centers and/or client 
support facilities could damage our reputation, cause us to lose existing clients, hurt our ability to obtain new clients, result in 
significant revenue loss, create potential liabilities for our clients and us and increase insurance and other operating costs.

We face the possibility of having to adopt new pricing strategies, such as subscription pricing or bundling. In April 2009, 
we announced a new subscription based software as a service delivery model which includes monthly subscription pricing. This 
model is designed for smaller practices to quickly access the NextGen® Ambulatory EHR or NextGen® PM products at a modest 
monthly  per  provider  price.  We  currently  derive  substantially  all  of  our  systems  revenue  from  traditional  software  license, 
implementation and training fees, as well as the resale of computer hardware. Today, the majority of our clients pay an initial license 
fee for the use of our products, in addition to a periodic maintenance fee. While the intent of the new subscription based delivery 
model  is  to  further  penetrate  the  smaller  practice  market,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  this  delivery  model  will  not  become 
increasingly popular with both small and large clients. In addition, we have experienced a recent increase in the demand for bundling 
our software and systems with RCM service arrangements, which has also caused us to modify our standard upfront license fee 
pricing model. If the marketplace increasingly demands subscription or bundled pricing, we may be forced to further adjust our 
sales, marketing and pricing strategies accordingly, by offering a higher percentage of our products and services through these 
means. Shifting to a significantly greater degree of subscription or bundled pricing could adversely affect our financial condition, 
cash flows and quarterly and annual revenue and results of operations, as our revenue would initially decrease substantially.

We  face  the  possibility  of  claims  based  upon  our  website  content,  which  may  cause  us  expense  and  management 
distraction. We could be subject to third party claims based on the nature and content of information supplied on our website by 
us or third parties, including content providers or users. We could also be subject to liability for content that may be accessible 
through our website or third party websites linked from our website or through content and information that may be posted by users 
in chat rooms, bulletin boards or on websites created by professionals using our applications. Even if these claims do not result in 
liability  to  us,  investigating  and  defending  against  these  claims  could  be  expensive  and  time  consuming  and  could  divert 
management’s attention away from our operations.

If our security measures are breached or fail and unauthorized access is obtained to a client’s data, our services may be 
perceived as not being secure, clients may curtail or stop using our services, and we may incur significant liabilities. Our 
services involve the storage and transmission of clients’ proprietary information and protected health information of patients. Because 
of the sensitivity of this information, security features of our software are very important. If our security measures are breached or 
fail as a result of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance, insufficiency, defective design, or otherwise, someone may be 
able to obtain unauthorized access to client or patient data. As a result, our reputation could be damaged, our business may suffer, 
and we could face damages for contract breach, penalties for violation of applicable laws or regulations and significant costs for 
remediation and remediation efforts to prevent future occurrences. We rely upon our clients as users of our system for key activities 
to promote security of the system and the data within it, such as administration of client-side access credentialing and control of 
client-side display of data. On occasion, our clients have failed to perform these activities. Failure of clients to perform these activities 
may result in claims against us that this reliance was misplaced, which could expose us to significant expense and harm to our 
reputation. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are 
not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventive 
measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures 
could be harmed and we could lose sales and clients. In addition, our clients may authorize or enable third parties to access their 
client data or the data of their patients on our systems. Because we do not control such access, we cannot ensure the complete 
propriety of that access or integrity or security of such data in our systems.

Failure by our clients to obtain proper permissions and waivers may result in claims against us or may limit or prevent 
our use of data, which could harm our business. We require our clients to provide necessary notices and to obtain necessary 
permissions and waivers for use and disclosure of the information that we receive, and we require contractual assurances from 
them that they have done so and will do so. If they do not obtain necessary permissions and waivers, then our use and disclosure 
of information that we receive from them or on their behalf may be limited or prohibited by state or federal privacy laws or other 
applicable laws. This could impair our functions, processes and databases that reflect, contain, or are based upon such data and 
may prevent use of such data. In addition, this could interfere with or prevent creation or use of rules and analyses or limit other 
data-driven activities that are beneficial to our business. Moreover, we may be subject to claims or liability for use or disclosure of 
information by reason of lack of valid notice, permission or waiver. These claims or liabilities could subject us to unexpected costs 
and adversely affect our operating results.

We face the possibility of damages resulting from internal and external security breaches. In the course of our business 
operations, we compile and transmit confidential information, including patient health information, in our processing centers and 
other facilities. A breach of security in any of these facilities could damage our reputation and result in damages being assessed 
against us. In addition, the other systems with which we may interface, such as the Internet and related systems may be vulnerable 
to security breaches, viruses, programming errors, or similar disruptive problems. The effect of these security breaches and related 
issues could disrupt our ability to perform certain key business functions and could potentially reduce demand for our services. 
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although no assurance can be given that they will be entirely free from potential breach. Maintaining and enhancing our infrastructure 
security may require us to expend significant capital in the future.

The success of our strategy to offer our EDI services and Internet solutions depends on the confidence of our clients in our ability 
to securely transmit confidential information. Our EDI services and Internet solutions rely on encryption, authentication and other 
security technology licensed from third parties to achieve secure transmission of confidential information. We may not be able to 
stop unauthorized attempts to gain access to or disrupt the transmission of communications by our clients. Anyone who is able to 
circumvent our security measures could misappropriate confidential user information or interrupt our, or our clients’, operations. In 
addition, our EDI and Internet solutions may be vulnerable to viruses, physical or electronic break-ins and similar disruptions.

Any failure to provide secure infrastructure and/or electronic communication services could result in a lack of trust by our clients 
causing them to seek out other vendors and/or damage our reputation in the market, making it difficult to obtain new clients.

Our business depends on continued and unimpeded access to the Internet by us and our customers, which is not within 
our control. We deliver Internet-based services and, accordingly, depend on our ability and the ability of our customers to access 
the Internet. This access is currently provided by third parties that have significant market power in the broadband and Internet 
access  marketplace,  including  incumbent  telephone  companies,  cable  companies,  mobile  communications  companies  and 
government-owned service provides -- all of whom are outside of our control. In the event of any difficulties, outages and delays 
by Internet service providers, we may be impeded from providing services, resulting in a loss of potential or existing customers.

We may be subject to claims for system errors, warranties or product liability, which could have an adverse effect on our 
business, results of operations and financial condition. Our software solutions are intended for use in collecting, storing and 
displaying clinical and healthcare-related information used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients and in related healthcare 
settings such as admissions and billing.  Therefore, users of our software solutions have a greater sensitivity to errors than the 
market for software products generally.  Any failure by our products to provide accurate and timely information concerning patients, 
their medication, treatment and health status, generally, could result in claims against us which could materially and adversely 
impact our financial performance, industry reputation and ability to market new system sales. In addition, a court or government 
agency may take the position that our delivery of health information directly, including through licensed practitioners, or delivery of 
information by a third party site that a consumer accesses through our websites, exposes us to assertions of malpractice, other 
personal injury liability, or other liability for wrongful delivery/handling of healthcare services or erroneous health information. We 
maintain insurance to protect against claims associated with the use of our products as well as liability limitation language in our 
end-user license agreements, but there can be no assurance that our insurance coverage or contractual language would adequately 
cover any claim asserted against us. A successful claim brought against us in excess of or outside of our insurance coverage could 
have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Even unsuccessful claims could result in our 
expenditure of funds for litigation and management time and resources.

Certain healthcare professionals who use our Internet-based products will directly enter health information about their patients 
including information that constitutes a record under applicable law that we may store on our computer systems. Numerous federal 
and state laws and regulations, the common law and contractual obligations, govern collection, dissemination, use and confidentiality 
of patient-identifiable health information, including:

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state and federal privacy and confidentiality laws;

our contracts with clients and partners;

state laws regulating healthcare professionals;

Medicaid laws;

the HIPAA and related rules proposed by the Health Care Financing Administration; and

Health Care Financing Administration standards for Internet transmission of health data.

HIPAA  establishes  elements  including,  but  not  limited  to,  federal  privacy  and  security  standards  for  the  use  and  protection  of 
Protected Health Information. Any failure by us or by our personnel or partners to comply with applicable requirements may result 
in a material liability to us.

Although we have systems and policies in place for safeguarding Protected Health Information from unauthorized disclosure, these 
systems and policies may not preclude claims against us for alleged violations of applicable requirements. Also, third party sites 
and/or links that consumers may access through our web sites may not maintain adequate systems to safeguard this information, 
or may circumvent systems and policies we have put in place. In addition, future laws or changes in current laws may necessitate 
costly adaptations to our policies, procedures, or systems.

There can be no assurance that we will not be subject to product liability claims, that such claims will not result in liability in excess 
of our insurance coverage, that our insurance will cover such claims or that appropriate insurance will continue to be available to 
us  in  the  future  at  commercially  reasonable  rates.  Such  product  liability  claims  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  results  of 
operations and financial condition.

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We are subject to the effect of payer and provider conduct which we cannot control and accordingly, there is no assurance 
that revenue for our services will continue at historic levels. We offer certain electronic claims submission products and services 
as part of our product line. While we have implemented certain product features designed to maximize the accuracy and completeness 
of claims submissions, these features may not be sufficient to prevent inaccurate claims data from being submitted to payers. 
Should inaccurate claims data be submitted to payers, we may be subject to liability claims.

Electronic data transmission services are offered by certain payers to healthcare providers that establish a direct link between the 
provider and payer. This process reduces revenue to third party EDI service providers such as us. As a result of this, and other 
market factors, we are unable to ensure that we will continue to generate revenue at or in excess of prior levels for such services.

A significant increase in the utilization of direct links between healthcare providers and payers could adversely affect our transaction 
volume and financial results. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that we will be able to maintain our existing links to payers 
or develop new connections on terms that are economically satisfactory to us, if at all.

We face the risks and uncertainties that are associated with litigation against us, which may adversely impact our marketing, 
distract management and have a negative impact upon our business, results of operations and financial condition. We 
face  the  risks  associated  with  litigation  concerning  the  operation  of  our  business. The  uncertainty  associated  with  substantial 
unresolved litigation may have an adverse effect on our business. In particular, such litigation could impair our relationships with 
existing clients and our ability to obtain new clients. Defending such litigation may result in a diversion of management's time and 
attention away from business operations, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial 
condition. Such litigation may also have the effect of discouraging potential acquirers from bidding for us or reducing the consideration 
such acquirers would otherwise be willing to pay in connection with an acquisition.

There can be no assurance that such litigation will not result in liability in excess of our insurance coverage, that our insurance will 
cover such claims or that appropriate insurance will continue to be available to us in the future at commercially reasonable rates.

Proprietary rights are material to our success, and the misappropriation of these rights could adversely affect our business 
and our financial condition. We are heavily dependent on the maintenance and protection of our intellectual property and we rely 
largely on technical security measures, license agreements, confidentiality procedures and employee nondisclosure agreements 
to protect our intellectual property. The majority of our software is not patented and existing copyright laws offer only limited practical 
protection.

There can be no assurance that the legal protections and precautions we take will be adequate to prevent misappropriation of our 
technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies equivalent or superior to ours. Further, the laws of some 
foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to as great an extent as do the laws of the United States and are often not 
enforced as vigorously as those in the United States.

We do not believe that our operations or products infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. However, there can be no 
assurance that others will not assert infringement or trade secret claims against us with respect to our current or future products 
or that any such assertion will not require us to enter into a license agreement or royalty arrangement or other financial arrangement 
with the party asserting the claim. Responding to and defending any such claims may distract the attention of our management 
and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, claims may be brought against third 
parties from which we purchase software, and such claims could adversely affect our ability to access third party software for our 
systems.

If  we  are  deemed  to  infringe  on  the  proprietary  rights  of  third  parties,  we  could  incur  unanticipated  expense  and  be 
prevented from providing our products and services. We have been, and may be in the future, subject to intellectual property 
infringement claims as the number of our competitors grows and our applications' functionality is viewed as similar or overlapping 
with competitive products. We do not believe that we have infringed or are infringing on any proprietary rights of third parties. 
However, claims are occasionally asserted against us, and we cannot assure you that infringement claims will not be asserted 
against us in the future. Also, we cannot assure you that any such claims will be unsuccessful. We could incur substantial costs 
and diversion of management resources defending any infringement claims - even if we are ultimately successful in the defense 
of such matters. Furthermore, a party making a claim against us could secure a judgment awarding substantial damages, as well 
as injunctive or other equitable relief that could effectively block our ability to provide products or services. In addition, we cannot 
assure you that licenses for any intellectual property of third parties that might be required for our products or services will be 
available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

Risks Related to Regulation

We may not see the benefits from government funding programs initiated to accelerate the adoption and utilization of 
health information technology. While government programs have been implemented to improve the efficiency and quality of the 
healthcare sector, including expenditures to stimulate business and accelerate the adoption and utilization of healthcare technology, 
we may not see the anticipated benefits of such programs. In February 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”), which allocates over $20 billion dollars to healthcare IT over the next several years. The provision of 
the legislation that addresses health information technology specifically is known as the Health Information Technology for Economic 
and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH Act”). In 2010 the Obama Administration enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(“PPACA”), which mandates insurance for all US citizens and significant reform of the healthcare delivery system. Under the ARRA 
and the PPACA, unprecedented government financial resources are being invested in healthcare, including significant financial 
incentives to healthcare providers who can demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology since 2011. While we expect 

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the ARRA and the PPACA to continue to create significant sales opportunities over the next several years, we are unsure of the 
immediate or long-term impact of these government actions.

Although we believe that our service offerings will meet the requirements of the HITECH Act to allow our customers to qualify for 
financial incentives for implementing and using our services, there can be no guaranty that our customers will achieve meaningful 
use or actually receive such planned financial incentives for our services. We also cannot predict the speed at which healthcare 
providers will adopt electronic health record systems in response to these government incentives, whether healthcare providers 
will select our products and services or whether healthcare providers will implement an electronic health record system at all. Any 
delay in the purchase and implementation of electronic health records systems by healthcare providers in response to government 
programs, or the failure of healthcare providers to purchase an electronic health record system, could have an adverse effect on 
our business, financial condition and results of operations. It is also possible that additional regulations or government programs 
related to electronic health records or an amendment or repeal of the HITECH Act could require us to undertake additional efforts 
to meet meaningful use standards, materially impact our ability to compete in the evolving healthcare IT market or have other 
impacts that would be unfavorable to our business.

There is significant uncertainty in the healthcare industry in which we operate, and we are subject to the possibility of 
changing government regulation, which may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. 
The  healthcare  industry  is  subject  to  changing  political,  economic  and  regulatory  influences  that  may  affect  the  procurement 
processes and operation of healthcare facilities. During the past several years, the healthcare industry has been subject to an 
increase in governmental regulation of, among other things, reimbursement rates and certain capital expenditures.

Recently enacted public laws reforming the U.S. healthcare system may have an impact on our business. The Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590; Public Law 111-148) (“PPACA”) and The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
(H.R. 4872) (the “Reconciliation Act”), which amends the PPACA (collectively the “Health Reform Laws”), were signed into law in 
March 2010. The Health Reform Laws contain various provisions which may impact us and our customers. Some of these provisions 
may have a positive impact, by expanding the use of electronic health records in certain federal programs, for example, while others, 
such as reductions in reimbursement for certain types of providers, may have a negative impact due to fewer available resources. 
Increases in fraud and abuse penalties may also adversely affect participants in the health care sector, including us.

Various legislators have announced that they intend to examine further proposals to reform certain aspects of the U.S. healthcare 
system. Healthcare providers may react to these proposals, and the uncertainty surrounding such proposals, by curtailing or deferring 
investments, including those for our systems and related services. Cost-containment measures instituted by healthcare providers 
as a result of regulatory reform or otherwise could result in a reduction in the allocation of capital funds. Such a reduction could 
have  an  adverse  effect  on  our  ability  to  sell  our  systems  and  related  services.  On  the  other  hand,  changes  in  the  regulatory 
environment have increased and may continue to increase the needs of healthcare organizations for cost-effective data management 
and thereby enhance the overall market for healthcare management information systems. We cannot predict what effect, if any, 
such proposals or healthcare reforms might have on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As existing regulations mature and become better defined, we anticipate that these regulations will continue to directly affect certain 
of our products and services, but we cannot fully predict the effect at this time. We have taken steps to modify our products, services 
and internal practices as necessary to facilitate our compliance with the regulations, but there can be no assurance that we will be 
able to do so in a timely or complete manner. Achieving compliance with these regulations could be costly and distract management’s 
attention and divert other company resources, and any noncompliance by us could result in civil and criminal penalties.

Developments of additional federal and state regulations and policies have the potential to positively or negatively affect our business.

Our software may potentially be subject to regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) as a medical device. Such 
regulation could require the registration of the applicable manufacturing facility and software and hardware products, application 
of detailed record-keeping and manufacturing standards, and FDA approval or clearance prior to marketing. An approval or clearance 
requirement could create delays in marketing, and the FDA could require supplemental filings or object to certain of these applications, 
the result of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be subject to false or fraudulent claim laws. There are numerous federal and state laws that forbid submission of false 
information or the failure to disclose information in connection with submission and payment of physician claims for reimbursement. 
In some cases, these laws also forbid abuse of existing systems for such submission and payment. Any failure of our RCM services 
to comply with these laws and regulations could result in substantial liability including, but not limited to, criminal liability, could 
adversely affect demand for our services and could force us to expend significant capital, research and development and other 
resources to address the failure. Errors by us or our systems with respect to entry, formatting, preparation or transmission of claim 
information may be determined or alleged to be in violation of these laws and regulations. Determination by a court or regulatory 
agency that our services violate these laws could subject us to civil or criminal penalties, invalidate all or portions of some of our 
client contracts, require us to change or terminate some portions of our business, require us to refund portions of our services fees, 
cause us to be disqualified from serving clients doing business with government payers and have an adverse effect on our business.

In most cases where we are permitted to do so, we calculate charges for our RCM services based on a percentage of the collections 
that our clients receive as a result of our services. To the extent that violations or liability for violations of these laws and regulations 
require intent, it may be alleged that this percentage calculation provides us or our employees with incentive to commit or overlook 
fraud or abuse in connection with submission and payment of reimbursement claims. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services has stated that it is concerned that percentage-based billing services may encourage billing companies to commit or to 
overlook fraudulent or abusive practices.

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A portion of our business involves billing of Medicare claims on behalf of its clients. In an effort to combat fraudulent Medicare 
claims, the federal government offers rewards for reporting of Medicare fraud which could encourage others to subject us to a 
charge of fraudulent claims, including charges that are ultimately proven to be without merit.

If our products fail to comply with evolving government and industry standards and regulations, we may have difficulty 
selling our products. We may be subject to additional federal and state statutes and regulations in connection with offering services 
and products via the Internet. On an increasingly frequent basis, federal and state legislators are proposing laws and regulations 
that  apply  to  Internet  commerce  and  communications. Areas  being  affected  by  these  regulations  include  user  privacy,  pricing, 
content, taxation, copyright protection, distribution, and quality of products and services. To the extent that our products and services 
are subject to these laws and regulations, the sale of our products and services could be harmed.

We are subject to changes in and interpretations of financial accounting matters that govern the measurement of our 
performance, one or more of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows, revenue and 
results of operations. Based on our reading and interpretations of relevant guidance, principles or concepts issued by, among 
other  authorities,  the  American  Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  and  the 
Commission, we believe our current sales and licensing contract terms and business arrangements have been properly reported. 
However, there continue to be issued interpretations and guidance for applying the relevant standards to a wide range of sales and 
licensing contract terms and business arrangements that are prevalent in the software industry. Future interpretations or changes 
by the regulators of existing accounting standards or changes in our business practices could result in changes in our revenue 
recognition and/or other accounting policies and practices that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows, 
revenue and results of operations.

Failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could 
have an adverse effect on our business, and our per share price may be adversely affected. Pursuant to Section 404 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”) and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC to implement Section 404, we 
are required to include in our Form 10-K a report by our management regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial 
reporting. The report includes, among other things, an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. 
The assessment must include  disclosure  of any material  weakness in our internal control over financial  reporting identified by 
management.

As part of the ongoing evaluation being undertaken by management and our independent registered public accountants pursuant 
to Section 404, our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2013. However, if we fail to maintain an 
effective system of disclosure controls or internal controls over financial reporting, we may discover material weaknesses that we 
would then be required to disclose. Any material weaknesses identified in our internal controls could have an adverse effect on our 
business. We may not be able to accurately or timely report on our financial results, and we might be subject to investigation by 
regulatory authorities. This could result in a loss of investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, 
which may have an adverse effect on our stock price.

No  evaluation  process  can  provide  complete  assurance  that  our  internal  controls  will  detect  and  correct  all  failures  within  our 
company to disclose material information otherwise required to be reported. The effectiveness of our controls and procedures could 
also be limited by simple errors or faulty judgments. In addition, if we continue to expand, through either organic growth or through 
acquisitions (or both), the challenges involved in implementing appropriate controls will increase and may require that we evolve 
some or all of our internal control processes.

It is also possible that the overall scope of Section 404 may be revised in the future, thereby causing ourselves to review, revise or 
reevaluate our internal control processes which may result in the expenditure of additional human and financial resources.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

The unpredictability of our quarterly operating results may cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate or decline. 
Our revenue may fluctuate in the future from quarter to quarter and period to period, as a result of a number of factors including, 
without limitation:

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the size and timing of orders from clients;

the specific mix of software, hardware and services in client orders;

the length of sales cycles and installation processes;

the ability of our clients to obtain financing for the purchase of our products;

changes in pricing policies or price reductions by us or our competitors;

the timing of new product announcements and product introductions by us or our competitors;

changes in revenue recognition or other accounting guidelines employed by us and/or established by the Financial 
Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") or other rule-making bodies;

accounting policies concerning the timing of the recognition of revenue;

the availability and cost of system components;

the financial stability of clients;

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market acceptance of new products, applications and product enhancements;

our ability to develop, introduce and market new products, applications and product enhancements;

our success in expanding our sales and marketing programs;

deferrals of client orders in anticipation of new products, applications, product enhancements, or public/private sector 
initiatives;

execution of or changes to our strategy;

personnel changes; and

general market/economic factors.

Our software products are generally shipped as orders are received and accordingly, we have historically operated with a minimal 
backlog of license fees. As a result, revenue in any quarter is dependent on orders booked and shipped in that quarter and is not 
predictable with any degree of certainty. Furthermore, our systems can be relatively large and expensive, and individual systems 
sales can represent a significant portion of our revenue and profits for a quarter such that the loss or deferral of even one such sale 
can adversely affect our quarterly revenue and profitability.

Clients often defer systems purchases until our quarter end, so quarterly results generally cannot be predicted and frequently are 
not known until after the quarter has concluded.

Our sales are dependent upon clients’ initial decisions to replace or substantially modify their existing information systems, and 
subsequently, their decision concerning which products and services to purchase. These are major decisions for healthcare providers 
and, accordingly, the sales cycle for our systems can vary significantly and typically ranges from six to twenty-four months from 
initial contact to contract execution/shipment.

Because a significant percentage of our expenses are relatively fixed, a variation in the timing of systems sales, implementations 
and installations can cause significant variations in operating results from quarter to quarter. As a result, we believe that interim 
period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as indications 
of future performance. Further, our historical operating results are not necessarily indicative of future performance for any particular 
period.

We currently recognize revenue in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance as defined by the FASB. 

There can be no assurance that application and subsequent interpretations of these pronouncements will not further modify our 
revenue recognition policies, or that such modifications would not adversely affect our operating results reported in any particular 
quarter or year.

Due to all of the foregoing factors, it is possible that our operating results may be below the expectations of public market analysts 
and investors. In such event, the price of our common stock would likely be adversely affected.

Our common stock price has been volatile, which could result in substantial losses for investors purchasing shares of 
our common stock and in litigation against us. Volatility may be caused by a number of factors including but not limited to:

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actual or anticipated quarterly variations in operating results;

rumors about our performance, software solutions, or merger and acquisition activity;

changes in expectations of future financial performance or changes in estimates of securities analysts;

governmental regulatory action;

health care reform measures;

client relationship developments;

purchases or sales of company stock;

activities by one or more of our major shareholders concerning our policies and operations;

changes occurring in the markets in general;

macroeconomic conditions, both nationally and internationally; and

other factors, many of which are beyond our control.

Furthermore, the stock market in general, and the market for software, healthcare and high technology companies in particular, 
has experienced extreme volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad 
market  and  industry  fluctuations  may  adversely  affect  the  trading  price  of  our  common  stock,  regardless  of  actual  operating 
performance.

Moreover, in the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a company following periods of volatility in 
the market price of its securities. We may in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial 
costs and divert management’s attention and resources.

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Two  current  and  former  directors  are  significant  shareholders,  which  makes  it  possible  for  them  to  have  significant 
influence over the outcome of all matters submitted to our shareholders for approval and which influence may be alleged 
to conflict with our interests and the interests of our other shareholders. One of our directors is a significant shareholder who 
beneficially owns approximately 17.1% of the outstanding shares of our common stock at March 31, 2013.  Another former director, 
who owns approximately 9.6% (based on publicly filed information) of the outstanding shares of our common stock at March 31, 
2013, recently resigned from our Board of Directors, but likely maintains a large enough ownership stake to reelect himself to our 
Board of Directors under cumulative voting. California law and our Bylaws permit our shareholders to cumulate their votes, the 
effect of which is to provide shareholders with sufficiently large concentrations of our shares the opportunity to assure themselves 
one or more seats on our Board of Directors. The amounts required to assure a seat on our Board of Directors can vary based 
upon the number of shares outstanding, the number of shares voting, the number of directors to be elected, the number of “broker 
non-votes,” and the number of shares held by the shareholder exercising the cumulative voting rights. In the event that cumulative 
voting is invoked, it is likely that these two individuals that are significant shareholders will each have sufficient votes to assure 
themselves of one or more seats on our Board of Directors. With or without cumulative voting, these two significant shareholders 
will have substantial influence over the outcome of all matters submitted to our shareholders for approval, including the election of 
our directors and other corporate actions. This influence may be alleged to conflict with our interests and the interests of our other 
shareholders. For example, in fiscal year 2013, the former director launched a proxy contest to elect a different slate of directors 
than what our Company proposed to shareholders. We spent approximately $1.3 million to defend against the proxy contest and 
elect the Company's slate of directors. In addition, such influence by one or both of these shareholders could have the effect of 
discouraging  others  from  attempting  to  acquire  our  Company  or  create  actual  or  perceived  governance  instabilities  that  could 
adversely affect the price of our common stock.

Our future policy concerning the payment of dividends is uncertain, which could adversely affect the price of our stock. 
We  announced our intention to pay a quarterly dividend commencing with the conclusion of our first fiscal quarter of 2008 (June 30, 
2007) and pursuant to this policy our Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend ranging from $0.125 to its most 
recent level of $0.175 per share on our outstanding shares of common stock, each quarter thereafter. We anticipate that future 
quarterly dividends, if and when declared by our Board of Directors pursuant to this policy, would likely be distributable on or about 
the fifth day of each of the months of October, January, April and July. There can be no guarantees that we will have the financial 
ability to fund this dividend in perpetuity or to pay it at historic rates. Further, our Board of Directors may decide not to pay the 
dividend at some future time for financial or non-financial reasons. Unfulfilled expectations regarding future dividends could adversely 
affect the price of our stock.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our corporate headquarters, the QSI Dental Division and the NextGen Division training operations are located in Irvine, California. 
We believe that our present facilities are adequate for our current needs. Should we continue to grow, we may be required to lease 
or acquire additional space. We believe that suitable additional or substitute space is available, if needed, at market rates.

As of March 31, 2013, we leased an aggregate of approximately 436,800 square feet of space with lease agreements expiring at 
various dates. Significant locations are as follows:

QSI Dental Division (including Corporate Headquarters)

Irvine, California

Augusta, Georgia

Other locations

NextGen Division

Horsham, Pennsylvania

Atlanta, Georgia

Other locations

Hospital Solutions Division

Austin, Texas

Other locations

RCM Services Division

St. Louis, Missouri

Hunt Valley, Maryland

North Canton, Ohio

Other locations

India Healthcare Private Limited

Total leased properties

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Square Feet

54,500

7,300

1,800

110,000

34,800

9,300

45,000

3,200

55,000

33,500

22,100

6,900

53,400

436,800

We have experienced legal claims by customers regarding product and contract disputes, by other third parties asserting that we 
have infringed their intellectual property rights and by current and former employees regarding certain employment matters. We 
believe that these claims are without merit and intend to defend against them vigorously; however, we could incur substantial costs 
and diversion of management resources defending any such claim, even if we are ultimately successful in the defense of such 
matter. Litigation is inherently uncertain and always difficult to predict. We refer you to the discussion of infringement and litigation 
risks within “Item 1A. Risk Factors".  

ITEM 4. MINE AND SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable 

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER 
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Price and Holders

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “QSII.” 

On July 27, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a two-for-one split of our common stock and a proportional increase in the 
number of our common shares authorized from 50 million to 100 million. Each shareholder of record at the close of business on 
October 6, 2011 received one additional share for every outstanding share held on the record date. The additional shares were 
distributed October 26, 2011 and trading began on a split-adjusted basis on October 27, 2011. All share and per share amounts 
have been restated for all periods presented to reflect the two-for-one split of our common stock.

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The following table sets forth for the quarters indicated the high and low sales prices for each period indicated, as reported on 
the NASDAQ Global Select Market:

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2011

September 30, 2011

December 31, 2011

March 31, 2012

June 30, 2012

September 30, 2012

December 31, 2012

March 31, 2013

High

Low

$45.79

$50.70

$49.22

$45.00

$44.19

$28.22

$19.14

$20.96

$38.64

$37.05

$33.08

$35.82

$23.93

$15.04

$16.02

$17.16

At May 20, 2013, there were approximately 85 holders of record of our common stock.

Dividends

In January 2007, our Board of Directors adopted a policy whereby we intend to pay a regular quarterly dividend on our 
outstanding common stock, subject to further review and approval and the establishment of record and distribution dates by our 
Board of Directors prior to the declaration of each such quarterly dividend. We anticipate that future quarterly dividends, if and 
when declared by our Board of Directors pursuant to this policy, would likely be distributable on or about the fifth day of each of 
the months of October, January, April and July. 

On May 22, 2013, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per share on the Company’s outstanding 
shares of Common Stock, payable to shareholders of record as of June 14, 2013 with an expected distribution date on or about 
July 5, 2013.

Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the periods presented:

Declaration Date

May 24, 2012

July 25, 2012

October 25, 2012

January 23, 2013

Fiscal year 2013

May 25, 2011

July 27, 2011

October 26, 2011

January 25, 2012

Fiscal year 2012

May 26, 2010

July 28, 2010

October 25, 2010

January 26, 2011

Fiscal year 2011

Record Date

June 15, 2012

September 14, 2012

December 14, 2012

March 15, 2013

June 17, 2011

September 19, 2011

December 20, 2011

March 20, 2012

June 17, 2010

September 17, 2010

December 17, 2010

March 17, 2011

Payment Date

July 3, 2012

October 5, 2012

December 28, 2012

April 5, 2013

July 5, 2011

October 5, 2011

January 5, 2012

April 5, 2012

July 6, 2010

October 5, 2010

January 5, 2011

April 5, 2011

Per Share
Dividend

0.175

0.175

0.175

0.175

0.700

0.175

0.175

0.175

0.175

0.700

0.150

0.150

0.150

0.175

0.625

$

$

$

$

$

$

Payment of future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors after taking into account various factors, 
including without limitation, our financial condition, operating results, current and anticipated cash needs and plans for 
expansion.

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Performance Graph

The following graph compares the cumulative total returns of our common stock, the NASDAQ Composite Index and the 
NASDAQ Computer & Data Processing Services Stock Index over the five-year period ended March 31, 2013 assuming $100 
was invested on March 31, 2008 with all dividends, if any, reinvested. This performance graph shall not be deemed to be 
“soliciting material” or “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange 
Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any 
filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act.

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Quality Systems, Inc., The NASDAQ Composite Index
And The NASDAQ Computer & Data Processing Index

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* 

$100 invested on 3/31/2008 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending March 31.

The last trade price of our common stock on each of March 31, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 was published by NASDAQ and, 
accordingly for the periods ended March 31, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the reported last trade price was utilized to compute 
the total cumulative return for our common stock for the respective periods then ended. Shareholder returns over the indicated 
periods should not be considered indicative of future stock prices or shareholder returns.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data with respect to our consolidated statements of income data for each of the five years in the 
period ended March 31, 2013 and the consolidated balance sheets data as of the end of each such fiscal year are derived from 
our audited consolidated financial statements. The following information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial 
statements and the related notes thereto and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results 
of Operations” included elsewhere herein.

Consolidated Financial Data
(In thousands, except per share data)

Statements of Income Data

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative

Research and development costs

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

Impairment of goodwill

Income from operations

Interest income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net

Income before provision for income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Net income

Basic net income per share

Diluted net income per share

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

2013

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2011

2010

2012

2009

$ 460,229

$ 429,835

$ 353,363

$ 291,811

$ 245,515

189,652

151,223

127,482

110,807

88,890

270,577

278,612

225,881

181,004

156,625

148,353

128,846

108,310

30,865

4,859

17,400

69,100

(107)

(79)

68,914

26,190

42,724

0.72

0.72

59,392

59,462

$

$

$

31,369

2,198

—

21,797

1,682

—

86,951

16,546

1,783

—

116,199

94,092

75,724

247

(139)

116,307

40,650

75,657

1.29

1.28

58,729

59,049

$

$

$

$

$

$

263

61

94,416

32,810

61,606

1.06

1.06

57,894

58,236

$

$

$

226

268

76,218

27,839

48,379

0.84

0.84

57,270

57,592

$

$

$

69,410

13,777

1,035

—

72,403

1,203

(279)

73,327

27,208

46,119

0.82

0.81

56,062

56,792

Dividends declared per common share

$

0.700

$

0.700

$

0.625

$

0.600

$

0.575

Balance Sheet Data

Cash and cash equivalents

Working capital

Total assets

Total liabilities

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

March 31,
2011

March 31,
2010

March 31,
2009

$ 105,999

$ 134,444

$ 116,617

$

84,611

$ 170,297

$ 183,277

$ 145,758

$ 118,935

$

$

70,180

98,980

$ 443,055

$ 440,352

$ 378,686

$ 310,180

$ 242,101

$ 136,006

$ 145,175

$ 154,016

$ 121,891

$

86,534

Total shareholders’ equity

$ 307,049

$ 295,177

$ 224,670

$ 188,289

$ 155,567

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Except  for  the  historical  information  contained  herein,  the  matters  discussed  in  this  management’s  discussion  and  analysis  of 
financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”), including discussions of our product development plans, business strategies 
and market factors influencing our results, may include forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. 
Actual results may differ from those anticipated by us as a result of various factors, both foreseen and unforeseen, including, but 
not  limited  to,  our  ability  to  continue  to  develop  new  products  and  increase  systems  sales  in  markets  characterized  by  rapid 
technological evolution, consolidation and competition from larger, better-capitalized competitors. Many other economic, competitive, 
governmental and technological factors could affect our ability to achieve our goals and interested persons are urged to review any 
risks that may be described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” as set forth herein, as well as in our other public disclosures and filings with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Overview

This MD&A, is provided as a supplement to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this 
Report in order to enhance your understanding of our results of operations and financial condition and should be read in conjunction 
with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this 
Report. Historical results of operations, percentage margin fluctuations and any trends that may be inferred from the discussion 
below are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for any future period. 

Our MD&A is organized as follows:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Management  Overview. This  section  provides  a  general  description  of  our  Company  and  operating  segments,  a 
discussion as to how we derive our revenue, background information on certain trends and developments affecting 
our  Company, a  summary  of our  acquisition  transactions  and  a discussion  on  management’s  strategy  for  driving 
revenue growth.

Critical Accounting  Policies  and  Estimates. This  section  discusses  those  accounting  policies  that  are  considered 
important to the evaluation and reporting of our financial condition and results of operations, and whose application 
requires us to exercise subjective or complex judgments in making estimates and assumptions. In addition, all of our 
significant accounting policies, including our critical accounting policies, are summarized in Note 2, “Summary of 
Significant Accounting Policies,” of our notes to consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.

Company Overview. This section provides a more detailed description of our Company, operating segments, products 
and services offered.

Overview of Results of Operations and Results of Operations by Operating Divisions. These sections provide our 
analysis and outlook for the significant line items on our consolidated statements of income, as well as other information 
that we deem meaningful to understand our results of operations on both a consolidated basis and an operating 
division basis.

Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides an analysis of our liquidity and cash flows and discussions of 
our contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2013.

New Accounting  Pronouncements. This  section  provides  a  summary  of  the  most  recent  authoritative  accounting 
standards and guidance that have either been recently adopted by our Company or may be adopted in the future.

Management Overview

Quality Systems, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries operate as four business divisions (each, a "Division") which are comprised 
of: (i) the QSI Dental Division, (ii) the NextGen Division, (iii) the Hospital Solutions Division (formerly Inpatient Solutions) and (iv) 
the RCM Services Division (formerly Practice Solutions). In fiscal year 2011, we opened a captive entity in India called Quality 
Systems India Healthcare Private Limited (“QSIH”). We primarily derive revenue by developing and marketing healthcare information 
systems that automate certain aspects of medical and dental practices, networks of practices such as physician hospital organizations 
(“PHOs”) and management service organizations (“MSOs”), ambulatory care centers, community health centers and medical and 
dental schools along with comprehensive systems implementation, maintenance and support and add on complementary services 
such as revenue cycle management (“RCM”) and electronic data interchange (“EDI”). Our systems and services provide our clients 
with the ability to redesign patient care and other workflow processes while improving productivity through the facilitation of managed 
access to patient information. Utilizing our proprietary software in combination with third-party hardware and software solutions, 
our products enable the integration of a variety of administrative and clinical information operations. 

In the last few years, we have continued to acquire companies that were established developers of software and services for the 
inpatient market to operate under the Hospital Solutions Division. On May 1, 2012, we acquired Poseidon, a provider of emergency 
department software. On July 26, 2011, we acquired CQI, a provider of hospital systems for surgery management. On April 29, 
2011, we acquired IntraNexus, a provider of Web-based integrated clinical and hospital information systems. On February 10, 2010, 
we acquired Opus, a provider of Web-based clinical solutions to hospital systems and integrated health networks nationwide and 
on August 12, 2009 we acquired Sphere, a provider of financial information systems to the small hospital inpatient market.  These 

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acquisitions are part of our strategy to continue to expand in the small hospital market and to add new clients by taking advantage 
of cross selling opportunities between the ambulatory and inpatient markets.  

On November 14, 2011, we acquired ViaTrack, a developer and provider of information technologies that enhance EDI offerings. 
This acquisition provides a platform to pursue significant opportunities that exist to add EDI services to our portfolio of offerings in 
the Inpatient market and is operating under the QSI Dental Division. 

On April 15, 2012, we acquired Matrix, a value-added reseller for NextGen Healthcare, that provides RCM services, healthcare IT 
solutions and training, implementation and support centered on NextGen® technology, to its clients nationwide. The acquisition will 
enable our RCM Services Division to expand its footprint among private and hospital-based physicians and groups by leveraging 
Matrix's RCM expertise. 

In January 2011, QSIH was formed in Bangalore, India to function as our India-based captive to offshore technology application 
development and business processing services. 

We have benefited and hope to continue to benefit from the increased demands on healthcare providers for greater efficiency and 
lower costs, financial incentives from the ARRA to physicians who adopt electronic health records, as well as increased adoption 
rates for electronic health records and other technology in the healthcare arena. We also believe that healthcare reform and the 
movement towards pay for performance/quality initiatives will also stimulate demand for robust electronic health record solutions 
as well as new HIT solutions from bundled billing capabilities to patient engagement and population health management.

While we expect to benefit from the increasing demands for greater efficiency as well as government support for increased adoption 
of electronic health records, the market for physician based electronic health records software is becoming increasingly saturated 
while physician group practices are rapidly being consolidated by hospital, insurance payers and other entities. Hospital software 
providers are leveraging their position with their hospital customers to gain market share with hospital owned physician practices. 
Insurance providers and large physician groups are also consolidating physician offices creating additional opportunity for ambulatory 
software providers such as NextGen. Our strategy is to focus addressing upcoming needs of accountable care organizations around 
interoperability, patient engagements, population health, and data analytics. We believe that our core strength lies in the central 
role our software products and services play in the delivery of healthcare by the primary physician in an ambulatory setting. We 
intend to remain at the forefront of upcoming new regulatory requirements including ICD-10 and meaningful use requirements for 
stimulus payments. We believe that the expanded requirements for continued eligibility for incentive payments under meaningful 
use rules will result in an expanded replacement market for electronic health records software. We intend to continue the development 
and enhancement of our software solutions to support healthcare reform and the transition from fee for service to pay for performance/
quality initiatives such as accountable care organizations. Key elements of our future software development will be to continue to 
integrate our ambulatory and inpatient products, making our products more intuitive and easy to use, and enhancing our ability to 
deliver our software over the cloud with the latest technology.

We also want to continue investments in our infrastructure including but not limited to product development, sales, marketing, 
implementation and support, to continue efforts to make infrastructure investments within an overall context of maintaining reasonable 
expense discipline, to add new clients through maintaining and expanding sales, marketing and product development activities and 
to expand our relationship with existing clients through delivery of add-on and complementary products and services while continuing 
our gold-standard commitment of service in support of our client satisfaction programs. We believe that our growing customer base 
that is using our software on a daily basis is a strategic asset, and we intend to expand our product and service offerings towards 
this customer base in order to leverage this strategic asset.  

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial statements and results of operations is based upon our consolidated 
financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 
of America. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect 
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On 
an on-going basis, we evaluate estimates (including but not limited to those related to revenue recognition, uncollectible accounts 
receivable, software development cost, intangible assets and self-insurance accruals) for reasonableness. We base our estimates 
on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, 
the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that may not be readily 
apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. 

We believe that the significant accounting policies, as described in Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements, “Summary of 
Significant Accounting Policies” should be read in conjunction with management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition 
and results of operations. We believe the following table depicts the most critical accounting policies that affect our consolidated 
financial statements:

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Revenue Recognition

Judgments and Uncertainties

We generate revenue from the sale of licensing 
rights to use our software products sold directly 
to  end-users  and  value-added  resellers,  or 
VARs. We also generate revenue from sales of 
software, 
hardware 
third 
and 
implementation, 
software 
customization,  EDI,  post-contract  support 
(maintenance) and  other  services,  including 
RCM  and  hosting  services,  performed  for 
clients who license our products.

training, 

party 

Revenue  from  implementation  and  training 
services  is  recognized  as  the  corresponding 
services are performed. Maintenance revenue 
is  recognized  ratably  over  the  contractual 
maintenance period. RCM revenue is derived 
from  services  fees,  which  include  amounts 
charged  for  ongoing  billing  and  other  related 
services and are generally billed to the client as 
a  percentage  of  total  collections.  We  do  not 
recognize revenue for services fees until these 
collections are made as the services fees are 
not  fixed  or  determinable  until  such  time. 
Contract accounting is applied where services 
include  significant  software  modification, 
development or customization.

A typical system contract contains multiple elements of the items discussed. 
Revenue earned on software arrangements involving multiple elements is 
allocated to each element based on the relative fair values of those elements. 
The fair value of an element is based on vendor-specific objective evidence 
(“VSOE”). The Company limits its assessment of VSOE for each element to 
either the price charged when the same element is sold separately or the 
price established by management having the relevant authority to do so, for 
an  element  not  yet  sold  separately.  VSOE  calculations  are  updated  and 
reviewed quarterly or annually depending on the nature of the product or 
service.  The  Company  generally  establishes  VSOE  for  the  related 
undelivered elements based on the bell-shaped curve method. Maintenance 
VSOE for the Company's largest clients is based on stated renewal rates 
only if the rate is determined to be substantive and falls within the Company's 
customary pricing practices.

When evidence of fair value exists for the delivered and undelivered elements 
of a transaction, then discounts for individual elements are aggregated and 
the total discount is allocated to the individual elements in proportion to the 
elements' fair value relative to the total contract fair value. 

When evidence of fair value exists for the undelivered elements only, the 
residual method is used. Under the residual method, the Company defers 
revenue related to the undelivered elements in a system sale based on VSOE 
of fair value of each of the undelivered elements and allocates the remainder 
of  the  contract  price  net  of  all  discounts  to  revenue  recognized  from  the 
delivered elements. If VSOE of fair value of any undelivered element does 
not exist, all revenue is deferred until VSOE of fair value of the undelivered 
element is established or the element has been delivered.

Provided  the  fees  are  fixed  or  determinable  and  collection  is  considered 
probable, revenue from licensing rights and sales of hardware and third-party 
software is generally recognized upon physical or electronic shipment and 
transfer  of  title.  In  certain  transactions  where  collection  risk  is  high,  the 
revenue is deferred until collection occurs or becomes probable. If the fee is 
not  fixed  or  determinable,  then  the  revenue  recognized  in  each  period 
(subject to application of other revenue recognition criteria) will be the lesser 
of  the  aggregate  of  amounts  due  and  payable  or  the  amount  of  the 
arrangement fee that would have been recognized if the fees were being 
recognized using the residual method. Fees which are considered fixed or 
determinable at the inception of the Company's arrangements must include 
the following characteristic: 

¤    The fee must be negotiated at the outset of an arrangement and generally 
be based on the specific volume of products to be delivered without being 
subject to change based on variable pricing mechanisms such as the number 
of units copied or distributed or the expected number of users.

Effect if Actual Results Differ from Assumptions

Although  we  believe  that  our  approach  to  estimates  and  judgments  as 
described herein is reasonable, actual results could differ and we may be 
exposed to increases or decreases in revenue that could be material.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts 
for estimated losses resulting from the inability 
of our clients to make required payments. We 
perform  credit  evaluations  of  our  clients  and 
maintain reserves for estimated credit losses. 
Reserves 
losses  are 
for  potential  credit 
determined  by  establishing  both  specific  and 
general reserves.

Judgments and Uncertainties
Specific reserves are based on management’s estimate of the probability of 
collection for certain troubled accounts. General reserves are established 
based on our historical experience of bad debt expense and the aging of our 
accounts  receivable  balances  net  of  deferred  revenue  and  specifically 
reserved accounts. If the financial condition of our clients were to deteriorate 
resulting  in  an  impairment  of  their  ability  to  make  payments,  additional 
allowances would be required.

Effect if Actual Results Differ from Assumptions
Although  we  believe  that  our  approach  to  estimates  and  judgments  as 
described herein is reasonable, actual results could differ and we may be 
exposed  to  increases  or  decreases  in  required  reserves  that  could  be 
material.

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Software Development Costs

Judgments and Uncertainties

Development  costs  incurred  in  the  research 
and development of new software products and 
enhancements to existing software products for 
external  use  are  expensed  as  incurred  until 
technological feasibility has been established. 
After  technological  feasibility  is  established, 
any additional external software development 
costs  are  capitalized  and  amortized  on  a 
straight-line basis over the estimated economic 
life  of  the  related  product,  which  is  typically 
three years.

We periodically reassess the estimated economic life and the recoverability 
of such capitalized software costs. If a determination is made that capitalized 
amounts  are  not  recoverable  based  on  the  estimated  cash  flows  to  be 
generated from the applicable software, any remaining capitalized amounts 
are written off.

Effect if Actual Results Differ from Assumptions

Although  we  believe  that  our  approach  to  estimates  and  judgments  as 
described herein is reasonable, actual results could differ and we may be 
exposed to increases or decreases in revenue that could be material.

Goodwill

Judgments and Uncertainties

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually during its first fiscal 
quarter, referred to as the annual test date. The Company will also test for 
impairment between annual test dates if an event occurs or circumstances 
change that would indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. Impairment 
testing for goodwill is performed at a reporting-unit level, which is defined as 
an operating segment or one level below an operating segment (referred to 
as a component). A component of an operating segment is a reporting unit 
if  the  component  constitutes  a  business  for  which  discrete  financial 
information  is  available  and  segment  management  regularly  reviews  the 
operating results of that component.

Effect if Actual Results Differ from Assumptions

In  fiscal  2013  we  adopted  the  new  provisions  issued  by  the  Financial 
Accounting  Standards  Board  ("FASB"),  that  intended  to  simplify  goodwill 
impairment  testing.  The  updated  guidance  permits  us  to  first  assess 
qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair 
value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If we conclude that 
it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its 
carrying  amount,  we  conduct  a  two-step  quantitative  goodwill  impairment 
test. The first step of the impairment test involves comparing the fair values 
of  the  applicable  reporting  units  with  their  carrying  values.  If  the  carrying 
amount of the reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit's fair value, we perform 
the  second  step  of  the  goodwill  impairment  test. The  second  step  of  the 
goodwill  impairment  test  involves  comparing  the  implied  fair  value  of  the 
affected reporting unit's goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill. The 
amount by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair 
value, if any, is recognized as an impairment loss. During the quarter ended 
December 31, 2012 and subsequently at March 31, 2013, certain events and 
circumstances  indicated  the  possibility  that  the  carrying  value  of  goodwill 
could potentially be impaired. Refer to the "Impairment of Goodwill" section 
within the "Comparison of the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013 and March 
31,  2012"  discussion  below  for  information  regarding  the  impairment  of 
goodwill at March 31, 2013.

We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material 
change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to test for impairment 
losses  on  goodwill.  However,  if  actual  results  are  not  consistent  with  our 
estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to future impairment charges 
that could be material.

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Business Combinations — Purchase Price 
Allocations

During the last three fiscal years, we completed 
five  acquisitions:  Poseidon,  Matrix,  ViaTrack, 
CQI and IntraNexus.

Judgments and Uncertainties

In accordance with the accounting for business combinations, we allocate 
the  purchase  price  of  acquired  businesses  to  the  tangible  and  intangible 
assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values. Our 
purchase  price  allocation  methodology  contains  uncertainties  because  it 
requires  management  to  make  assumptions  and  to  apply  judgment  to 
estimate  the  fair  value  of  acquired  assets  and  liabilities.  Management 
estimates the fair value of assets and liabilities based upon quoted market 
prices,  the  carrying  value  of  the  acquired  assets  and  widely  accepted 
valuation techniques, including discounted cash flows and market multiple 
analyses.  Unanticipated  events  or  circumstances  may  occur  which  could 
affect  the  accuracy  of  our  fair  value  estimates,  including  assumptions 
regarding industry economic factors and business strategies.

Effect if Actual Results Differ from Assumptions

We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material 
change  in  the  future  estimates  or  assumptions  we  use  to  complete  the 
purchase price allocation and estimate the fair value of acquired assets and 
liabilities. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or 
assumptions, we may be exposed to losses or gains that could be material.

Intangible Assets

Judgments and Uncertainties

customer 

Intangible assets consist of trade names and 
contracts, 
and 
software  technology,  all  is  which  arose  in 
connection  with  the  acquisitions  completed 
during the last three fiscal years.

relationships, 

These  intangible  assets  are  recorded  at  fair  value  and  are  stated  net  of 
accumulated amortization. The Company currently amortizes the intangible 
assets using a method that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits 
of the intangible asset are consumed.

Effect if Actual Results Differ from Assumptions

Although  we  believe  that  our  approach  to  estimates  and  judgments  as 
described herein is reasonable, actual results could differ and we may be 
exposed to decreases in the fair value of our intangible assets, resulting in 
impairment  charges  that  could  be  material.  We  test  intangible  assets  for 
impairment if we believe indicators of impairment exist.

Share-Based Compensation

Judgments and Uncertainties

Our  stock-based  compensation  plans  consist 
of stock options and restricted stock. See Note 
9 of our consolidated financial statements for a 
complete  discussion  of  our  stock-based 
compensation programs.

The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payment awards on 
the date of grant using an option-pricing model. Expected term is estimated 
using  historical  exercise  experience.  Volatility  is  estimated  by  using  the 
weighted-average historical volatility of the Company’s common stock, which 
approximates  expected  volatility.  The  risk  free  rate  is  the  implied  yield 
available on the U.S Treasury zero-coupon issues with remaining terms equal 
to the expected term. The expected dividend yield is the average dividend 
rate during a period equal to the expected term of the option. Those inputs 
are then entered into the Black Scholes model to determine the estimated 
fair value. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected 
to vest is recognized ratably as expense over the requisite service period in 
the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

On May 24, 2012, the Board of Directors approved its fiscal year 2013 equity 
incentive program for certain employees to be awarded options to purchase 
the Company's common stock. Under the program, executives are eligible 
to  receive  options  based  on  meeting  certain  target  increases  in  EPS 
performance and revenue and operating growth during fiscal year 2013. Non-
executive employees are also eligible to receive options based on satisfying 
certain  management  established  criteria  and  recommendations  of  senior 
management. The options shall be issued pursuant to one of the Company's 
shareholder  approved  option  plans,  have  an  exercise  price  equal  to  the 
closing price of the Company's shares on the date of grant, a term of eight 
years and vesting in five equal annual installments commencing one year 
following the date of grant.

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Compensation  expense  associated  with  the  performance  based  awards 
under the Company’s 2013 incentive plan are initially based on the number 
of  options  expected  to  vest  after  assessing  the  probability  that  certain 
performance  criteria  will  be  met.  Cumulative  adjustments  are  recorded 
quarterly  to  reflect  subsequent  changes  in  the  estimated  outcome  of 
performance-related conditions.

Effect if Actual Results Differ from Assumptions

We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood there will be a material 
change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to determine stock-
based compensation expense. However, if actual results are not consistent 
with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to changes in stock-
based compensation expense that could be material.

Self-Insured Liabilities

Judgments and Uncertainties

Effective  January 1,  2010,  we  became  self-
insured  with  respect  to  healthcare  claims, 
subject  to  stop-loss  limits.  We  accrue  for 
estimated self-insurance costs and uninsured 
exposures  based  on  claims  filed  and  an 
estimate of claims incurred but not reported as 
of  each  balance  sheet  date.  However,  it  is 
possible  that  recorded  accruals  may  not  be 
adequate to cover the future payment of claims. 
Adjustments,  if  any,  to  estimated  accruals 
resulting from ultimate claim payments will be 
reflected in earnings during the periods in which 
such adjustments are determined.

Overview of Our Results

Our  self-insured  liabilities  contain  uncertainties  because  management  is 
required to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the ultimate 
cost  to settle  reported  claims and  claims  incurred  but  not reported  at the 
balance sheet date.

Effect if Actual Results Differ from Assumptions

We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material 
change in the estimates or assumptions we use to calculate our self-insured 
liabilities. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or 
assumptions, we may be exposed to losses or gains that could be material.

•  Consolidated revenue increased 7.1% in the year ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the prior year period.  Revenue was 
positively impacted by growth in all of our service revenue categories, which in total grew 19.8%. The increase in consolidated 
revenue, however, was largely offset by a 16.9% decline in system sales revenue.

•  Consolidated gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 58.8% in the year ended March 31, 2013, as compared to 
64.8% in the prior year period. The decline in gross profit as a percentage of revenue was primarily attributable to a change 
in revenue mix away from higher margin software license revenue toward lower margin service revenue. Software license 
revenue represented 19.2% of total revenue compared to 28.5% in the prior year. Accordingly, total gross profit from system 
sales declined 35.0% to $70.9 million versus $109.1 million in the prior year. Partially offsetting the decline in system sales 
gross profit, however, was an increase in gross profit from service revenue, including maintenance, revenue cycle management 
and EDI, which grew 17.8% to $199.6 million compared to $169.5 million in the prior year.

•  Consolidated operating income decreased 40.5% in the year ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the prior year period 
primarily due to the following factors: (a) a change in the mix of revenue towards lower margin service revenue resulting in a 
decline  in  gross  profit,  (b)  higher  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses,  which  was  primarily  a  result  of  increased 
headcount and selling-related expenses at the NextGen Division and (c) higher corporate-related expenses, primarily due to 
the impairment of goodwill relating to the Hospital Solutions Division.

QSI Dental Division

•  QSI Dental Division revenue increased 2.0% in the year ended March 31, 2013, and divisional operating income (excluding 
unallocated corporate expenses) decreased 9.9%, as compared to the same prior year period. The decline in operating income 
is the result of a decrease in system sales and higher selling, general and administrative expenses. It should be noted that the 
QSI Dental Division's new software solution (“QSIDental™ Web”) is being sold as a SaaS solution, which typically spreads 
revenue over a longer period of time rather than being recognized upfront. Revenue recognized from QSIDental Web was not 
significant in the year ended March 31, 2013.

• 

The QSI Dental Division is well-positioned to sell to the FQHCs market and intends to continue leveraging the NextGen Division's 
sales force to sell its dental electronic medical records software to practices that provide both medical and dental services, 
such as FQHCs, which are receiving grants as part of the ARRA. 

•  Our goal for the QSI Dental Division is to maximize profit performance given the constraints represented by a relatively weak 
purchasing environment in the dental group practice market while taking advantage of opportunities with the new QSIDental™ 
Web product. 

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NextGen Division

•  NextGen Division revenue increased 5.8% in the year ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the prior year period. NextGen 
revenue was positively impacted by 19.6% growth in service revenue, largely offset by a 16.5% decline in system sales revenue. 
Recurring revenue, which consists of maintenance and EDI revenue, increased 17.1% to $188.2 million and accounted for 
54.7% of total NextGen Division revenue for the year ended March 31, 2013. In the same period a year ago, recurring revenue 
of $160.8 million represented 49.4% of total NextGen Division revenue.

•  NextGen Division operating income (excluding unallocated corporate expenses) decreased 4.8% in the year ended March 31, 
2013, as compared to the prior year period. The decline in operating income is primarily the result of a decrease in system 
sales as mentioned above, as well as a 5.1% increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in the current period.

•  Our goals include taking maximum advantage of benefits related to the ARRA and continuing to further enhance our existing 
products, including continued efforts to maintain our status as a qualified vendor under the ARRA, expanding our software and 
service offerings supporting pay-for-performance initiatives around accountable care organizations, bringing greater ease of 
use  and  intuitiveness  to  our  software  products,  expanding  our  interoperability  capabilities,  integrating  our  inpatient  and 
ambulatory software products and further development and enhancements of our portfolio of specialty focused templates within 
our  EHR  software.  We  intend  to  remain  at  the  forefront  of  upcoming  new  regulatory  requirements,  including  ICD-10  and 
meaningful use requirements for stimulus payments. We believe that the expanded requirements for continued eligibility for 
incentive payments under meaningful use rules will result in an expanded replacement market for electronic health records 
software.  We  also  intend  to  continue  selling  additional  software  and  services  to  existing  clients,  expanding  penetration  of 
connectivity and other services to new and existing clients, and capitalizing on growth and cross selling opportunities within 
the RCM Services Division and the Hospital Solutions Division. 

• 

The NextGen Division’s growth is attributed to a strong brand name and reputation within a growing marketplace for electronic 
health records and investments in sales and marketing activities, including new marketing campaigns, trade show attendance 
and other expanded advertising and marketing expenditures. We have also recently expanded our relationship with certain 
value added resellers with significant resources both domestically and internationally. 

Hospital Solutions Division

•  Hospital Solutions Division revenue decreased 8.8% in the year ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the prior year period. 
Revenue was negatively impacted by a 21.3% decline in system sales, as well as slightly lower maintenance revenue and 
higher reserves for sales returns.

•  Divisional operating income/loss (excluding unallocated corporate expenses) was a loss of $4.4 million, as compared to income 
of $10.4 million for the prior year period. Operating income was negatively impacted by increases in implementation and support 
costs related to expanding infrastructure to support a growing customer base, lower software revenue and an increase in 
selling, general and administrative and research and development expenses during the period, which grew $3.5 million and 
$2.1 million, respectively.

•  Our acquisition of Poseidon in May 2012 did not significantly impact the Hospital Solutions Division results for the period. 

• 

• 

The Hospital Solutions Division has benefited from being able to offer both financial and CCHIT® certified clinical software, 
which has been packaged together, and in May 2013, the division's NextGen® Inpatient Clinicals software was certified for 
stage two of meaningful use. The Hospital Solutions Division has also benefited from cross sell opportunities with existing 
NextGen Division customers, including hospitals that are owned or affiliated with physician offices. 

The Hospital Solutions Division has incurred losses in the last several quarters and is expected to continue to incur losses for 
the foreseeable future while we continue to invest in implementation and training, support, and development to support our 
growing customer base and maximize customer satisfaction. We continue to believe in the long term opportunity in the small 
hospital market in spite of the recent losses which we have incurred.  

RCM Services Division

•  RCM Services Division revenue increased 28.2% in the year ended March 31, 2013. Our acquisition of Matrix in April 2012 
added approximately $12.5 million in revenue for the current period. Additionally, the RCM Services Division benefited from 
organic growth achieved through cross selling RCM services to existing NextGen Division clients, as well as new clients added 
during the year ended March 31, 2013.

•  Operating income as a percentage of revenue increased to approximately 12.7% of revenue in the year ended March 31, 2013 
versus 11.6% of revenue in the same prior year period primarily as a result of a significant increase in the RCM Services 
Division's revenue compared to the prior year period, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses 
during the current period. 

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• 

• 

• 

The Company believes that a significant opportunity exists to cross sell revenue cycle management services to existing NextGen 
Division customers. The portion of existing NextGen Division customers who are using the RCM Services Division's RCM 
services is less than 15%. We also believe that the increased complexity related to the billing and collections process, which 
goes into effect with ICD-10 in October of 2014, will create additional opportunities for our RCM Services Division.  

There is also a significant opportunity to expand the RCM Services Division's services into the Hospital Solution and Dental 
Division's customers as well. Management is actively pursuing efforts to achieve faster growth from expanded efforts to leverage 
the existing NextGen Division's sales force towards selling revenue cycle management services.

Actual  and  expected  customer  turnover  may  result  in  a  near  term  decline  in  revenues  for  the  Division.  However,  we  are 
encouraged by increased sales activity and a growing sales pipeline of RCM services.

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the percentage of net revenue represented by each item in our consolidated 
statements of income (certain percentages below may not sum due to rounding):

Revenues:

Software and hardware

Implementation and training services

System sales

Maintenance

Electronic data interchange services

Revenue cycle management and related services

Other services

Maintenance, EDI, RCM and other services

Total revenues

Cost of revenue:

Software and hardware

Implementation and training services

Total cost of system sales

Maintenance

Electronic data interchange services

Revenue cycle management and related services

Other services

Total cost of maintenance, EDI, RCM and other services

Total cost of revenue

Gross profit

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative

Research and development costs

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

Impairment of goodwill

Total operating expenses

Income from operations

Interest income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net

Income before provision for income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Net income

35

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

19.2%

28.5%

30.1%

7.6

26.9

34.1

13.0

12.9

13.2

73.1

6.1

34.6

32.3

11.5

10.6

11.0

65.4

5.1

35.2

31.1

11.6

12.8

9.3

64.8

100.0

100.0

100.0

4.7

6.7

11.4

4.4

8.3

9.4

7.6

29.8

41.2

58.8

32.2

6.7

1.1

3.8

43.8

15.0

0.0

0.0

15.0

5.7

9.3%

4.3

5.0

9.2

4.0

7.5

8.0

6.4

25.9

35.2

64.8

30.0

7.3

0.5

0.0

37.8

27.0

0.1

0.0

27.1

9.5

5.6

4.2

9.8

3.7

7.8

9.6

5.2

26.2

36.1

63.9

30.7

6.2

0.5

0.0

37.3

26.6

0.1

0.0

26.7

9.3

17.6%

17.4%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comparison of the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 

Net Income. Our net income for the year ended March 31, 2013 was $42.7 million, or $0.72 per share on both a basic and fully 
diluted basis. In comparison, we earned $75.7 million, or $1.29 per share on a basic and $1.28 per share on a fully diluted basis 
for the year ended March 31, 2012. The change in net income for the year ended March 31, 2013 was primarily attributed to the 
following:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

a 35.0% decrease in consolidated system sales gross profit as a result of reduced software revenue;

an increase in recurring revenue based gross profit, including maintenance, RCM and EDI which grew 12.1%, 
40.9% and 26.9%, respectively, compared to the prior year period;

an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses and amortization of acquired intangibles;

a $17.4 million impairment of goodwill relating to the Hospital Solutions Division; and

a decrease in the provision for income taxes primarily due to the extension of the research and development tax 
credit in the current year, as well as lower taxable income in comparison to the prior year period

Revenue. Revenue for the year ended March 31, 2013 increased 7.1% to $460.2 million from $429.8 million for the year ended 
March 31, 2012. NextGen Division revenue increased 5.8% to $344.3 million from $325.5 million in the year ended March 31, 2013, 
QSI Dental Division revenue increased 2.0% to $20.0 million from $19.6 million, and the RCM Services Division revenue increased 
28.2% to $64.5 million from $50.3 million. These increases in revenue were partially offset by a decrease in revenue for the Hospital 
Solutions Division, which decreased 8.8% to $31.4 million from $34.5 million in the same prior year period.

System Sales. Revenue earned from Company-wide sales of systems for the year ended March 31, 2013 decreased 16.9% to 
$123.6 million from $148.8 million in the prior year period.

Our decrease in revenue from sales of systems was principally the result of a 16.5% decrease in category revenue at our NextGen 
Division and a 21.3% decrease at our Hospital Solutions Division. NextGen Division sales in this category decreased $20.5 million 
to $103.5 million during the year ended March 31, 2013 from $124.1 million during the same prior year period while the Hospital 
Solutions Division delivered a $3.8 million decrease in category revenue to $14.0 million in the year ended March 31, 2013 as 
compared to $17.8 million in the same prior year period. The decrease in system sales was driven primarily by lower sales of 
software to both new and existing clients, partially offset by increased implementation revenue at both the NextGen and Hospital 
Solutions Divisions. Implementation revenue is typically earned and recognized in the quarters following the sale of the software. 
Implementation revenue grew for the year ended March 31, 2013 as the Company was implementing system sales from prior 
periods. Accordingly, implementation revenue grew in fiscal 2013 despite the decline in system sales.

The following table breaks down our reported system sales into software, hardware and third-party software, and implementation 
and training services components on a consolidated and divisional basis for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Software

Hardware, Third
Party Software

Implementation
and Training
Services

Total System
Sales

$

2,085

$

1,733

$

1,599

$

5,417

$

$

71,862

5,717

431

5,697

1,045

2

26,002

7,207

200

103,561

13,969

633

80,095

$

8,477

$

35,008

$

123,580

2,865

$

1,662

$

1,104

$

5,631

100,517

10,576

961

4,839

987

—

18,708

124,064

6,189

390

17,752

1,351

$

114,919

$

7,488

$

26,391

$

148,798

NextGen Division software license revenue decreased 28.5% in the year ended March 31, 2013 versus the same period last year. 
The Division's software revenue accounted for 69.4% of divisional system sales revenue during the year ended March 31, 2013 
compared to 81.0% during the same period a year ago. Software license revenue continues to be an area of primary emphasis for 
the NextGen Division. Our decline in software revenue was related to a number of factors including higher adoption rates by large 
physician groups which resulted in a smaller number of new opportunities, the consolidation of physician offices by hospitals and 
other large enterprises thereby reducing the number of potential opportunities, and an extension to the deadline to adopt stage two 
meaningful use requirements until calendar 2014.

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We believe there are other trends which may positively impact future systems sales. Many of our existing large enterprise customers 
have plans to grow which will create future revenue opportunities as these customers purchase additional software and services 
to support their growth plans. We also expect to benefit from the growth of a replacement market driven by an expected consolidation 
of EHR vendors. Finally, we believe many new opportunities will be created by the evolution of healthcare from a pay for services 
reimbursement model to a pay for performance model around the management of patient populations. We are developing new 
products around these new opportunities which are expected to help drive future growth. It is difficult to assess the relative impact 
as well as the timing of positive and negative trends, however, we believe the Company is well positioned to support the ever 
increasing need for healthcare information technology. 

During the year ended March 31, 2013, 5.5% of the NextGen Division's system sales revenue was represented by hardware and 
third-party software compared to 3.9% during the same period a year ago. The number of clients who purchase hardware and third-
party software and the dollar amount of hardware and third-party software revenue fluctuates each period depending on the needs 
of clients. The inclusion of hardware and third-party software in the NextGen Division's sales arrangements is typically at the request 
of our clients. 

Implementation and training revenue related to system sales at the NextGen Division increased 39.0% in the year ended March 31, 
2013 compared to the same prior year period. Implementation and training revenue related to system sales at the Hospital Solutions 
Division  increased  16.4%,  in  the  year  ended  March 31,  2013  as  compared  to  the  same  prior  year  period.  The  amount  of 
implementation  and  training  services  revenue  is  dependent  on  several  factors,  including  timing  of  client  implementations,  the 
availability of qualified staff and the mix of services being rendered. The number of implementation and training staff increased 
during  the  year  ended  March 31,  2013  versus  the  same  prior  year  period  in  order  to  accommodate  the  increased  amount  of 
implementation services sold in conjunction with software sales. It should be noted however that we have experienced a decline 
in the level of systems sales in recent quarters which in turn have resulted in a decline in the amount of implementation services 
sold, specifically in the NextGen Division. We intend to address the fluctuation in demand for services by managing the use of third 
parties for implementation services. We have historically relied on third parties for a portion of our implementations in order to 
manage customer requirements. The Hospital Solutions Division required a greater reliance on third parties to handle increased 
demands for implementation services, especially in the first half of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.  

Maintenance, EDI, RCM and Other Services. For the year ended March 31, 2013, our company-wide revenue from maintenance, 
EDI, RCM and other services grew 19.8% to $336.6 million from $281.0 million in the same prior year period. The increase is 
primarily due to an increase in maintenance, EDI and other services revenue from the NextGen Division and an increase in RCM 
revenue from the RCM Services Division. 

Total NextGen Division maintenance revenue for the year ended March 31, 2013 grew 14.9% to $133.9 million from $116.5 million 
for the same prior year period while NextGen Division EDI revenue grew 22.8% to $54.3 million compared to $44.2 million in the 
same prior year period. Other services revenue for the NextGen Division, which consists primarily of third-party annual software 
license renewals, consulting services, SaaS fees and hosting services, increased 29.4% to $52.6 million in the year ended March 31, 
2013 from $40.6 million in the same prior year period. Other services revenue benefited from a strong increase in consulting revenue 
to existing NextGen Division customers. 

The Hospital Solutions Division maintenance, EDI and other services revenue for the year ended March 31, 2013 increased 4.4% 
as compared to the same prior year period primarily due to an increase in other services revenue. For the year ended March 31, 
2013, RCM revenue for the RCM Services Division grew $13.6 million, or 29.9%, to $59.2 million compared to $45.6 million in the 
same prior year period. RCM revenue was positively impacted by the acquisition of Matrix which contributed $12.5 million in the 
current year.  

The following table details maintenance, EDI, RCM and other services revenue by category on a consolidated and divisional basis 
for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Maintenance

EDI

RCM

Other

Total

$

7,902

$

5,152

$

— $

1,519

$

14,573

$

$

133,904

54,281

14,126

839

41

235

—

—

59,219

52,569

240,754

3,277

3,585

17,444

63,878

156,771

$

59,709

$

59,219

$

60,950

$ 336,649

7,639

$

5,045

$

— $

1,281

$

13,965

116,544

44,214

14,553

96

—

—

—

—

45,572

40,645

201,403

2,158

3,290

16,711

48,958

$

138,832

$

49,259

$

45,572

$

47,374

$ 281,037

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Maintenance revenue for the NextGen Division increased by $17.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the 
same prior year period. The growth in maintenance revenue is primarily a result of increases related to net additional licenses from 
new and existing clients.

The NextGen Division’s EDI revenue growth has come from new clients and from further penetration of the division’s existing client 
base while the growth in RCM revenue is attributable to both organic growth as well as the addition in revenue from the Matrix 
acquisition. We intend to continue to promote maintenance, EDI and RCM services to both new and existing clients. Growth in 
other services revenue is primarily due to increases in third-party annual software licenses, consulting services, SaaS fees, patient 
portal subscription fees and hosting services revenue. 

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue for the year ended March 31, 2013 increased 25.4% to $189.7 million from $151.2 million in 
the same prior year period and the cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue increased to 41.2% from 35.2% driven primarily by 
a higher percentage of lower margin revenue streams such as implementation and RCM services, as well as slight cost increases 
across all revenue categories. 

The following table details revenue and cost of revenue on a consolidated and divisional basis for the years ended March 31, 2013 
and 2012 (in thousands):

QSI Dental Division

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

NextGen Division

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

Hospital Solutions Division

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

RCM Services Division

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

Unallocated cost of revenue (1)

Consolidated

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2013

%

2012

%

$

19,990

100.0% $

19,596

100.0%

10,453

52.3%

9,097

$

9,537

47.7% $

10,499

46.4%

53.6%

$ 344,315

100.0% $ 325,467

100.0%

114,788

33.3%

93,723

$ 229,527

66.7% $ 231,744

28.8%

71.2%

$

31,413

100.0% $

34,463

100.0%

16,703

53.2%

10,540

$

14,710

46.8% $

23,923

30.6%

69.4%

$

64,511

100.0% $

50,309

100.0%

45,008

19,503

2,700

$

$

69.8%

35,559

30.2% $

14,750

N/A $

2,303

70.7%

29.3%

N/A

$ 460,229

100.0% $ 429,835

100.0%

189,652

41.2%

151,223

$ 270,577

58.8% $ 278,612

35.2%

64.8%

____________________
(1) 

Relates to the amortization of acquired software technology intangible assets

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Gross profit margins for the QSI Dental Division, NextGen Division and the Hospital Solutions Division decreased for the year ended 
March 31, 2013 compared to the same prior year period primarily due to a significant decrease in software sales during the current 
year. Gross profit margin in the RCM Services Division increased to 30.2% for the year ended March 31, 2013 as compared to 
29.3% for the same prior year period primarily due to a significant increase in recurring revenue during the current year.

The following table details the individual components of cost of revenue and gross profit as a percentage of total revenue on a 
consolidated and divisional basis for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Hardware,
Third 
Party
Software

Payroll 
and
Related
Benefits

EDI

Other

Total Cost
of 
Revenue

Gross
Profit

8.7%

1.6%

3.4%

—%

1.8%

7.1%

1.3%

3.2%

—%

1.6%

19.8%

12.1%

28.9%

45.3%

18.3%

23.2%

12.4%

17.0%

46.1%

17.2%

13.6%

9.3%

0.1%

1.0%

7.7%

7.9%

7.8%

—%

2.2%

6.5%

10.2%

10.3%

20.8%

23.5%

13.4%

8.2%

7.3%

10.4%

22.4%

9.9%

52.3%

33.3%

53.2%

69.8%

41.2%

46.4%

28.8%

30.6%

70.7%

35.2%

47.7%

66.7%

46.8%

30.2%

58.8%

53.6%

71.2%

69.4%

29.3%

64.8%

During the year ended March 31, 2013, hardware and third-party software constituted a slightly higher portion of cost of revenue 
compared to the same prior year period in the NextGen Division. The number of clients who purchase hardware and third-party 
software and the dollar amount of hardware and third-party software purchased fluctuates each quarter depending on the needs 
of our clients. 

Our payroll and benefits expense associated with delivering our products and services increased to 18.3% of consolidated revenue 
in the year ended March 31, 2013 compared to 17.2% during the same period last year. The absolute level of consolidated payroll 
and benefit expenses grew from $73.9 million in the year ended March 31, 2011 to $84.1 million in the year ended March 31, 2013, 
an increase of 13.8%, or approximately $10.2 million. Of the $10.2 million increase, approximately $6.0 million of the increase is 
related to the RCM Services Division as RCM is a service business, which inherently has higher percentage of payroll costs as a 
percentage of revenue. Increases of $1.5 million in the NextGen Division and $3.2 million for the Hospital Solutions Division for the 
year ended March 31, 2013 are primarily due to headcount additions and increased payroll and benefits expense associated with 
delivering products and services. The QSI Dental Division experienced a slight decrease in payroll and benefits expense compared 
to the same prior year period. The amount of share-based compensation expense included in cost of revenue was not significant 
for both the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. 

Other cost of revenue, which primarily consists of third-party annual license, hosting costs, third party implementation and consulting 
services, and outsourcing costs, increased to 13.4% of total revenue during the year ended March 31, 2013 as compared to 9.9% 
for the same period a year ago. The Hospital Solutions Division utilized third parties to perform a larger portion of implementation 
services in fiscal 2013, resulting in higher other costs compared to the prior year.

As a result of the foregoing events and activities, our gross profit percentage decreased to 58.8% for the year ended March 31, 
2013 versus 64.8% for the same prior year period. 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended March 31, 2013 
increased 15.1% to $148.4 million as compared to $128.8 million for the same prior year period. The increase in these expenses 
resulted primarily from: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

$6.9 million increase in salaries and related benefit expenses primarily as a result of headcount additions; 

$1.6 million increase in support services, depreciation and maintenance fees related to the April 1, 2012 go-live of 
our ERP system; 

$1.8 million of acquisition related expenses, including fair value adjustments;

$1.2 million increase in bad debt expense;

$0.7 million increase in sales commissions; 

$1.3 million of proxy contest related expenses; and

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• 

$6.0 million net increase in other selling and administrative expenses. 

Share-based compensation expense was approximately $1.9 million and $2.9 million for the year ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, 
respectively, and is included in the aforementioned amounts. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of 
revenue increased from 30.0% in the year ended March 31, 2012 to 32.2% in the year ended March 31, 2013. 

Research and Development Costs. Research and development costs for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were $30.9 
million and $31.4 million, respectively. Research and development costs as a percentage of revenue decreased to 6.7% in the year 
ended March 31, 2013 from 7.3% for the prior year period. The slower growth in research and development expenses was primarily 
due to the achievement of technological feasibility for a major project, allowing us to begin to capitalize costs related to this project 
in the current year, offset by continued investment in enhancements to our specialty template development, preparation for ICD10 
requirements, new products including NextGen Mobile, NextGen NextPen, NextGen Community Connectivity consisting of NextGen 
Health Information Exchange (“NextGen HIE,” formerly Community Health Solution), NextGen Patient Portal (“NextMD.com”), and 
NextGen Health Quality Measures (“NextGen HQM”), and other enhancements to our existing products. Additions to capitalized 
software costs offset increases in research and development costs. For the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, our additions 
to capitalized software were $29.5 million and $13.1 million, respectively, as we continue to enhance our software to meet the 
Meaningful Use definitions under the ARRA as well as further integrate both ambulatory and inpatient products. The increase in 
capitalized software added in the year ended March 31, 2013 included $3.0 million paid for the source code of a pharmacy system 
which supports customers in the Hospital Solutions Division as well as greater investment in this division. For the years ended 
March 31, 2013 and 2012, total research and development expenditures including costs expensed and costs capitalized were $60.4 
million and $44.5 million, respectively. We intend to continue to invest heavily in research and development expenses as we develop 
a new integrated inpatient and outpatient, web-based software platform as well as continue to bring additional functionality and 
features to the medical community. Share-based compensation expense included in research and development costs was not 
significant for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. 

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets. Amortization included in operating expense related to acquired intangible assets 
for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $4.9 million and $2.2 million, respectively.

Impairment of Goodwill. During the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the operating performance of the Hospital Solutions Division 
("Hospital reporting unit" or "Hospital") weakened, relative to the historic performance of this division.  Revenues and operating 
results  further  declined  during  the  third  quarter  of  2013.   Accordingly,  we  assessed  the  conditions  giving  rise  to  the  operating 
performance and evaluated the carrying amount of Hospital's goodwill balance.  At such time, we concluded that the fair value of 
the Hospital reporting unit exceeded the carrying amount of the related goodwill, and therefore the value of the goodwill required 
no impairment.  During the latter part of the quarter ended March 31, 2013, however, we reassessed the short-term and longer-
term business strategies and operating expectations relating to the Hospital Solutions Division.  From this assessment, we concluded 
that it was necessary to re-evaluate Hospital's goodwill for impairment during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.

Based upon the above, the Company performed step one of the goodwill impairment test and determined that the fair value of the 
Hospital reporting unit, which was based on a combination of discounted cash flow analysis and market approach, was lower than 
the carrying value. The failure of step one triggered step two of the impairment test.  

As a result of the step two analysis, the Company determined the implied fair value of the Hospital reporting unit's goodwill and 
concluded that the carrying value of goodwill exceeded its implied fair value. Based upon the resulting computations, an impairment 
charge of $17.4 million was recognized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. 

The Company determined the implied fair value of the Hospital reporting unit's goodwill in the same manner as the amount of 
goodwill recognized in a business combination. Therefore, the excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amounts assigned 
to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill.

Key assumptions affecting the results of the goodwill impairment test include: a) the near-term continuation of recent results of 
operations for the Division and b) our detailed reassessment of the strategies of the Division and the actions required to achieve 
those strategies.  Such reassessment resulted in a reprioritization of the objectives for the Division in the next fiscal year and a 
determination that additional investment and expenditures would be required to achieve those objectives.  Specifically, the Division 
will place client satisfaction as its highest priority, de-emphasizing near-term growth.  

To achieve high client satisfaction, the Division plans to implement several initiatives designed to enhance the Division's ability to 
deliver better value for its customers including implementation, support, and software development.  First, the Division will work to 
aggressively  add  employees  to  its  implementation,  support,  and  software  development  departments  to  increase  the  ratio  of 
employees-to-customers.  This will enable the Division to be more hands-on and responsive during the implementation and support 
phases.  Additionally, during the next fiscal year, the Division plans to bear the cost of providing additional training and implementation 
services to certain customers, to enable those customers to make better use of the functionality of the system. We believe that by 
completing  this  work  and  adding  to  the  support,  implementation,  and  development  teams,  the  Division  will  greatly  improve  its 
customer experience, and thereby help the Division improve its ability to have more of its client base serve as reference sites. 

Additionally, the revenue assumptions relating to the Hospital Division outlook for the next several years reflect planned constraints 
on: a) the rate of new implementation engagements, to accommodate the client satisfaction initiative, and b) the timing and extent 
of product sales in light of other operational and product development considerations. 

Though we have confidence in our assumptions regarding the future performance of the Hospital Solutions Division, if the future 
financial results relating to the Division fall short of our assumptions, the fair value of the reporting unit could be negatively impacted, 
resulting in an additional impairment of goodwill and/or other intangible assets.

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The Company will continue to monitor the operating performance of its reporting units in future periods for evidence of any additional 
indicators of impairment. 

Interest and Other Income (Expense). Total interest and other income (expense) for the year ended March 31, 2013 was $0.2 
million of expense as compared to income of $0.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2012. Interest and other income (expense) 
consists primarily of dividends and interest earned on our investments along with foreign currency gains or losses for the period. 

Our investment policy is determined by our Board of Directors. We currently maintain our cash in very liquid short term assets 
including tax exempt and taxable money market funds, Certificates of Deposit and short term Municipal Bonds with maturities of 
365 days or less at the time of purchase. Our Board of Directors continues to review alternate uses for our cash including, but not 
limited to, payment of a special dividend, initiation of a stock buyback program, an expansion of our investment policy and other 
items. Additionally, it is possible that we will utilize some or all of our cash to fund acquisitions or other similar business activities. 
Any or all of these programs could significantly impact our investment income in future periods. 

Provision for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were $26.2 million 
and $40.6 million, respectively. The effective tax rates were 38.0% and 35.0% for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, 
respectively. The effective rate for the year ended March 31, 2013 increased as compared to the prior year period primarily due to 
the non-deductibility of $5.1 million (tax effected) relating to the impairment of goodwill. Partially offsetting this impact are increased 
benefits to the overall effective tax rate from the state effective tax rate, research and development credits and qualified production 
activities deductions. 

During the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we recognized research and development tax credits of approximately $1.5 
million and $1.0 million, respectively. The Company also claimed the qualified production activities deduction under Section 199 of 
the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) of approximately $9.0 million and $10.0 million (pre-tax) during the years ended March 31, 2013 
and 2012, respectively. Research and development credits and the qualified production activities income deduction calculated by 
us involve certain assumptions and judgments regarding qualification of expenses under the relevant tax code provision.

Comparison of the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011

Net Income. Our net income for the year ended March 31, 2012 was $75.7 million, or $1.29 per share on a basic and $1.28 per 
share on a fully diluted basis. In comparison, we earned $61.6 million, or $1.06 per share on both a basic and fully diluted basis 
for the year ended March 31, 2011. The increase in net income for the year ended March 31, 2012 was primarily attributed to the 
following:

• 

• 

• 

• 

a 21.6% increase in consolidated revenue, including an increase in revenues of $58.9 million from our NextGen 
Division and $16.6 million from our Hospital Solutions Division; 

21.3% increase in consolidated software license revenue, which accounted for 77.2% of total system sales;

a 19.2% increase in recurring revenue, including RCM, maintenance and EDI revenue; offset by 
an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development costs. 

Revenue. Revenue for the year ended March 31, 2012 increased 21.6% to $429.8 million from $353.4 million for the year ended 
March 31, 2011. NextGen Division revenue increased 22.1% to $325.5 million from $266.5 million in the year ended March 31, 
2012, QSI Dental Division revenue decreased 1.9% to $19.6 million from $20.0 million, RCM Services Division revenue increased 
2.8% to $50.3 million from $49.0 million, and Hospital Solutions Division revenue increased 92.5% to $34.5 million from $17.9 
million in the same prior year period. 

System Sales. Revenue earned from Company-wide sales of systems for the year ended March 31, 2012 increased 19.5% to 
$148.8 million from $124.5 million in the prior year period. 

Our increase in revenue from sales of systems was principally the result of a 13.9% increase in category revenue at our NextGen 
Division and a 114.4% increase at our Hospital Solutions Division. NextGen Division sales in this category grew $15.2 million to 
$124.1 million during the year ended March 31, 2012 from $108.9 million during the same prior year period while the Hospital 
Solutions Division delivered a $9.5 million increase in category revenue to $17.8 million in the year ended March 31, 2012 as 
compared to $8.3 million in the same prior year period. The increases were driven by higher sales of software to both new and 
existing clients at the NextGen Division and higher software and implementation revenue at the Hospital Solutions Division.

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The following table breaks down our reported system sales into software, hardware and third-party software, and implementation 
and training services components on a consolidated and divisional basis for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Software

Hardware, Third
Party Software

Implementation
and Training
Services

Total System
Sales

$

2,865

$

1,662

$

1,104

$

5,631

$

$

100,517

10,576

961

4,839

987

—

18,708

124,064

6,189

390

17,752

1,351

114,919

$

7,488

$

26,391

$

148,798

3,239

$

2,190

$

1,066

$

6,495

84,812

6,187

473

8,979

612

22

15,097

108,888

1,482

370

8,281

865

$

94,711

$

11,803

$

18,015

$

124,529

NextGen Division software license revenue increased 18.5% in the year ended March 31, 2012 versus the same period last year. 
The Division’s software revenue accounted for 81.0% of divisional system sales revenue during the year ended March 31, 2012 
compared to 77.9% during the same period a year ago. Software license revenue continues to be an area of primary emphasis for 
the NextGen Division.

Hospital Solutions Division software license revenue increased 70.9% in the year ended March 31, 2012 versus the same period 
last year. The Division’s software revenue accounted for 59.6% of divisional system sales revenue during the year ended March 
31, 2012 compared to 74.7% during the same period a year ago.

During the year ended March 31, 2012, 3.9% of the NextGen Division’s system sales revenue was represented by hardware and 
third-party software compared to 8.2% during the same period a year ago. The number of clients who purchase hardware and third-
party software and the dollar amount of hardware and third-party software revenue fluctuates each period depending on the needs 
of clients. The inclusion of hardware and third-party software in the NextGen Division’s sales arrangements is typically at the request 
of our clients. 

Implementation and training revenue related to system sales at the NextGen Division increased 23.9% in the year ended March 
31, 2012 compared to the same prior year period. Implementation and training revenue related to system sales at the Hospital 
Solutions Division increased 317.6%, in the year ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the same prior year period. The amount 
of implementation and training services revenue is dependent on several factors, including timing of client implementations, the 
availability of qualified staff and the mix of services being rendered. The number of implementation and training staff increased 
during  the  year  ended  March  31,  2012  versus  the  same  prior  year  period  in  order  to  accommodate  the  increased  amount  of 
implementation services sold in conjunction with increased software sales. In order to achieve growth in this area, additional staffing 
increases and additional training facilities are anticipated, though actual future increases in revenue and staff will depend upon the 
availability of qualified staff, business mix and conditions and our ability to retain current staff members. 

For the RCM Services Division, total system sales increased $0.5 million, or 56.2%, to $1.4 million in the year ended March 31, 
2012 as compared to the same prior year period. Systems sales revenue within the RCM Services Division is composed of sales 
to existing RCM clients only and can fluctuate given the size of the current client base of the RCM Services Division. 

Maintenance, EDI, RCM and Other Services. For the year ended March 31, 2012, our company-wide revenue from maintenance, 
EDI, RCM and other services grew 22.8% to $281.0 million from $228.8 million in the same prior year period. The increase is 
primarily due to an increase in maintenance, EDI and other services revenue from the NextGen and Hospital Solutions Divisions. 

Total NextGen Division maintenance revenue for the year ended March 31, 2012 grew 24.1% to $116.5 million from $93.9 million 
for the same prior year period while NextGen Division EDI revenue grew 22.4% to $44.2 million compared to $36.1 million in the 
same prior year period. Other services revenue for the NextGen Division, which consists primarily of third-party annual software 
license renewals, follow-on training hours, consulting services and hosting services, increased 47.1% to $40.6 million in the year 
ended March 31, 2012 from $27.6 million in the same prior year period. Other services revenue benefited from a strong increase 
in consulting revenue and follow-on training services revenue to existing NextGen Division customers.

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The following table details maintenance, EDI, RCM and other services revenue by category on a consolidated and divisional basis 
for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Maintenance

EDI

RCM

Other

Total

$

7,639

$

5,045

$

— $

1,281

$

13,965

$

$

116,544

44,214

14,553

96

—

—

—

—

45,572

40,645

201,403

2,158

3,290

16,711

48,958

138,832

$

49,259

$

45,572

$

47,374

$ 281,037

7,329

$

4,891

$

— $

1,251

$

13,471

93,890

36,131

8,642

158

—

—

—

—

45,065

27,637

157,658

975

2,865

9,617

48,088

$

110,019

$

41,022

$

45,065

$

32,728

$ 228,834

Maintenance revenue for the NextGen Division increased by $22.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the 
same prior year period. The growth in maintenance revenue is primarily a result of increases related to net additional licenses from 
new clients and existing clients as well as a price increase that became effective during the quarter ended September 30, 2011. 

The NextGen Division’s EDI revenue growth has come from new clients and from further penetration of the division’s existing client 
base while the growth in RCM revenue has come from new clients that have been acquired from cross selling opportunities with 
the NextGen Division client base. We intend to continue to promote maintenance, EDI and RCM services to both new and existing 
clients. Growth in other services revenue is primarily due to increases in third-party annual software licenses, follow on training 
services, consulting services and hosting services revenue. 

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue for the year ended March 31, 2012 increased 18.6% to $151.2 million from $127.5 million in 
the same prior year period and the cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased to 35.2% from 36.1% primarily due to 
a lower amount of hardware included in systems sales as compared to the same prior year period as well as strong software sales 
achieved in the current year period. 

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The following table details revenue and cost of revenue on a consolidated and divisional basis for the years ended March 31, 2012 
and 2011 (in thousands):

QSI Dental Division

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

NextGen Division

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

Hospital Solutions Division

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

RCM Services Division

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

Unallocated cost of revenue (1)

Consolidated

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Gross profit

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2012

%

2011

%

$

19,596

100.0% $

19,966

100.0%

9,097

46.4%

9,034

$

10,499

53.6% $

10,932

45.2%

54.8%

$ 325,467

100.0% $ 266,546

100.0%

93,723

28.8%

78,496

$ 231,744

71.2% $ 188,050

29.4%

70.6%

$

34,463

100.0% $

17,898

100.0%

10,540

30.6%

4,671

$

23,923

69.4% $

13,227

26.1%

73.9%

$

50,309

100.0% $

48,953

100.0%

35,559

14,750

2,303

$

$

70.7%

34,896

29.3% $

14,057

N/A $

385

71.3%

28.7%

N/A

$ 429,835

100.0% $ 353,363

100.0%

151,223

35.2%

127,482

$ 278,612

64.8% $ 225,881

36.1%

63.9%

____________________
(1) 

Relates to the amortization of acquired software technology intangible assets 

Gross profit margins at the QSI Dental Division for the year ended March 31, 2012 decreased to 53.6% from 54.8% for the same 
prior year period primarily as a result of lower software license revenue included in total revenue. Gross profit margins at the NextGen 
Division for year ended March 31, 2012 increased to 71.2% compared to 70.6% for the same prior year period due to strong software 
sales and an increase in maintenance revenue, which yields higher margins than other services, along with improvements in EDI 
margins. Gross margin in the Hospital Solutions Division decreased to 69.4% for the year ended March 31, 2012 as compared to 
73.9% for the same prior year period due to growth in implementation and training revenue which carries lower profit margins 
compared to software. Gross margin in the RCM Services Division increased to 29.3% for the year ended March 31, 2012 as 
compared to 28.7% for the same prior year period due to growth in higher margin software revenue. 

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The following table details the individual components of cost of revenue and gross profit as a percentage of total revenue on a 
consolidated and divisional basis for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated

Hardware,
Third 
Party
Software

Payroll 
and
Related
Benefits

EDI

Other

Total Cost
of 
Revenue

Gross
Profit

7.1%

1.3%

3.2%

—%

1.6%

8.7%

2.9%

5.4%

—%

3.0%

23.2%

12.4%

17.0%

46.1%

17.2%

17.7%

11.8%

16.7%

43.8%

16.8%

7.9%

7.8%

—%

2.2%

6.5%

11.6%

8.1%

—%

0.5%

6.9%

8.2%

7.3%

10.4%

22.4%

9.9%

7.2%

6.6%

4.0%

27.0%

9.4%

46.4%

28.8%

30.6%

70.7%

35.2%

45.2%

29.4%

26.1%

71.3%

36.1%

53.6%

71.2%

69.4%

29.3%

64.8%

54.8%

70.6%

73.9%

28.7%

63.9%

During the year ended March 31, 2012, hardware and third-party software constituted a lower portion of cost of revenue compared 
to the same prior year period in the NextGen Division. The number of clients who purchase hardware and third-party software and 
the dollar amount of hardware and third-party software purchased fluctuates each quarter depending on the needs of our clients. 

Our payroll and benefits expense associated with delivering our products and services increased to 17.2% of consolidated revenue 
in the year ended March 31, 2012 compared to 16.8% during the same period last year. The absolute level of consolidated payroll 
and benefit expenses grew from $59.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2011 to $73.9 million in the year ended March 31, 2012, 
an increase of 24.5%, or approximately $14.6 million. Of the $14.6 million increase, approximately $1.8 million of the increase is 
related to the RCM Services Division as RCM is a service business, which inherently has higher percentage of payroll costs as a 
percentage of revenue. Increases of $8.9 million in the NextGen Division, $2.9 million for the Hospital Solutions Division and $1.0 
million in the QSI Dental Division for the year ended March 31, 2012 are primarily due to headcount additions and increased payroll 
and benefits expense associated with delivering products and services. The amount of share-based compensation expense included 
in cost of revenue was $0.3 million for both the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. 

Other expense, which primarily consists of third-party annual license, hosting costs and outsourcing costs, increased to 9.9% of 
total revenue during the year ended March 31, 2012 as compared to 9.4% for the same period a year ago. 

As a result of the foregoing events and activities, our gross profit percentage increased to 64.8% for the year ended March 31, 
2012 versus 63.9% for the same prior year period. 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended March 31, 2012 
increased 19.0% to $128.8 million as compared to $108.3 million for the same prior year period. The increase in these expenses 
resulted primarily from: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

$12.6 million increase in salaries and related benefit expenses primarily as a result of headcount additions and 
acquisitions; 

$2.9 million increase in sales commissions primarily related to the NextGen Division; 

$1.9 million increase in bad debt expense; and

$3.1 million net increase in other selling and administrative expenses. 

Share-based compensation expense was approximately $2.9 million and $3.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, 
respectively, and is included in the aforementioned amounts. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of 
revenue decreased from 30.7% in the year ended March 31, 2011 to 30.0% in the year ended March 31, 2012. 

Research and Development Costs. Research and development costs for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $31.4 
million and $21.8 million, respectively. The increases in research and development expenses were due in part to increased investment 
in the NextGen and Hospital Solutions Division product lines. We have also invested significantly in enhancements to our specialty 
template development, preparation for ICD10 requirements, new products including NextGen Mobile, NextGen NextPen, NextGen 
Community Connectivity consisting of NextGen Health Information Exchange (“NextGen HIE,” formerly Community Health Solution), 
NextGen Patient Portal (“NextMD.com”), and NextGen Health Quality Measures (“NextGen HQM”), and other enhancements to 
our existing products. Additions to capitalized software costs offset increases in research and development costs. For the years 
ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, our additions to capitalized software were at $13.1 million and $10.7 million, respectively, as we 

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continue to enhance our software to meet the Meaningful Use definitions under the ARRA as well as further integrate both ambulatory 
and inpatient products. Research and development costs as a percentage of revenue increased to 7.3% in the year ended March 
31, 2012 from 6.2% for the same prior year period. Research and development expenses are expected to continue at or above 
current  dollar  levels  as  we  develop  a  new  integrated  inpatient  and  outpatient,  web-based  software  platform.  Share-based 
compensation expense included in research and development costs was $0.2 million for both the years ended March 31, 2012 and 
2011. 

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets. Amortization included in operating expense related to acquired intangible assets 
for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $2.2 million and $1.7 million, respectively. 

Interest and Other Income. Total interest and other income for the year ended March 31, 2012 was $0.1 million as compared to 
$0.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2011. Interest and other income consist primarily of dividends and interest earned on our 
investments along with foreign currency gains or losses for the period. 

Provision for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $40.6 million 
and $32.8 million, respectively. The effective tax rates were 35.0% and 34.8% for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, 
respectively. The effective rate for the year ended March 31, 2012 increased slightly as compared to the prior year period primarily 
due to the qualified production activities deduction and research and development credits and fluctuations in the state effective tax 
rate. 

During both the year ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, we recognized research and development tax credits of approximately $1.0 
million. The Company also claimed the qualified production activities deduction under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code 
(“IRC”) of approximately $10.0 million and $8.1 million during the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Research 
and development credits and the qualified production activities income deduction calculated by us involve certain assumptions and 
judgments regarding qualification of expenses under the relevant tax code provision. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table presents selected financial statistics and information for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in 
thousands):

Cash and cash equivalents

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Net income

Net cash provided by operating activities

Number of days of sales outstanding (1)

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

$

$

$

$

105,999

$

134,444

(28,445) $

42,724

68,041

$

$

122

17,827

75,657

78,105

122

$

$

$

$

116,617

32,006

61,606

70,317

131

___________________________
(1) Days sales outstanding is equal to accounts receivable divided by average daily revenue

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Cash provided by operations has historically been our primary source of cash and has primarily been driven by our net income plus 
adjustments to add back non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, amortization of intangibles and capitalized software costs, 
provisions for bad debts and inventory obsolescence, share-based compensation, changes in fair value of contingent consideration 
and deferred taxes. 

The following table summarizes our consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in 
thousands):

Net income

Non-cash expenses

Change in deferred revenue

Change in accounts receivable

Change in other assets and liabilities

Net cash provided by operating activities

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

$

42,724

$

75,657

$

42,824

(17,993)

(7,988)

8,474

14,932

5,993

(10,389)

(8,088)

$

68,041

$

78,105

$

61,606

17,243

13,211

(36,094)

14,351

70,317

Net Income. As referenced in the above table, net income makes up the majority of our cash generated from operations for the 
years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. 

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Non-Cash Expenses. Non-cash expenses include depreciation, amortization of intangibles and amortization of capitalized software 
costs,  provisions  for  bad  debts  and  inventory  obsolescence,  share-based  compensation,  changes  in  fair  value  of  contingent 
consideration, impairment of goodwill and deferred taxes. Total non-cash expenses were $42.8 million, $14.9 million and $17.2 
million for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The $27.9 million increase in non-cash expenses for the year ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the same prior year period 
is primarily due to $17.4 million related to the impairment of goodwill, as well as increases of approximately $1.7 million in depreciation, 
$1.4 million of amortization of capitalized software costs, $1.2 million of bad debt expense, $3.1 million of amortization of other 
intangibles, a $0.1 million increase in the provision for inventory obsolescence, $4.3 million of excess tax benefit from share-based 
compensation and $1.3 million in fair value adjustments for contingent consideration, partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease in 
share-based compensation and a $1.5 million increase in deferred income tax benefit.

The $2.3 million decrease in non-cash expenses for the year ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the prior year period is primarily 
related  to  increases  of  approximately  $0.9 million  in  depreciation,  $1.2 million  of  amortization  of  capitalized  software  costs, 
$1.2 million of amortization of other intangibles, $1.9 million in bad debt expense and a $0.1 million loss on disposal of fixed assets, 
offset by a $0.4 million decrease in share-based compensation, a $0.8 million decrease in fair value adjustments for contingent 
consideration, a $2.6 million increase in excess tax benefit from share-based compensation and a $3.8 million increase in deferred 
income tax benefit.

Deferred Revenue. Cash from operations was negatively impacted by a decrease in deferred revenues of approximately $18.0 
million for the year ended March 31, 2013 versus an increase of $6.0 million and $13.2 million in the years ended March 31, 2012 
and 2011, respectively. The decline in deferred revenue was primarily due to lower deferred implementation services, which was 
related to a decline in system sales during the period. Deferred implementation revenue was also impacted by a change in the 
Company's standard payment terms for implementation services. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company modified 
its standard payment terms for implementation services sold in conjunction with software to separate license fee payments from 
services and to bill for services as such services are provided. This change results in implementation service fees not being recorded 
as both accounts receivable and deferred revenue upon the execution of a contract. In future periods, deferred implementation and 
training revenue is not expected to be as significant due to this change in standard payment terms. 

Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable grew by approximately $8.0 million, $10.4 million and $36.1 million for the years ended 
March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in accounts receivable is primarily due to the following factors:

• 

• 

Consolidated  revenue  grew  7.1%,  21.6%  and  21.1%  for  the  years  ended  March 31,  2013,  2012  and  2011, 
respectively;

Accounts receivable growth was partially offset by a smaller amount of services sold in advance of being rendered. 
This is a result of the Company modifying its standard payment terms for implementation services sold in conjunction 
with software to separate license fee payments from services and instead billing for services as services are incurred. 
This change results in implementation service fees not being recorded as both accounts receivable and deferred 
revenue upon the execution of a contract;

Provided turnover of accounts receivable, deferred revenue and profitability remain consistent with the 2013 fiscal year, we anticipate 
being able to continue generating cash from operations during fiscal year 2014 primarily from our net income.

Other Assets and Liabilities. Cash from operations in the year ended March 31, 2013 was positively impacted by a net $8.5 million 
increase in other assets and liabilities compared to a net decrease of $8.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2012.  For the year 
ended March 31, 2013, the $8.5 million change in other assets and liabilities is primarily the result of an increase in accounts payable 
of $6.2 million, an increase of $4.7 million in other current and non-current liabilities primarily due to contingent consideration and 
other acquisition related liabilities in the current period, partially offset by a $2.4 million net decrease in all other assets and liabilities.   

Cash from operations in the year ended March 31, 2012 was negatively impacted by a net $8.1 million decrease in other assets 
and liabilities compared to a net increase of $14.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2011.  For the year ended March 31, 2012, 
the $8.1 million change in other assets and liabilities is primarily the result of an decrease in accounts payable of $2.2 million, an 
increase in income tax receivable of $2.6 million, a decrease in other current assets of $3.0 million, and a net decrease of $0.3 
million for all other assets and liabilities.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $53.6 million, $34.9 million and $10.6 
million, respectively. During the year ended March 31, 2013 cash flows from investing consists of net cash paid for the acquisitions 
of Matrix and Poseidon of $5.1 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in addition to increases of $29.5 million and $10.0 million, 
respectively, for capitalized software and equipment and improvements and $7.1 million for the purchase of marketable securities. 

During the year ended March 31, 2012, cash flows from investing primarily consists of net cash paid for the acquisitions of IntraNexus, 
CQI and ViaTrack of $3.3 million, $2.5 million and $5.7 million, respectively, in addition to increases of $13.1 million and $10.3 
million, respectively for capitalized software and equipment and improvements. 

During the year ended March 31, 2011, $17.2 million of cash was used for net additions of equipment and improvements and 
capitalized software and $1.1 million for the purchase of marketable securities, offset by proceeds of $7.7 million received from the 
sale of our ARS investments.  

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Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $42.9 million, $25.4 million and $27.7 
million, respectively. During the year ended March 31, 2013, we received proceeds of $0.9 million from the exercise of stock options, 
paid $41.5 million in dividends to shareholders, and paid $2.4 million in contingent consideration related to acquisitions compared 
to proceeds of $12.8 million from the exercise of stock options, payment of $41.0 million in dividends to shareholders and payment 
of $1.3 million in contingent consideration during the year ended March 31, 2012 and proceeds of $5.7 million from the exercise of 
stock options, payment of $34.7 million in dividends to shareholders and payment of $0.3 million in contingent consideration during 
the year ended March 31, 2011.

We recorded a reduction in our tax benefit from share-based compensation of $4.1 million and $1.5 million during the years ended 
March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, related to tax deductions received from stock option exercises. The benefit was recorded 
as additional paid in capital. The tax benefit from share-based compensation was not significant for the year ended March 31, 2013.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

At March 31, 2013, we had cash and cash equivalents of $106.0 million. We may use a portion of these funds towards future 
acquisitions although the timing and amount of funds to be used has not been determined. We intend to expend some of these 
funds for the development of products complementary to our existing product line as well as new versions of certain products. 
These developments are intended to take advantage of more powerful technologies and to increase the integration of our products. 
Such expenditures will be funded from our cash on hand and cash flows from operations.

In January 2007, our Board of Directors adopted a policy whereby we intend to pay a regular quarterly dividend on our outstanding 
common  stock,  subject  to  further  review  and  approval  and  the  establishment  of  record  and  distribution  dates  by  our  Board  of 
Directors prior to the declaration of each such quarterly dividend. We anticipate that future quarterly dividends, if and when declared 
by our Board of Directors pursuant to this policy, would likely be distributable on or about the fifth day of each of the months of 
October, January, April and July. 

On May 22, 2013, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per share on our outstanding shares of 
common stock, payable to shareholders of record as of June 14, 2013 with an expected distribution date on or about July 5, 2013. 

Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the periods presented (stock split adjusted):

Declaration Date

May 24, 2012

July 25, 2012

October 25, 2012

January 23, 2013

Fiscal year 2013

May 25, 2011

July 27, 2011

October 26, 2011

January 25, 2012

Fiscal year 2012

May 26, 2010

July 28, 2010

October 25, 2010

January 26, 2011

Fiscal year 2011

Record Date

June 15, 2012

September 14, 2012

December 14, 2012

March 15, 2013

June 17, 2011

September 19, 2011

December 20, 2011

March 20, 2012

June 17, 2010

September 17, 2010

December 17, 2010

March 17, 2011

Payment Date

July 3, 2012

October 5, 2012

December 28, 2012

April 5, 2013

July 5, 2011

October 5, 2011

January 5, 2012

April 5, 2012

July 6, 2010

October 5, 2010

January 5, 2011

April 5, 2011

Per Share
Dividend

$

$

$

$

$

$

0.175

0.175

0.175

0.175

0.700

0.175

0.175

0.175

0.175

0.700

0.150

0.150

0.150

0.175

0.625

Management believes that its cash and cash equivalents on hand at March 31, 2013, together with its marketable securities and 
cash flows from operations, if any, will be sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditure requirements as well as any 
dividends to be paid in the ordinary course of business for fiscal year 2014. 

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Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations at March 31, 2013 and the effect that such obligations are 
expected to have on our liquidity and cash in future periods:

Contractual Obligations

Operating lease obligations

Contingent consideration and other acquisition related
liabilities

Total

New Accounting Pronouncements

For the year ended March 31,

Total

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018 and
beyond

$

32,848 $ 8,152 $ 7,043 $ 6,519 $ 4,595 $

6,539

3,050

1,778

646

313

313

—

$

35,898 $ 9,930 $ 7,689 $ 6,832 $ 4,908 $

6,539

Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of our notes to consolidated financial statements included elsewhere 
in this Report for a discussion of new accounting standards.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

We currently maintain our cash in very liquid short term assets including tax exempt and taxable money market funds and short-
term U.S. Treasury securities with maturities of 90 days or less at the time of purchase.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

See our consolidated financial statements identified in the Index to Financial Statements appearing under “Item 15. Exhibits and 
Financial Statement Schedules” of this Report.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively) 
have concluded, based on their evaluation as of March 31, 2013, that the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and 
procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective to provide 
reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Security 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the 
Commission’s rules and forms, including to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit 
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief 
Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding whether or not disclosure is required.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in 
Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision 
and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to provide 
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes 
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our internal control over financial reporting is supported by written policies and procedures, that:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions 
of our assets;

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements 
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of our company are being 
made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of 
our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections 
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes 
in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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Management  of  the  Company  has  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
March 31, 2013 in making our assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria set forth in 
Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. 
Based on our evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 
2013.

The  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  March 31,  2013  has  been  audited  by 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report contained in Item 15 of 
Part IV of this Report, "Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules."

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

On April 1, 2012, we  implemented a corporate-wide Enterprise  Resource Planning  ("ERP") system. Our new ERP system will 
standardize and automate business processes, improve operational and financial performance, and enhance internal controls. The 
implementation of our new ERP system has resulted in changes to our business processes and internal controls over financial 
reporting. The key controls surrounding the ERP system are being identified and are subject to our Sarbanes-Oxley testing. 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2013 Annual 
Shareholders’ Meeting to be filed with the SEC.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2013 Annual 
Shareholders’ Meeting to be filed with the SEC.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED 
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2013 Annual 
Shareholders’ Meeting to be filed with the SEC.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2013 Annual 
Shareholders’ Meeting to be filed with the SEC.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2013 Annual 
Shareholders’ Meeting to be filed with the SEC. 

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(1) Index to Financial Statements:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 and 2012

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Years Ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity — Years Ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Years Ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(2) The following supplementary financial statement schedule of Quality Systems, Inc., required to be
included in Item 15(a)(2) on Form 10-K is filed as part of this Report.

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Schedules other than that listed above have been omitted since they are either not required, not
applicable, or because the information required is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or
the notes thereto.

(3) The exhibits listed in the Index to Exhibits hereof are attached hereto or incorporated herein by
reference and filed as a part of this Report.

Page

55

56

57

58

59

61

82

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Exhibit
Number

Description

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

10.1*

10.2*

10.3*

10.4*

10.5*

10.6*

10.7*

  Restated Articles of  Incorporation  of  Quality  Systems,  Inc.  filed  with  the  Secretary  of  State  of  California  on 
September 8, 1989, are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement 
on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-00161) filed January 11, 1996.

  Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Quality Systems, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of 
California effective March 4, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 of the registrant’s Annual 
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005.

  Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Quality Systems, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of 
California effective October 6, 2005 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the registrant’s Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed October 11, 2005.

  Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Quality Systems, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of 
California effective March 3, 2006 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registrant’s Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2006.

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Quality Systems, Inc., effective October 30, 2008, are hereby incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2008.

  Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Quality Systems, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of 
California effective October 6, 2011 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registrant's Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed October 6, 2011.

Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option Plan is hereby 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the quarter ended 
September 20, 2004.

Form  of  Incentive  Stock  Option  Agreement  for  Amended  and  Restated  1998  Stock  Option  Plan  is  hereby 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
September 30, 2004.

Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option Plan is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10.1 of the 
registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005.

Second Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to Appendix 
to the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on July 1, 2011.

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for 2005 Stock Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 5, 2007.

Form  of  Incentive  Stock  Option  Agreement  for  2005  Stock  Incentive  Plan  is  incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 5, 2007.

Employment Agreement with Steven Plochocki is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant's 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 12, 2008.

10.8**

2009 Quality Systems, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.

10.9*

10.10*

10.11*

10.12*

10.13*

10.14*

10.15*

Form of Outside Directors Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Agreement is incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 2, 2010.

Form of Outside Director's Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 
registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 15, 2011.

Description of 2013 Director Compensation Program for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013 is incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 30, 2012.

Description of 2013 Executive Compensation Program for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013 is incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 30, 2012.

Employment Arrangement dated September 19, 2012 between Quality Systems, Inc., and Daniel Morefield, is 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 
2012.
Form of Indemnification Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant's Current Report 
on Form 8-K filed on January 28, 2013.

Description of 2014 Executive Compensation Program for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014 is incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 28, 2013.

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10.16*

10.17*

Form  of  Executive  Officer  Restricted  Stock  Agreement  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  to  the 
registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 28, 2013.

Description of 2014 Director Compensation Program for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014 is incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 28, 2013.

21**

List of subsidiaries.

23.1**

31.1**

31.2**

32.1**

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted 
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS***

XBRL Instance

101.SCH***

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL***

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

101.LAB***

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label

101.PRE***

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

____________________
* 

This exhibit is a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement.

** 

*** 

Filed herewith.

XBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of section 11 
or 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the 
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these section.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this 

Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

By:   /s/ Steven T. Plochocki  

Steven T. Plochocki 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) 

By:   /s/ Paul A. Holt  

Paul A. Holt 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) 

Date: May 30, 2013 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the persons whose signature appears below hereby constitutes 
and appoints Steven T. Plochocki and Paul A. Holt, each of them acting individually, as his attorney-in-fact, each with the full power 
of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file 
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing 
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, 
hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorney-in-fact and any and all amendments to 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed by the following persons on 

our behalf in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

/s/ Sheldon Razin

Sheldon Razin

  Title

  Chairman of the Board and Director 

  Date

  May 30, 2013

/s/ Steven T. Plochocki

  Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director 

  May 30, 2013

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and
Executive Vice President

  May 30, 2013

Steven T. Plochocki

/s/ Paul A. Holt

Paul A. Holt

/s/ Craig Barbarosh

Craig Barbarosh

/s/ Mark Davis

Mark Davis

/s/ George Bristol

George Bristol

Michael Aghajanian

/s/ Russell Pflueger

Russell Pflueger

  Director 

  Director 

  Director 

  Director

  Director 

/s/ Lance Rosenzweig

  Director 

Lance Rosenzweig

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  May 30, 2013

  May 30, 2013

  May 30, 2013

  May 30, 2013

  May 30, 2013

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Quality Systems, Inc.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, 
statements of shareholders' equity and statements of cash flow present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Quality 
Systems, Inc.  and its subsidiaries at March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows 
for each of the three years in the period ended  March 31, 2013 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the 
United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15
(a)(2), presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated 
financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial 
reporting as of March 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee 
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for these financial 
statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal 
control over financial reporting, included in Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under 
Item  9A.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  opinions  on  these  financial  statements,  the  financial  statement  schedule,  and  on  the 
Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with 
the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and 
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and 
whether  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all  material  respects.    Our  audits  of  the  financial 
statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial 
statement presentation.  Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control 
over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating 
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we 
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted 
accounting principles.  A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain 
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets 
of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial 
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are 
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable 
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that 
could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections 
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes 
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Orange County, California
May 30, 2013 

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QUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share data)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash (Note 1)

Marketable securities

Accounts receivable, net (Note 9)

Inventories

Income taxes receivable

Deferred income taxes, net

Other current assets

Total current assets

Equipment and improvements, net

Capitalized software costs, net

Intangibles, net

Goodwill

Other assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

Deferred revenue

Accrued compensation and related benefits

Income taxes payable

Dividends payable

Other current liabilities

Total current liabilities

Deferred revenue, net of current

Deferred income taxes, net

Deferred compensation

Other noncurrent liabilities

Total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

Shareholders’ equity:

Common stock

$0.01 par value; authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 59,543 and 59,180
shares at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively

Additional paid-in capital

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Retained earnings

Total shareholders’ equity

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

$

105,999

$

134,444

5,488

12,012

148,257

710

—

12,140

12,720

297,326

21,887

39,781

27,550

45,761

10,750

1,962

4,987

145,756

1,242

2,628

10,127

11,563

312,709

17,841

19,994

23,259

60,776

5,773

$

$

443,055

$

440,352

11,501

$

65,207

11,915

1,480

10,418

26,508

127,029

1,219

—

3,809

3,949

4,532

83,108

11,870

—

10,354

19,568

129,432

1,293

5,351

3,497

5,602

136,006

145,175

595

592

179,743

169,033

(11)

126,722

307,049

(45)

125,597

295,177

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

443,055

$

440,352

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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QUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)

Revenues:

Software and hardware

Implementation and training services

System sales

Maintenance

Electronic data interchange services

Revenue cycle management and related services

Other services

Maintenance, EDI, RCM and other services

Total revenues

Cost of revenue:

Software and hardware

Implementation and training services

Total cost of system sales

Maintenance

Electronic data interchange services

Revenue cycle management and related services

Other services

Total cost of maintenance, EDI, RCM and other services

Total cost of revenue

Gross profit

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative

Research and development costs

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

Impairment of goodwill

Total operating expenses

Income from operations

Interest income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net

Income before provision for income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Net income

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Foreign currency translation (net of $0 tax)

Unrealized loss on AFS securities (net of $0 tax)

Comprehensive income

Net income per share:

Basic

Diluted

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

Basic

Diluted

Dividends declared per common share

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

$

88,572

$

122,407

$

106,514

35,008

123,580

156,771

59,709

59,219

60,950

336,649

460,229

21,750

30,896

52,646

20,316

38,350

43,324

35,016

137,006

189,652

270,577

148,353

30,865

4,859

17,400

201,477

69,100

(107)

(79)

68,914

26,190

26,391

148,798

138,832

49,259

45,572

47,374

281,037

429,835

18,399

21,298

39,697

17,104

32,422

34,295

27,705

111,526

151,223

278,612

128,846

31,369

2,198

—

162,413

116,199

247

(139)

116,307

40,650

42,724

$

75,657

$

34

—

(3)

(42)

18,015

124,529

110,019

41,022

45,065

32,728

228,834

353,363

19,779

15,010

34,789

12,948

27,711

33,815

18,219

92,693

127,482

225,881

108,310

21,797

1,682

—

131,789

94,092

263

61

94,416

32,810

61,606

—

—

42,758

$

75,612

$

61,606

0.72

0.72

$

$

1.29

1.28

$

$

59,392

59,462

58,729

59,049

0.700

$

0.700

$

1.06

1.06

57,894

58,236

0.625

$

$

$

$

$

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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QUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)

Common Stock

Shares

Amount

Additional
 Paid-in 
Capital

Retained
 Earnings

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss

Total
Shareholders’ 
Equity

57,758

$ 578

$ 121,982

$ 65,729

$

— $

188,289

Balance, March 31, 2011

58,068

581

132,968

Balance, March 31, 2010

Exercise of stock options

Tax benefit resulting from exercise of stock options

Stock-based compensation

Dividends declared

Net income

310

—

—

—

—

3

—

—

—

—

Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted
stock

Common stock issuance for earnout settlement

Common stock issuance for acquisitions

Tax benefit resulting from exercise of stock options

Stock-based compensation

Dividends declared

Components of other comprehensive income (loss):

Unrealized loss on AFS securities

Translation adjustments

Net income

735

286

91

—

—

—

—

—

—

7

3

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

5,714

1,524

3,748

—

—

—

— (36,214)

—

12,783

11,885

3,931

4,145

3,321

61,606

91,121

—

—

—

—

—

— (41,181)

—

—

—

—

—

75,657

Balance, March 31, 2012

59,180

592

169,033

125,597

Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted
stock

Common stock issuance for earnout settlement

Common stock issuance for acquisitions

Tax benefit resulting from exercise of stock options

Stock-based compensation

Dividends declared

Components of other comprehensive income (loss):

Translation adjustments

Net income

83

165

115

—

—

—

—

—

1

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

947

2,999

4,594

(157)

2,327

—

—

—

—

—

— (41,599)

—

—

—

42,724

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(42)

(3)

—

(45)

—

—

—

—

—

—

34

—

5,717

1,524

3,748

(36,214)

61,606

224,670

12,790

11,888

3,932

4,145

3,321

(41,181)

(42)

(3)

75,657

295,177

948

3,000

4,595

(157)

2,327

(41,599)

34

42,724

Balance, March 31, 2013

59,543

$ 595

$ 179,743

$126,722

$

(11) $

307,049

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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QUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

$

42,724

$

75,657

$

61,606

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:

Depreciation
Amortization of capitalized software costs
Amortization of other intangibles
Provision for bad debts
Provision for inventory obsolescence
Share-based compensation
Deferred income tax benefit
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
Impairment of goodwill
Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment and improvements
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:

Accounts receivable
Inventories
Income taxes receivable
Other current assets
Other assets
Accounts payable
Deferred revenue
Accrued compensation and related benefits
Income taxes payable
Other current liabilities
Deferred compensation
Other noncurrent liabilities

Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:

Additions to capitalized software costs
Additions to equipment and improvements
Proceeds from disposal of equipment and improvements
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
Purchases of marketable securities
Cash acquired from purchase of ViaTrack
Purchase of ViaTrack
Cash acquired from purchase of CQI
Purchase of CQI
Purchase of IntraNexus
Purchase of Poseidon
Purchase of Matrix

Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Dividends paid
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions

Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

6,928
9,668
7,559
6,885
193
2,327
(9,565)
157
1,272
17,400
—

(7,988)
339
2,628
(4,073)
(2,777)
6,223
(17,993)
45
1,082
9,079
312
(4,384)
68,041

(29,455)
(9,969)
—
—
(7,100)
—
—
—
—
—
(2,033)
(5,073)
(53,630)

5,195
8,254
4,501
5,715
43
3,321
(8,025)
(4,145)
—
—
73

(10,389)
(1,024)
(2,628)
(2,955)
(841)
(2,184)
5,993
1,623
615
(1,910)
1,009
207
78,105

(13,098)
(10,323)
11
—
—
10
(5,710)
222
(2,737)
(3,279)
—
—
(34,904)

4,304
7,091
3,255
3,780
27
3,748
(4,194)
(1,524)
789
—
(33)

(36,094)
1,052
2,953
(3,746)
(1,817)
3,344
13,211
1,296
5,054
12,560
605
(6,950)
70,317

(10,695)
(6,804)
336
7,700
(1,120)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(10,583)

1,524
5,717
(34,716)
(253)
(27,728)
32,006
84,611
116,617

84
948
(41,535)
(2,353)
(42,856)
(28,445)
134,444
105,999

$

4,145
12,789
(40,989)
(1,319)
(25,374)
17,827
116,617
134,444

$

$

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QUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — (Continued)
(In thousands)

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds

Non-cash investing activities:

Tenant improvement allowance received from landlord

Common stock issued at fair value for Opus earnout settlement

Common stock issued at fair value for ViaTrack earnout settlement

Effective May 1, 2012, the Company acquired Poseidon in a transaction
summarized as follows:

Fair value of assets acquired

Cash paid

Purchase price holdback

Liabilities assumed

Effective April 16, 2012, the Company acquired Matrix in a transaction
summarized as follows:

Fair value of assets acquired

Cash paid

Common stock issued at fair value

Purchase price holdback

Fair value of contingent consideration

Fair value of non-compete agreement (liability)

Liabilities assumed

Effective November 14, 2011, the Company acquired ViaTrack in a
transaction summarized as follows:

Fair value of assets acquired

Cash paid

Common stock issued at fair value

Purchase price holdback

Fair value of contingent consideration

Liabilities assumed

Effective July 26, 2011, the Company acquired CQI in a transaction
summarized as follows:

Fair value of assets acquired

Cash paid

Common stock issued at fair value

Purchase price holdback

Fair value of contingent consideration

Liabilities assumed

Effective April 29 2011, the Company acquired IntraNexus in a transaction
summarized as follows:

Fair value of assets acquired

Cash paid

Purchase price holdback

Fair value of contingent consideration

Liabilities assumed

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

31,656

$

50,605

$

29,044

965

$

— $

1,970

— $

11,888

$

3,000

$

— $

2,551

$

— $

(2,033)

(500)

—

—

18

$

— $

14,587

$

— $

(5,073)

(3,953)

(853)

(2,862)

(1,100)

—

—

—

—

—

746

$

— $

— $

11,048

$

—

—

—

—

(5,710)

(1,068)

(1,187)

(2,958)

— $

125

$

— $

11,417

$

—

—

—

—

(2,737)

(2,864)

(600)

(2,346)

— $

2,870

$

— $

4,524

$

—

—

—

(3,279)

(125)

(800)

— $

320

$

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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QUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2013 and 2012
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

1. Organization of Business

Description of Business

Quality Systems, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries operate as four divisions (each, a "Division") which are comprised of: (i) 
the QSI Dental Division, (ii) the NextGen Division, (iii) the Hospital Solutions Division (formerly Inpatient Solutions) and (iv) the RCM 
Services Division (formerly Practice Solutions). In fiscal year 2011, we opened a captive entity in India called Quality Systems India 
Healthcare Private Limited (“QSIH”). We primarily derive revenue by developing and marketing healthcare information systems 
that  automate  certain  aspects  of  medical  and  dental  practices,  networks  of  practices  such  as  physician  hospital  organizations 
(“PHOs”) and management service organizations (“MSOs”), ambulatory care centers, community health centers and medical and 
dental schools along with comprehensive systems implementation, maintenance and support and add on complementary services 
such as revenue cycle management (“RCM”) and electronic data interchange (“EDI”). Our systems and services provide our clients 
with the ability to redesign patient care and other workflow processes while improving productivity through the facilitation of managed 
access to patient information. Utilizing our proprietary software in combination with third-party hardware and software solutions, 
our products enable the integration of a variety of administrative and clinical information operations.

The Company was founded with an early focus on providing information systems to dental group practices. This focus area would 
later become the QSI Dental Division. In the mid-1980’s, we capitalized on the increasing focus on medical cost containment and 
further expanded our information processing systems to serve the ambulatory market. In the mid-1990’s, we made two acquisitions 
that accelerated our penetration of the ambulatory market and formed the basis for the NextGen Division. More recently in the last 
few years, we acquired several companies, which operate under the Hospital Solutions Division, as part of our strategy to expand 
into the small and specialty hospital market. Today, we serve the dental, ambulatory, hospital and RCM services markets through 
our QSI Dental Division, NextGen Division, Hospital Solutions Division and RCM Services Division.

The QSI Dental Division, co-located with the Corporate Headquarters in Irvine, California, currently focuses on developing, marketing 
and supporting software suites sold to dental organizations located throughout the US.

The NextGen Division, with headquarters in Horsham, Pennsylvania and a significant location in Atlanta, Georgia, provides integrated 
clinical, financial and connectivity solutions for ambulatory and dental provider organizations.

The Hospital Solutions Division, with its primary location in Austin, Texas, provides integrated clinical, financial and connectivity 
solutions for rural and community hospitals.

The RCM Services Division, with locations in St. Louis, Missouri and Hunt Valley, Maryland, focuses primarily on providing physician 
practices with RCM services, primarily billing and collection services for medical practices. This Division combines a web-delivered 
SaaS model and the NextGen® PM software platform to execute its service offerings.

In January 2011, QSIH was formed in Bangalore, India to function as our India-based captive to offshore technology application 
development and business processing services. 

The Divisions have historically operated as stand-alone operations, with each Division maintaining its own distinct product lines, 
product  platforms,  development,  implementation  and  support  teams  and  branding.  However,  there  are  a  growing  number  of 
customers who are simultaneously utilizing software or services from more than one of our Divisions. In an effort to encourage this 
cross selling of our products and services between Divisions, we are in the process of further integrating our ambulatory and inpatient 
products to provide a more robust and comprehensive platform to offer our customers. The Divisions also share the resources of 
our “corporate office,” which includes a variety of accounting and other administrative functions. 

Acquisitions

On April 15, 2012, we acquired Matrix Management Solutions, LLC ("Matrix"), a value-added reseller for NextGen Healthcare, that 
provides RCM services, healthcare IT solutions and training, implementation and support centered on NextGen® technology, to its 
clients nationwide. The acquisition will enable our RCM Services Division to expand its footprint among private and hospital-based 
physicians and groups by leveraging Matrix's RCM expertise. On May 1, 2012, we acquired The Poseidon Group ("Poseidon"), a 
provider of emergency department software. Poseidon will operate under our Hospital Solutions Division.

Stock Split

On July 27, 2011, the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one split of our common stock and a proportional increase in the 
number of our common shares authorized from 50 million to 100 million. Each shareholder of record at the close of business on 
October 6, 2011 received one additional share for every outstanding share held on the record date. The additional shares were 
distributed October 26, 2011 and trading began on a split-adjusted basis on October 27, 2011. All share and per share amounts in 
this Report have been restated for all periods presented to reflect the two-for-one split of our common stock.

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Quality Systems, Inc. and its wholly-
owned subsidiaries, which consists of NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC (“NextGen”), NextGen RCM Services, LLC, 
Opus Healthcare Solutions, LLC (“Opus”), ViaTrack Systems, LLC (“ViaTrack”), Matrix Management Solutions, LLC ("Matrix"), QSI 
Management, LLC and Quality Systems India Healthcare Private Limited (“QSIH”) (collectively, the “Company”). All intercompany 
accounts and transactions have been eliminated. 

Business Segments. The Company has prepared operating segment information based on the manner in which management 
disaggregates the Company’s operations for making internal operating decisions. See Note 14.

Basis of Presentation. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting 
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with fiscal year 2013 presentation. 

References to amounts in the consolidated financial statement sections are in thousands, except shares and per share data, unless 
otherwise specified. 

Revenue Recognition. The Company generates revenue from the sale of licensing rights to its software products directly to end-
users and value-added resellers, or VARs. The Company also generates revenue from sales of hardware and third-party software, 
implementation, training, electronic data interchange (“EDI”), post-contract support (maintenance) and other services, including 
revenue cycle management (“RCM”), performed for clients who license its products. 

A typical system contract contains multiple elements of the above items. Revenue earned on software arrangements involving 
multiple elements is allocated to each element based on the relative fair values of those elements. The fair value of an element is 
based on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”). The Company limits its assessment of VSOE for each element to either the 
price charged when the same element is sold separately or the price established by management having the relevant authority to 
do so, for an element not yet sold separately. VSOE calculations are updated and reviewed quarterly or annually depending on the 
nature of the product or service. The Company generally establishes VSOE for the related undelivered elements based on the bell-
shaped curve method. Maintenance VSOE for the Company's largest clients is based on stated renewal rates only if the rate is 
determined to be substantive and falls within the Company's customary pricing practices. 

When evidence of fair value exists for the delivered and undelivered elements of a transaction, then discounts for individual elements 
are aggregated and the total discount is allocated to the individual elements in proportion to the elements' fair value relative to the 
total contract fair value. 

When evidence of fair value exists for the undelivered elements only, the residual method is used. Under the residual method, the 
Company defers revenue related to the undelivered elements in a system sale based on VSOE of fair value of each of the undelivered 
elements and allocates the remainder of the contract price net of all discounts to revenue recognized from the delivered elements. 
If VSOE of fair value of any undelivered element does not exist, all revenue is deferred until VSOE of fair value of the undelivered 
element is established or the element has been delivered. 

Provided  the  fees  are  fixed  or  determinable  and  collection  is  considered  probable,  revenue  from  licensing  rights  and  sales  of 
hardware  and  third-party  software  is  generally  recognized  upon  physical  or  electronic  shipment  and  transfer  of  title.  In  certain 
transactions where collection risk is high, the revenue is deferred until collection occurs or becomes probable. If the fee is not fixed 
or determinable, then the revenue recognized in each period (subject to application of other revenue recognition criteria) will be 
the lesser of the aggregate of amounts due and payable or the amount of the arrangement fee that would have been recognized 
if the fees were being recognized using the residual method. Fees which are considered fixed or determinable at the inception of 
the Company's arrangements must include the following characteristic: 

The fee must be negotiated at the outset of an arrangement and generally be based on the specific volume of products 
to be delivered without being subject to change based on variable pricing mechanisms such as the number of units copied 
or distributed or the expected number of users. 

Revenue  from  implementation  and  training  services  is  recognized  as  the  corresponding  services  are  performed.  Maintenance 
revenue is recognized ratably over the contractual maintenance period. 

Contract accounting is applied where services include significant modification, development or customization.

The Company ensures that the following criteria have been met prior to recognition of revenue: 

the price is fixed or determinable;

the customer is obligated to pay and there are no contingencies surrounding the obligation or the payment;

the customer's obligation would not change in the event of theft or damage to the product; 

the customer has economic substance; 

the amount of returns can be reasonably estimated; and 

the Company does not have significant obligations for future performance in order to bring about resale of the product by 
the customer. 

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The Company has historically offered short-term rights of return in certain sales arrangements. If the Company is able to estimate 
returns  for  these  types  of  arrangements,  revenue  is  recognized,  net  of  an  allowance  for  returns,  and  these  arrangements  are 
recorded in the consolidated financial statements. If the Company is unable to estimate returns for these types of arrangements, 
revenue is not recognized in the consolidated financial statements until the rights of return expire, provided also, that all other criteria 
for revenue recognition have been met. 

Revenue related to sales arrangements that include hosting or the right to use software stored on the Company's hardware is 
recognized in accordance to the same revenue recognition criteria discussed above only if the customer has the contractual right 
to take possession of the software without incurring a significant penalty and it is feasible for the customer to either host the software 
themselves or through another third-party. Otherwise, the arrangement is accounted for as a service contract in which the entire 
arrangement is deferred and recognized over the period that the hosting services are being performed. 

From time to time, the Company offers future purchase discounts on its products and services as part of its sales arrangements. 
Such discounts that are incremental to the range of discounts reflected in the pricing of the other elements of the arrangement, that 
are incremental to the range of discounts typically given in comparable transactions, and that are significant, are treated as an 
additional element of the contract to be deferred. Amounts deferred related to future purchase options are not recognized until either 
the customer exercises the discount offer or the offer expires. 

RCM service revenue is derived from services fees, which include amounts charged for ongoing billing and other related services, 
and are generally billed to the customer as a percentage of total collections. The Company does not recognize revenue for services 
fees until these collections are made, as the services fees are not fixed or determinable until such time. 

Revenue is divided into two categories, “system sales” and “maintenance, EDI, RCM and other services.” Revenue in the system 
sales category includes software license fees, third-party hardware and software and implementation and training services related 
to purchase of the Company's software systems. Revenue in the maintenance, EDI, RCM and other services category includes 
maintenance, EDI, RCM services, consulting services, annual third-party license fees, hosting services, Software as a Service 
("SaaS") fees and other services revenue. 

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents generally consist of cash, money market funds and short-term U.S. 
Treasury securities with maturities of 90 days or less at the time of purchase. The Company had cash deposits at U.S. banks and 
financial institutions at March 31, 2013 of which $105.0 million was in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance 
limit  of  $250,000  per  owner.  The  Company  is  exposed  to  credit  loss  for  amounts  in  excess  of  insured  limits  in  the  event  of 
nonperformance by the institutions; however, the Company does not anticipate nonperformance by these institutions.

The money market fund in which the Company holds a portion of its cash invests in only investment grade money market instruments 
from a variety of industries, and therefore bears relatively low market risk. 

Restricted Cash. Restricted cash consists of cash which is being held by the Company acting as agent for the disbursement of 
certain state social services programs. The Company records an offsetting “Care Services liability” (see also Note 9) when it initially 
receives such cash from the government social service programs and relieves both restricted cash and the Care Services liability 
when amounts are disbursed. The Company earns an administrative fee which is based on a percentage of funds disbursed on 
behalf of certain government social service programs.

Marketable Securities. Marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value, based on quoted 
market rates when observable or valuation analysis when appropriate. Unrealized gains and losses, are included in shareholders’ 
equity. Realized gains and losses on investments are included as interest income.

Allowance  for  Doubtful Accounts. The  Company  provides  credit  terms  typically  ranging  from  thirty  days  to  less  than  twelve 
months for most system and maintenance contract sales and generally does not require collateral. The Company performs credit 
evaluations of its clients and maintains reserves for estimated credit losses. Reserves for potential credit losses are determined by 
establishing both specific and general reserves. Specific reserves are based on management’s estimate of the probability of collection 
for certain troubled accounts. General reserves are established based on the Company’s historical experience of bad debt expense 
and the aging of the Company’s accounts receivable balances, net of deferred revenue and specifically reserved accounts. Accounts 
are written off as uncollectible only after the Company has expended extensive collection efforts.

Inventories. Inventories consist of hardware for specific client orders and spare parts and are valued at lower of cost (first-in, first-
out) or market. Management provides a reserve to reduce inventory to its net realizable value.

Equipment and Improvements. Equipment and improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. 
Repair and maintenance costs that do not improve service potential or extend economic life are expensed as incurred. Depreciation 
and amortization of equipment and improvements are recorded over the estimated useful lives of the assets, or the related lease 
terms if shorter, by the straight-line method. Useful lives generally have the following ranges:

Computer equipment

Furniture and fixtures

Leasehold improvements

3-5 years

5-7 years

lesser of lease term or estimated useful life of asset

Costs  incurred  to  develop  internal-use  software  during  the  application  development  stage  are  capitalized,  stated  at  cost,  and 
amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which is typically seven years. Application 

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development stage costs generally include costs associated with internal-use software configuration, coding, installation and testing. 
Costs of significant upgrades and enhancements that result in additional functionality are also capitalized, whereas costs incurred 
for maintenance and minor upgrades and enhancements are expensed as incurred.

Software  Development  Costs.  Development  costs  incurred  in  the  research  and  development  of  new  software  products  and 
enhancements  to  existing  software  products  for  external  use  are  expensed  as  incurred  until  technological  feasibility  has  been 
established. After technological feasibility is established, any additional external software development costs are capitalized and 
amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic life of the related product, which is typically three years. The Company 
provides support services on the current and prior two versions of its software. Management performs an annual review of the 
estimated economic life and the recoverability of such capitalized software costs. If a determination is made that capitalized amounts 
are not recoverable based on the estimated cash flows to be generated from the applicable software, any remaining capitalized 
amounts are written off.

Business Combinations. In accordance with the accounting for business combinations, the Company allocates the purchase price 
of acquired businesses to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values. The 
purchase price allocation methodology contains uncertainties because it requires management to make assumptions and to apply 
judgment to estimate the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities. Management estimates the fair value of assets and liabilities 
based upon quoted market prices, the carrying value of the acquired assets and widely accepted valuation techniques, including 
discounted cash flows and market multiple analyses. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur which could affect the 
accuracy of our fair value estimates, including assumptions regarding industry economic factors and business strategies.

Goodwill. The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually during its first fiscal quarter, referred to as the annual test date. 
The Company will also test for impairment between annual test dates if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate 
the carrying amount may be impaired. Impairment testing for goodwill is performed at a reporting-unit level, which is defined as an 
operating segment or one level below an operating segment (referred to as a component). A component of an operating segment 
is  a  reporting  unit  if  the  component  constitutes  a  business  for  which  discrete  financial  information  is  available  and  segment 
management regularly reviews the operating results of that component. An impairment loss would generally be recognized when 
the carrying amount of the reporting unit's net assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. 

During the quarter ended December 31, 2012 and subsequently at March 31, 2013, certain events and circumstances indicated 
the possibility that the carrying amount of goodwill could potentially be impaired. See Note 6 for information regarding the impairment 
of goodwill at March 31, 2013. 

Intangible Assets. Intangible assets consist of customer relationships, trade names and contracts and certain software technology. 
These intangible assets are recorded at fair value and are stated net of accumulated amortization. The Company currently amortizes 
the intangible assets over periods ranging from six months to nine years using a method that reflects the pattern in which the 
economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed. Also, see discussion below regarding the recoverability of long-lived assets, 
which includes definite-lived intangible assets. 

Long-Lived Assets. The Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets at least annually or whenever adverse events 
or changes in circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. If the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result 
from the use of the related assets are less than the carrying value of such assets, impairment has been incurred and a loss is 
recognized to reduce the carrying value of the long-lived assets to fair value, which is determined by discounting estimated future 
cash flows.

Management periodically reviews the carrying value of long-lived assets to determine whether or not impairment to such value has 
occurred  and  has  determined  that  there  was  no  impairment  to  its  long-lived  assets  as  of  March 31,  2013.  In  addition  to  the 
recoverability assessment, the Company routinely reviews the remaining estimated lives of its long-lived assets.

Income  Taxes.  Income  taxes  are  provided  based  on  current  taxable  income  and  the  future  tax  consequences  of  temporary 
differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial and tax reporting. The deferred income tax assets and liabilities 
represent the future state and federal tax return consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when 
the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. Deferred income taxes are also recognized for operating losses that are available 
to offset future taxable income and tax credits that are available to offset future income taxes. At each reporting period, management 
assesses the realizable value of deferred tax assets based on, among other things, estimates of future taxable income and adjusts 
the related valuation allowance as necessary. Management makes a number of assumptions and estimates in determining the 
appropriate amount of expense to record for income taxes. These assumptions and estimates consider the taxing jurisdiction in 
which the Company operates as well as current tax regulations. Accruals are established for estimates of tax effects for certain 
transactions and future projected profitability of the Company’s businesses based on management’s interpretation of existing facts 
and circumstances.

Self-Insurance Liabilities. The Company accrues for estimated self-insurance costs and uninsured exposures based on claims 
filed and an estimate of claims incurred but not reported as of each balance sheet date. However, it is possible that recorded accruals 
may not be adequate to cover the future payment of claims. Adjustments, if any, to estimated accruals resulting from ultimate claim 
payments will be reflected in earnings during the periods in which such adjustments are determined. Periodically, the Company 
reevaluates the adequacy of the accruals by comparing amounts accrued on the balance sheets for anticipated losses to an updated 
actuarial loss forecasts and third-party claim administrator loss estimates and makes adjustments to the accruals as needed. The 
self-insurance accrual is included in other current liabilities. If any of the factors that contribute to the overall cost of insurance claims 
were to change, the actual amount incurred for the self-insurance liabilities would be directly affected. As of March 31, 2013 and 
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2012, the self-insurance accrual was approximately $1,336 and $934, respectively, and is included in other current liabilities on the 
accompanying consolidated balance sheets. If any of the factors that contribute to the overall cost of insurance claims were to 
change, the actual amount incurred for the self-insurance liabilities would be directly affected.

Advertising Costs. Advertising costs are charged to operations as incurred. The Company does not have any direct-response 
advertising. Advertising costs, which include trade shows and conventions, were approximately $6,499, $6,254 and $7,122 for the 
years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in 
the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Marketing Assistance Agreements. The Company has entered into marketing assistance agreements with certain existing users 
of the Company’s products, which provide the opportunity for those users to earn commissions if they host specific site visits upon 
the Company’s request for prospective clients that directly result in a purchase of the Company’s software by the visiting prospects. 
Amounts earned by existing users under this program are treated as a selling expense in the period when earned.

Foreign Currency Translation. The Indian Rupee is considered to be the functional currency for QSIH. Assets and liabilities are 
re-measured at the exchange rate on the balance sheet dates. Revenues and expenses are re-measured at weighted average 
exchange rates in effect during the year. Any translation adjustments resulting from this process are shown as a component of 
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholders' equity in the consolidated balance sheets. Foreign currency 
transaction gains and losses are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The 
net foreign currency gain (loss) for the year ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was not significant.

Earnings per Share. The Company provides dual presentation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share (“EPS”). Shares discussed 
below are in thousands. 

Net income

Basic net income per share:

Weighted-average shares outstanding — Basic

Basic net income per common share

Net income

Diluted net income per share:

Weighted-average shares outstanding — Basic

Effect of potentially dilutive securities

Weighted-average shares outstanding — Diluted

$

$

$

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

42,724

$

75,657

$

61,606

59,392

0.72

42,724

$

$

58,729

1.29

75,657

$

$

59,392

70

59,462

58,729

320

59,049

57,894

1.06

61,606

57,894

342

58,236

1.06

Diluted net income per common share

$

0.72

$

1.28

$

The computation of diluted net income per share does not include 966, 335 and 514 options for the years ended March 31, 2013, 
2012 and 2011, respectively, because their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect on net income per share.

Share-Based Compensation. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using 
an option-pricing model. Expected term is estimated using historical exercise experience. Volatility is estimated by using the weighted-
average historical volatility of the Company’s common stock, which approximates expected volatility. The risk free rate is the implied 
yield available on the U.S Treasury zero-coupon issues with remaining terms equal to the expected term. The expected dividend 
yield is the average dividend rate during a period equal to the expected term of the option. Those inputs are then entered into the 
Black Scholes model to determine the estimated fair value. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest 
is recognized ratably as expense over the requisite service period in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive 
income.

Share-based compensation is adjusted on a monthly basis for changes to estimated forfeitures based on a review of historical 
forfeiture activity. To the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from the estimate, share-based compensation 
expense is adjusted accordingly. The effect of the forfeiture adjustments for years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was not 
significant.

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The following table shows total share-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of income for years 
ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

Costs and expenses:

Cost of revenue

Research and development costs

Selling, general and administrative

Total share-based compensation

Amounts capitalized in software development costs

Amounts charged against earnings, before income tax benefit

Income tax benefit

Decrease in net income

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

$

$

$

$

201

230

$

261

184

1,896

2,327

—

2,876

3,321

—

2,327

$

3,321

$

(726)

(1,236)

1,601

$

2,085

$

272

152

3,324

3,748

(2)

3,746

(1,343)

2,403

Sales Taxes. The Company records revenue net of sales tax obligation in the consolidated statements of income.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities 
at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an 
ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to uncollectible receivables, vendor specific objective 
evidence, self-insurance accruals and income taxes and related credits and deductions. The Company bases its estimates on 
historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of 
which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from 
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

New Accounting Standards. New accounting pronouncements implemented by the Company during the current year or requiring 
implementation in future periods are discussed below or in the notes, where applicable. 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company adopted new accounting guidance intended to simplify goodwill impairment testing. 
Under the revised guidance, entities testing goodwill for impairment have the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine 
whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a 
reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is 
more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment 
test would be required. Under the revised guidance, an entity has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting 
unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity may resume 
performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The revised guidance does not change how goodwill is calculated 
or assigned to reporting units, nor does it revise the requirement to test goodwill annually for impairment. In addition, the revised 
guidance does not amend the requirement to test goodwill for impairment between annual tests if events or circumstances warrant; 
however, it does revise the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider. The adoption did not have a 
material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows and is discussed further within this footnote. 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company adopted guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. The new 
standard  requires  the  presentation  of  comprehensive  income,  the  components  of  net  income  and  the  components  of  other 
comprehensive  income  either  in  a  single  continuous  statement  of  comprehensive  income  or  in  two  separate  but  consecutive 
statements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements. 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company adopted additional guidance on fair value measurements intended to clarify the 
application of the existing guidance and disclosure requirements, as well as change certain fair value measurement principles and 
require additional disclosures surrounding these fair value measurements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material 
impact on the Company's financial statements. 

In  February  2013,  the  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  No. 2013-02,  Reporting  of  Amounts  Reclassified  Out  of 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (ASU 2013-02). The new standard requires an entity to provide information about the 
amounts reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by component. The adoption of this guidance had no impact 
on the Company's consolidated financial statements, but may have an effect on the required disclosures for future reporting periods.

Out-of-Period Accounting Adjustments. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company recorded an adjustment which 
decreased pre-tax income by approximately $2.6 million to correct an accounting estimate for commissions, of which $2.1 million 
originated in years prior to fiscal 2013. Also recorded in the same period was an adjustment increasing pre-tax income by $1.7 
million as a result of capitalizing R&D labor which had been incorrectly expensed during the first three quarters of fiscal 2013. The 
Company does not believe these out-of-period adjustments, separately or in aggregate, are material to the consolidated financial 
statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 or to any prior years' consolidated financial statements. 

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3. Cash and Cash Equivalents

At March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $105,999 and $134,444, respectively. Cash and cash 
equivalents consist of cash, money market funds and short-term U.S. Treasury securities with original maturities of less than 90 days. 
The money market fund in which the Company holds a portion of its cash invests in only investment grade money market instruments 
from a variety of industries, and therefore bears relatively low market risk. 

4. Fair Value Measurements

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were accounted 
for at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012: 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Balance at
March 31,
2013

Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

$

105,999

$

105,999

$

— $

Restricted cash

Marketable securities (2)

LIABILITIES

Contingent consideration related to acquisitions

$

$

$

5,488

12,012

5,488

12,012

—

—

123,499

$

123,499

$

— $

5,336

5,336

$

— $

— $

— $

— $

5,336

5,336

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Balance at
March 31,
2012

Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

$

134,444

$

134,444

$

— $

Restricted cash

Marketable securities (2)

LIABILITIES

Contingent consideration related to acquisitions

$

$

$

1,962

4,987

1,962

4,987

—

—

141,393

$

141,393

$

— $

6,556

6,556

$

$

— $

— $

— $

— $

6,556

6,556

____________________
(1) 
(2) 

Cash and cash equivalents consists of money market funds.
Marketable securities consists of fixed-income securities.

The Company's contingent consideration liability is accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis and is adjusted to fair value 
when the carrying value differs from fair value. The categorization of the framework used to measure fair value of the contingent 
consideration liability is considered Level 3 due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used. The fair values of the 
contingent  consideration  liability  were  estimated  based  on  the  probability  of  achieving  certain  business  milestones  and 
management's forecast of expected revenues. See Note 5. 

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—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The  following  table  presents  activity  in  the  Company's  financial  assets  and  liabilities  measured  at  fair  value  using  significant 
unobservable inputs (Level 3), as March 31, 2013: 

Balance at March 31, 2011

Acquisitions (Note 5)

Earnout payments

Fair value adjustments

Balance at March 31, 2012

Acquisitions (Note 5)

Earnout payments (1)

Fair value adjustments

Balance at March 31, 2013

Total Liabilities

$

$

$

915

6,104

(463)

—

6,556

2,862

(5,354)

1,272

5,336

_____________________
(1) Earnout payments comprised of $2,354 in cash and $3,000 in common stock

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company has certain assets, including goodwill and other intangible assets, which are measured at fair value on a non-recurring 
basis and are adjusted to fair value only if an impairment charge is recognized. The categorization of the framework used to measure 
fair value of the assets is considered Level 3 due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used. During the year ended 
March 31, 2013, there were no adjustments to fair value of such assets, except for the intangible assets acquired from Matrix and 
Poseidon as discussed below in Note 5. 

5. Business Combinations

On May 1, 2012, the Company acquired Poseidon, a leading provider of hospital emergency department documentation and web-
based electronic medical record solutions. The Poseidon purchase price totaled $2,533. Poseidon operates under the Hospital 
Solutions Division. 

On April 16, 2012, the Company acquired Matrix, a provider of revenue cycle management services, healthcare IT solutions and 
training, implementation and support centered around the NextGen Division's suite of practice management software and electronic 
health record solutions. The Matrix purchase price totaled $13,841. The purchase price included contingent consideration payable 
over an 18-month period with a fair value of $2,862, which shall not exceed $4,000. The goodwill associated with this acquisition 
is deductible for tax purposes. Matrix operates under the RCM Services Division.

The Company accounted for the Matrix and Poseidon acquisitions as purchase business combinations. The purchase price for 
each was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as 
of the applicable acquisition date. The fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed represent management's estimate 
of fair value. The estimated fair value of the acquired tangible and intangible assets and liabilities assumed were determined using 
multiple valuation approaches depending on the type of tangible or intangible asset acquired, including but not limited to the income 
approach, the excess earnings method and the relief from royalty method approach. 

The total purchase price for the Matrix and Poseidon acquisitions during the year ended March 31, 2013 are summarized as follows:

Cash paid

Purchase price holdback

Common stock issued at fair value

Contingent consideration

Non-compete agreement

Total purchase price

Matrix

Poseidon

$

5,073

$

853

3,953

2,862

1,100

2,033

500

—

—

—

$

13,841

$

2,533

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The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocations for the Matrix and Poseidon acquisitions:

Matrix

Poseidon

Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

Current assets (including accounts receivable of $1,287 and $111 for Matrix and Poseidon,
respectively)

$

1,755

$

Equipment and improvements and other long-term assets

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Deferred revenues

Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed

Fair value of identifiable intangible assets acquired:

Trade Name

Customer relationships

Software technology

Non-compete agreement

Goodwill

Total identifiable intangible assets acquired

Total purchase price

966

(746)

—

1,975

150

8,650

—

1,100

1,966

11,866

$

13,841

$

143

39

—

(18)

164

—

800

1,150

—

419

2,369

2,533

The pro forma effects of the Matrix and Poseidon acquisitions would not have been material to the Company’s results of operations 
and are therefore not presented.

6. Goodwill

The Company does not amortize goodwill as our goodwill has been determined to have an indefinite useful life. 

Goodwill by division consists of the following:

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Total goodwill

March 31,
2012

Acquisitions

Impairment

March 31,
2013

$

7,289

$

— $

1,840

21,323

30,324

—

419

1,966

— $

—

(17,400)

7,289

1,840

4,342

—

32,290

$

60,776

$

2,385

$

(17,400) $

45,761

During the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the operating performance of the Hospital Solutions Division ("Hospital reporting unit" or 
"Hospital") weakened, relative to the historic performance of this division.  Revenues and operating results further declined during 
the third quarter of 2013.  Accordingly, we assessed the conditions giving rise to the operating performance and evaluated the 
carrying amount of Hospital's goodwill balance.  At such time, we concluded that the fair value of the Hospital reporting unit exceeded 
the carrying amount of the related goodwill, and therefore the value of the goodwill required no impairment.  During the latter part 
of the quarter ended March 31, 2013, however, we reassessed the short-term and longer-term business strategies and operating 
expectations relating to the Hospital Solutions Division.  From this assessment, we concluded that it was necessary to re-evaluate 
Hospital's goodwill for impairment during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.

Based upon the above, the Company performed step one of the goodwill impairment test and determined that the fair value of the 
Hospital reporting unit, which was based on a combination of discounted cash flow analysis and market approach, was lower than 
the carrying value. The failure of step one triggered step two of the impairment test.  

As a result of the step two analysis, the Company determined the implied fair value of the Hospital reporting unit's goodwill and 
concluded that the carrying value of goodwill exceeded its implied fair value. Based upon the resulting computations, an impairment 
charge of $17.4 million was recognized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. 

The Company determined the implied fair value of the Hospital reporting unit's goodwill in the same manner as the amount of 
goodwill recognized in a business combination. Therefore, the excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amounts assigned 
to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill.

Key assumptions affecting the results of the goodwill impairment test include: a) the near-term continuation of recent results of 
operations for the Division and b) our detailed reassessment of the strategies of the Division and the actions required to achieve 
those strategies.  Such reassessment resulted in a reprioritization of the objectives for the Division in the next fiscal year and a 

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determination that additional investment and expenditures would be required to achieve those objectives.  Specifically, the Division 
will place client satisfaction as its highest priority, de-emphasizing near-term growth.  

To achieve high client satisfaction, the Division plans to implement several initiatives designed to enhance the Division's ability to 
deliver better value for its customers including implementation, support, and software development.  First, the Division will work to 
aggressively  add  employees  to  its  implementation,  support,  and  software  development  departments  to  increase  the  ratio  of 
employees-to-customers.  This will enable the Division to be more hands-on and responsive during the implementation and support 
phases.  Additionally, during the next fiscal year, the Division plans to bear the cost of providing additional training and implementation 
services to certain customers, to enable those customers to make better use of the functionality of the system. We believe that by 
completing  this  work  and  adding  to  the  support,  implementation,  and  development  teams,  the  Division  will  greatly  improve  its 
customer experience, and thereby help the Division improve its ability to have more of its client base serve as reference sites. 

Additionally, the revenue assumptions relating to the Hospital Division outlook for the next several years reflect planned constraints 
on: a) the rate of new implementation engagements, to accommodate the client satisfaction initiative, and b) the timing and extent 
of product sales in light of other operational and product development considerations. 

Though we have confidence in our assumptions regarding the future performance of the Hospital Solutions Division, if the future 
financial results relating to the Division fall short of our assumptions, the fair value of the reporting unit could be negatively impacted, 
resulting in an additional impairment of goodwill and/or other intangible assets.

The Company will continue to monitor the operating performance of its reporting units in future periods for evidence of any additional 
indicators of impairment. 

7. Intangible Assets

In connection with the Poseidon acquisition, the Company recorded $1,950 of intangible assets related to customer relationships 
and software technology. The Company is amortizing the customer relationships over five years and the software technology over 
five years. 

In connection with the Matrix acquisition, the Company recorded $9,900 of intangible assets related to a trade name, customer 
relationships and non-compete agreements. The Company is amortizing the trade name over six months, the customer relationships 
over five years and the non-compete over four years. 

The Company’s definite-lived intangible assets, other than capitalized software development costs, are summarized as follows:

Gross carrying amount

Accumulated amortization

Net intangible assets

Gross carrying amount

Accumulated amortization

Net intangible assets

March 31, 2013

Customer
Relationships

Trade Name &
Contracts

Software
Technology

Total

$

$

23,156

$

2,018

$

20,509

$

45,683

(10,028)

(1,112)

(6,993)

(18,133)

13,128

$

906

$

13,516

$

27,550

March 31, 2012

Customer
Relationships

Trade Name &
Contracts

Software
Technology

Total

$

$

13,706

$

768

$

19,359

$

33,833

(5,901)

(606)

(4,067)

(10,574)

7,805

$

162

$

15,292

$

23,259

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Activity related to the intangible assets for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 is summarized as follows:

Customer
Relationships

Trade Name &
Contracts

Software
Technology

Total

Balance at March 31, 2011

$

6,327

$

Acquisition

Amortization (1)

Balance at March 31, 2012

Acquisition

Amortization (1)

3,500

(2,022)

7,805

9,450

(4,127)

208

130

(176)

162

1,250

(506)

$

10,355

$

7,240

(2,303)

15,292

1,150

(2,926)

Balance at March 31, 2013

$

13,128

$

906

$

13,516

$

16,890

10,870

(4,501)

23,259

11,850

(7,559)

27,550

____________________
(1) 

Amortization of the customer relationships and trade name intangible assets is included in operating expenses and 
amortization of the software technology intangible assets is included in cost of revenue for software and hardware.

The following table represents the remaining estimated amortization of definite-lived intangible assets as of March 31, 2013:

For the year ended March 31,

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018 and beyond

Total

8. Capitalized Software Costs

The Company’s capitalized software development costs are summarized as follows:

Gross carrying amount

Accumulated amortization

Net capitalized software costs

$

7,391

6,335

5,998

5,228

2,598

$

27,550

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

$

$

94,676

$

65,221

(54,895)

(45,227)

39,781

$

19,994

Activity related to net capitalized software costs for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 is summarized as follows:

Beginning of the year

Capitalized

Amortization

End of the year

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2013

2012

$

$

19,994

$

29,455

(9,668)

39,781

$

15,150

13,098

(8,254)

19,994

The following table represents the remaining estimated amortization of capitalized software costs as of March 31, 2013:

For the year ended March 31,

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018 and beyond

Total

71

$

10,073

13,294

9,516

6,323

575

$

39,781

 
 
 
 
9. Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions

Accounts receivable include amounts related to maintenance and services that were billed but not yet rendered at each period end. 
Undelivered  maintenance  and  services  are  included  as  a  component  of  the  deferred  revenue  balance  on  the  accompanying 
consolidated balance sheets.

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

160,080

$

154,237

(11,823)

(8,481)

148,257

$

145,756

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

710

$

1,236

—

6

710

$

1,242

$

$

$

$

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

$

31,633

$

24,936

8,416

7,125

47,174

(25,287)

6,358

4,906

36,200

(18,359)

$

21,887

$

17,841

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

$

12,085

$

36,899

9,906

6,317

65,207

1,219

$

$

12,742

55,235

11,730

3,401

83,108

1,293

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

3,842

$

8,073

4,890

6,980

11,915

$

11,870

$

$

$

$

Accounts receivable, gross

Allowance for doubtful accounts

Accounts receivable, net

Inventories are summarized as follows:

Computer systems and components

Miscellaneous parts

Inventories

Equipment and improvements are summarized as follows:

Computer equipment

Furniture and fixtures

Leasehold improvements

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

Equipment and improvements, net

Current and non-current deferred revenue are summarized as follows:

Maintenance

Implementation services

Annual license services

Undelivered software and other

Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue, net of current

Accrued compensation and related benefits are summarized as follows:

Payroll, bonus and commission

Vacation

Accrued compensation and related benefits

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Other current and non-current liabilities are summarized as follows:

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

Contingent consideration and other liabilities related to acquisitions

$

8,426

$

Care services liabilities

Accrued Consulting

Accrued EDI expense

Self insurance reserve

Accrued royalties

Sales tax payable

Deferred rent

Outside commission payable

Accrued travel

Customer deposits

Other accrued expenses

Other current liabilities

Deferred rent

Contingent consideration and other liabilities related to acquisitions

Other liabilities

Other non-current liabilities

10. Income Tax

5,488

2,602

1,452

1,336

1,331

869

689

461

384

262

3,208

5,482

1,962

880

2,588

934

1,974

527

610

520

509

1,297

2,285

$

$

$

26,508

$

19,568

2,448

$

1,382

119

3,949

$

2,476

2,989

137

5,602

During the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, the Company recognized federal research and development tax credits 
of $1,461, $1,055 and $927, respectively, and state research and development tax credits of approximately $145, $165 and $119, 
respectively. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) statute related to research and development credits expired on December 31, 
2011 and was retroactively reinstated on January 2, 2013 for 2012 and 2013.  The Company's research and development credits 
claimed for the year ended March 31, 2012 represent credits for the nine-month period from April 1, 2011 through December 31, 
2011.  The credit for the year ended March 31, 2013 includes the twelve month period from April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. 

The Company also claimed the qualified production activities deduction under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) 
for $9,032, $10,025, and $8,134 (pre-tax) during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The research and 
development credits and the qualified production activities income deduction calculated by the Company involve certain assumptions 
and judgments regarding qualification of expenses under the relevant tax code provisions.

The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following components:

Current:

Federal taxes

State taxes

Foreign taxes

Total current taxes

Deferred:

Federal taxes

State taxes

Foreign taxes

Total deferred taxes

Provision for income taxes

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

$

30,382

$

36,109

$

5,019

190

35,591

8,614

73

44,796

28,979

6,501

—

35,480

$

(8,469) $

(3,571) $

(2,168)

(742)

(190)

(9,401)

(502)

(73)

(4,146)

$

26,190

$

40,650

$

(502)

—

(2,670)

32,810

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The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed at the federal statutory rate as follows:

Current:

Federal income tax statutory rate

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

State income taxes, net of Federal benefit

Research and development tax credits

Qualified production activities income deduction

Impairment of goodwill

Other

Effective income tax rate

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

35.0%

35.0%

35.0%

4.0

(2.1)

(4.6)

7.5

(1.8)

4.5

(0.9)

(3.0)

—

(0.6)

4.1

(1.0)

(3.0)

—

(0.3)

38.0%

35.0%

34.8%

The net deferred tax assets and liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets consist of the following:

Deferred tax assets:

Deferred revenue

Inventory valuation

Accrued compensation and benefits

Deferred compensation

State income taxes

Compensatory stock option expense

Allowance for doubtful accounts

Other

Total deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities:

Accelerated depreciation

Capitalized software

Intangibles assets

Prepaid expense

Other

Total deferred tax liabilities

Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net

March 31,
2013

March 31,
2012

$

11,483

$

224

3,898

1,615

17

2,291

7,182

3,207

8,618

113

3,788

1,455

255

1,828

4,235

4,813

29,917

25,105

$

(1,876) $

(7,717)

(4,124)

(1,859)

—

(2,319)

(7,797)

(7,307)

(2,979)

73

(15,576)

(20,329)

$

14,341

$

4,776

The deferred tax assets and liabilities have been shown net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets based on the long-
term or short-term nature of the items that give rise to the deferred amount. No valuation allowance has been made against the 
deferred tax assets as management expects to receive the full benefit of the assets recorded.

Uncertain tax positions

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, which is recorded in income taxes payable in 
the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, is as follows:

Balance at March 31, 2011

Additions for prior year tax positions

Reductions for prior year tax positions

Balance at March 31, 2012

Additions for current/prior year tax positions

Reductions for prior year tax positions

Balance at March 31, 2013

74

$

$

$

672

26

(285)

413

455

(135)

733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefit that, if recognized, would decrease the income tax provision is $733.

The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize estimated interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in general and 
administrative  expenses. The  Company  had  approximately  $118  and  $75  of  accrued  interest  related  to  income  tax  matters  at 
March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. No penalties were accrued.

The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for tax years before 2012. With few exceptions, the 
Company is no longer subject to state or local income tax examinations for tax years before 2008. The Company does not anticipate 
that total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change due to the settlement of audits or the expiration of statute of limitations 
within the next twelve months. 

11. Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a 401(k) plan available to substantially all of its employees. Participating employees may defer up to the IRS 
limit based on the IRC per year. The annual contribution is determined by a formula set by the Company’s Board of Directors and 
may include matching and/or discretionary contributions. The amount of the Company match is discretionary and subject to change. 
The retirement plans may be amended or discontinued at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Contributions of $889, $630 and 
$479 were made by the Company to the 401(k) plan for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The Company has a deferred compensation plan (the “Deferral Plan”) for the benefit of those employees who qualify for inclusion. 
Participating employees may defer up to 75% of their salary and 100% of their annual bonus for a Deferral Plan year. In addition, 
the Company may, but is not required to, make contributions into the Deferral Plan on behalf of participating employees, and the 
amount of the Company match is discretionary and subject to change. Each employee’s deferrals together with earnings thereon 
are accrued as part of the long-term liabilities of the Company. Investment decisions are made by each participating employee from 
a family of mutual funds. Deferred compensation liability was $3,809 and $3,497 at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. To 
offset this liability, the Company has purchased life insurance policies on some of the participants. The Company is the owner and 
beneficiary of the policies and the cash values are intended to produce cash needed to help make the benefit payments to employees 
when they retire or otherwise leave the Company. The Company intends to hold the life insurance policy until the death of the plan 
participant. The net cash surrender value of the life insurance policies for deferred compensation was $3,728 and $2,959 at March 31, 
2013 and 2012, respectively. The values of the life insurance policies and the related Company obligation are included on the 
accompanying  consolidated balance sheets in long-term  other assets and long-term deferred compensation, respectively. The 
Company  made  contributions  of  $49,  $66  and  $33  to  the  Deferral  Plan  for  the  years  ended  March 31,  2013,  2012  and  2011, 
respectively.

The Company has a voluntary employee stock contribution plan for the benefit of full-time employees. The plan is designed to allow 
qualified employees to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock through automatic payroll deduction. Each eligible employee 
may authorize the withholding of up to 10% of his or her gross payroll each pay period to be used to purchase shares on the open 
market by a broker designated by the Company. In addition, the Company will match 5%of each employee’s contribution and will 
pay all brokerage commissions and fees in connection with each purchase. The amount of the Company match is discretionary 
and subject to change. The plan is not intended to be an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974, and is therefore not required to comply with that Act. Contributions of approximately $47, $47 and $39 were made by 
the Company for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

12. Share-Based Awards

Employee Stock Option Plans

In September 1998, the Company's shareholders approved a stock option plan (the “1998 Plan”) under which 8,000,000 shares of 
common stock were reserved for the issuance of options. The 1998 Plan provides that employees, directors and consultants of the 
Company may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors or a duly designated compensation committee, be granted options to 
purchase shares of common stock. The exercise price of each option granted was determined by the Board of Directors at the date 
of grant, and options under the 1998 Plan expire no later than ten years from the grant date. Options granted will generally become 
exercisable in accordance with the terms of the agreement pursuant to which they were granted. Certain option grants to directors 
became exercisable three months from the date of grant. Upon an acquisition of the Company by merger or asset sale, each 
outstanding option may be subject to accelerated vesting under certain circumstances. The 1998 Plan terminated on December 31, 
2007. As of March 31, 2013, there were 40,000 outstanding options related to the 1998 Plan. 

In October 2005, the Company's shareholders approved a stock option and incentive plan (the “2005 Plan”) under which 4,800,000 
shares of common stock were reserved for the issuance of awards, including stock options, incentive stock options and non-qualified 
stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, unrestricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance 
units  (including  performance  options)  and  other  share-based  awards.  The  2005  Plan  provides  that  employees,  directors  and 
consultants of the Company may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors or a duly designated compensation committee, be 
granted awards to acquire shares of common stock. The exercise price of each option award shall be determined by the Board of 
Directors at the date of grant in accordance with the terms of the 2005 Plan, and under the 2005 Plan awards expire no later than 
ten years from the grant date. Options granted will generally become exercisable in accordance with the terms of the agreement 
pursuant to which they were granted. Upon an acquisition of the Company by merger or asset sale, each outstanding option may 
be subject to accelerated vesting under certain circumstances. The 2005 Plan terminates on May 25, 2015, unless terminated 

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earlier by the Board of Directors. As of March 31, 2013, there were 1,119,183 outstanding options and 3,012,491 shares available 
for future grant related to the 2005 Plan. 

A summary of stock option transactions during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

Outstanding, March 31, 2010

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited/Canceled

Outstanding, March 31, 2011

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited/Canceled

Outstanding, March 31, 2012

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited/Canceled

Outstanding, March 31, 2013

Vested and expected to vest, March 31, 2013

Exercisable, March 31, 2013

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
per Share

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in thousands)

21.58

29.15

18.60

27.50

22.20

43.04

18.34

36.66

32.09

27.78

16.81

31.42

30.54

30.98

27.72

$

7,093

$

17,698

5.4

7.2

0.3

5.8

5.5

5.5

3.3

$

$

$

$

82

31

31

29

Number of
Shares

1,743,926

$

110,000

(307,428)

(148,942)

1,397,556

$

459,400

(697,157)

(171,462)

988,337

$

556,500

(56,366)

(329,288)

1,159,183

1,096,365

354,843

$

$

$

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating the fair value of share-based compensation with the following 
assumptions:

Expected life

Expected volatility

Expected dividends

Risk-free rate

Year Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 March 31, 2011

 5.0 years

 4.3 years

 4.2 years

41.3% - 45.1%

2.4% - 4.0%

0.7% - 0.8%

41.2%

1.6%

1.8%

42.6% - 44.7%

1.9% - 2.2%

1.5% - 2.1%

The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was 
$8.22, $13.32 and $9.24 per share, respectively.

The Company issues new shares to satisfy option exercises. Based on historical experience of option cancellations, the Company 
has estimated an annualized forfeiture rate of 8.0%, 4.1% and 3.6% for employee options for the years ended March 31, 2013, 
2012 and 2011 and 0.0% for director options for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Forfeiture rates will be adjusted 
over the requisite service period when actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from the estimate.

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During the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, a total of 556,500, 459,400 and 110,000 options, respectively, were granted 
under the 2005 Plan at an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. A summary 
of stock options granted under the 2005 Plan during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

Option Grant Date

January 23, 2013

November 5, 2012

September 25, 2012

May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

May 23, 2012

Fiscal year 2013 option grants

May 31, 2011

Fiscal year 2012 option grants

November 29, 2010

August 3, 2010

June 4, 2010

June 2, 2010

Fiscal year 2011 option grants

Number of
Shares

Exercise
Price

Vesting 
Terms (1)

Expires

$

$

$

$

$

$

40,000

5,000

20,000

346,000

30,000

115,500

556,500

19.00

17.68

18.42

29.17

29.17

29.45

Five years

January 23, 2021

Five years

November 5, 2020

Five years

September 25, 2020

Five years

May 24, 2020

Four years

May 24, 2020

Five years

May 23, 2020

459,400

$

43.04

Five years

May 31, 2019

459,400

20,000

10,000

50,000

30,000

110,000

$

$

$

$

32.16

27.62

28.15

29.31

Five years

November 29, 2018

Five years

August 3, 2018

Five years

June 4, 2018

Five years

June 2, 2018

____________________
(1) 

Options vest in equal annual installments on each grant anniversary date beginning one year after the grant date.

Performance-Based Awards

On May 24, 2012, the Board of Directors approved its fiscal year 2013 equity incentive program for certain employees to be awarded 
options to purchase the Company’s common stock. The maximum number of options available under the equity incentive program 
plan is 600,000, of which 220,000 are reserved for the Company’s named executive officers and 380,000 for non-executive employees 
of the Company. Under the program, executives are eligible to receive cash bonuses and options based on meeting certain target 
increases in EPS performance and revenue and operating income growth during fiscal year 2013. Under the program, the non-
executive  employees  are  eligible  to  receive  options  based  on  satisfying  certain  management  established  criteria  and 
recommendations of senior management. The options shall be issued pursuant to one of the Company’s shareholder approved 
option plans, have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s shares on the date of grant, a term of eight years 
and vesting in five equal annual installments commencing one year following the date of grant. 

Compensation expense associated with the performance based awards under the Company’s equity incentive plans are initially 
based  on  the  number  of  options  expected  to  vest  after  assessing  the  probability  that  certain  performance  criteria  will  be  met. 
Cumulative adjustments are recorded quarterly to reflect subsequent changes in the estimated outcome of performance-related 
conditions.  The  Company  utilized  the  Black-Scholes  option  valuation  model  with  the  assumptions  below  and  recorded  stock 
compensation expense related to the performance based awards of $616 and $788 for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, 
respectively. Stock compensation expense related to the performance based awards was not significant for the year ended March 31, 
2013.

Expected life

Expected volatility

Expected dividends

Risk-free rate

Year Ended
March 31, 2013

Year Ended
March 31, 2012

Year Ended
March 31, 2011

 5.0 years

 4.3 years

 4.3 years

41.7% - 45.0% 41.2% - 42.2%

2.5% - 4.0%

1.4% - 1.9%

0.6% - 0.7%

0.8 % - 1.8%

41.6%

1.5%

2.2%

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Non-vested stock option award activity, including employee stock options and performance-based awards, during the years ended 
March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is summarized as follows:

Outstanding, March 31, 2010

Granted

Vested

Forfeited/Canceled

Outstanding, March 31, 2011

Granted

Vested

Forfeited/Canceled

Outstanding, March 31, 2012

Granted

Vested

Forfeited/Canceled

Outstanding, March 31, 2013

Non-Vested
Number of
Shares

1,221,672

$

110,000

(379,694)

(148,942)

803,036

$

459,400

(312,655)

(171,462)

778,319

$

556,500

(201,191)

(329,288)

804,340

$

Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
per Share

7.63

9.24

6.43

9.41

8.08

13.32

7.22

11.55

10.76

8.22

8.43

9.92

9.89

As of March 31, 2013, $5,575 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options is expected to be recognized over 
a weighted-average period of 3.6 years. This amount does not include the cost of new options that may be granted in future periods 
or any changes in the Company’s forfeiture percentage. The total fair value of options vested during the years ended March 31, 
2013, 2012 and 2011 was $1,696, $2,256 and $2,442, respectively.

Restricted Stock

On May 24, 2012, the Board of Directors approved its 2013 Director Compensation Program, whereby each non-employee director 
is to be awarded shares of restricted stock upon election or re-election to the Board of Directors. The shares of restricted stock are 
awarded  under  the  2005  Plan.  Such  shares  of  restricted  stock  vest  in  two  equal,  annual  installments  on  the  first  and  second 
anniversaries of the grant date and are nontransferable for one year following vesting. The weighted-average grant date fair value 
for the restricted stock was estimated using the market price of the common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of the restricted 
stock is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. 

The Company recorded compensation expense related to restricted stock of approximately $566, $540 and $427 for the years 
ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Restricted stock activity for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 
is summarized as follows:

Outstanding, March 31, 2010

Granted

Vested

Outstanding, March 31, 2011

Granted

Vested

Outstanding, March 31, 2012

Granted

Vested

Outstanding, March 31, 2013

Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
per Share

Number of
Shares

16,000

$

18,292

(11,396)

22,896

$

22,668

(15,563)

30,001

$

18,939

(18,555)

30,385

$

26.93

27.31

27.22

27.09

39.75

27.51

36.32

19.32

32.14

27.09

As of March 31, 2013, $529 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock is expected to be recognized over 
a weighted-average period of 1.7 years. This amount does not include the cost of new restricted stock that may be granted in future 
periods. 

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13. Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies

The Company leases facilities and offices under irrevocable operating lease agreements expiring at various dates with rent escalation 
clauses. Rent expense related to these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. Rent expense for the 
years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $5,753, $4,330 and $3,964, respectively. The following table summarizes our 
significant contractual obligations, including rental commitments, at March 31, 2013:

Contractual Obligations

Operating lease obligations

Contingent consideration and other acquisition related
liabilities

Total

Commitments and Guarantees

For the year ended March 31,

Total

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018 and
beyond

$

32,848 $ 8,152 $ 7,043 $ 6,519 $ 4,595 $

6,539

3,050

1,778

646

313

313

—

$

35,898 $ 9,930 $ 7,689 $ 6,832 $ 4,908 $

6,539

The  Company's  software  license  agreements  include  a  performance  guarantee  that  the  Company's  software  products  will 
substantially operate as described in the applicable program documentation for a period of 365 days after delivery. To date, the 
Company has not incurred any significant costs associated with its performance guarantee or other related warranties and does 
not expect to incur significant warranty costs in the future. Therefore, no accrual has been made for potential costs associated with 
these warranties. Certain arrangements also include performance guarantees related to response time, availability for operational 
use, and other performance-related guarantees. Certain arrangements also include penalties in the form of maintenance credits 
should the performance of the software fail to meet the performance guarantees. To date, the Company has not incurred any 
significant costs associated with these warranties and does not expect to incur significant warranty costs in the future. Therefore, 
no accrual has been made for potential costs associated with these warranties. 

The Company has historically offered short-term rights of return in certain sales arrangements. If the Company is able to estimate 
returns for these types of arrangements and all other criteria for revenue recognition have been met, revenue is recognized and 
these arrangements are recorded in the consolidated financial statements. If the Company is unable to estimate returns for these 
types of arrangements, revenue is not recognized in the consolidated financial statements until the rights of return expire, provided 
also, that all other criteria of revenue recognition have been met. 

Certain standard sales agreements contain a money back guarantee providing for a performance guarantee that is already part of 
the software license agreement as well as training and support. The money back guarantee also warrants that the software will 
remain robust and flexible to allow participation in the federal health incentive programs. The specific elements of the performance 
guarantee pertain to aspects of the software, which the Company has already tested and confirmed to consistently meet using the 
Company's  existing  software  without  any  modifications  or  enhancements.  To  date,  the  Company  has  not  incurred  any  costs 
associated with this guarantee and does not expect to incur significant costs in the future. Therefore, no accrual has been made 
for potential costs associated with this guarantee. 

The Company's standard sales agreements contain an indemnification provision pursuant to which it shall indemnify, hold harmless, 
and reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party in connection with any United States 
patent, any copyright or other intellectual property infringement claim by any third-party with respect to its software. As the Company 
has not incurred any significant costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements, the Company 
believes that its estimated exposure on these agreements is currently minimal. Accordingly, the Company has no liabilities recorded 
for these indemnification obligations. 

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14. Operating Segment Information

The Company has four reportable segments that are evaluated regularly by its chief decision making group (Chief Executive Officer, 
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. 

Operating segment data is as follows:

Revenue:

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Consolidated revenue

Operating income (loss):

QSI Dental Division

NextGen Division

Hospital Solutions Division

RCM Services Division

Unallocated corporate expense (1)

Consolidated operating income

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2012

2011

2013

$

19,990

$

19,596

$

19,966

$

$

344,315

31,413

64,511

325,467

34,463

50,309

266,546

17,898

48,953

460,229

$

429,835

$

353,363

3,020

$

3,352

$

4,672

120,974

(4,354)

8,180

127,032

10,417

5,835

104,391

5,362

4,235

(58,720)

(30,437)

(24,568)

$

69,100

$

116,199

$

94,092

_______________________
(1) 

Unallocated corporate expense includes eliminations relating to QSIH revenues and related expenses included in the results of operating 
segments. For the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, eliminations were not significant. For fiscal year 2013, unallocated 
corporate expense also includes the impairment of goodwill. 

Management evaluates performance based upon stand-alone segment operating income. Because the Company does not evaluate 
performance based upon return on assets at the operating segment level, assets are not tracked internally by segment. Therefore, 
segment asset information is not presented.

15. Subsequent Events

On May 22, 2013, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per share on the Company’s outstanding 
shares of common stock, payable to shareholders of record as of June 14, 2013 with an expected distribution date on or about July 
5, 2013.

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16. Selected Quarterly Operating Results

The following table presents quarterly unaudited consolidated financial information for the eight quarters preceding March 31, 2013. 
Such information is presented on the same basis as the annual information presented in the accompanying consolidated financial 
statements. In management’s opinion, this information reflects all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the 
results for these periods.

(Unaudited)

Revenues:

6/30/2011

9/30/2011

12/31/2011

3/31/2012

6/30/2012

9/30/2012

12/31/2012

3/31/2013

Quarter Ended

Software and hardware

$ 28,911

$ 31,860

$ 35,074

$ 26,562

$ 25,844

$ 23,720

$ 21,899

$ 17,109

Implementation and training services

System sales

Maintenance

Electronic data interchange services

Revenue cycle management and related
services

Other services

Maintenance, EDI, RCM and other
services

Total revenues

Cost of revenue:

Software and hardware

Implementation and training services

Total cost of system sales

Maintenance

Electronic data interchange services

Revenue cycle management and related
services

Other services

Total cost of maintenance, EDI, RCM
and other services

Total cost of revenue

Gross profit

Operating expenses:

5,472

34,383

31,502

12,092

11,881

10,584

6,094

37,954

35,214

11,985

11,142

11,339

6,555

41,629

36,245

12,101

11,147

11,643

8,270

34,832

35,871

13,081

11,402

13,808

12,046

37,890

38,568

13,823

14,401

13,614

8,535

32,255

38,715

15,024

14,486

15,648

7,266

29,165

39,463

15,209

15,015

15,658

7,161

24,270

40,025

15,653

15,317

16,030

66,059

69,680

71,136

74,162

80,406

83,873

85,345

87,025

100,442

107,634

112,765

108,994

118,296

116,128

114,510

111,295

4,614

4,075

8,689

3,854

7,962

8,826

5,597

4,187

5,050

9,237

3,994

7,964

8,456

6,369

26,239

34,928

65,514

26,783

36,020

71,614

4,622

5,994

4,976

6,179

5,771

9,145

5,624

7,507

4,660

7,221

5,695

7,023

10,616

11,155

14,916

13,131

11,881

12,718

4,412

7,890

8,405

7,011

27,718

38,334

74,431

4,844

8,606

8,608

8,728

30,786

41,941

67,053

4,811

9,248

4,741

9,151

5,259

9,852

5,505

10,099

10,870

10,556

10,918

10,980

8,550

8,785

8,686

8,995

33,479

48,395

69,901

33,233

46,364

69,764

34,715

46,596

67,914

35,579

48,297

62,998

Selling, general and administrative

29,386

32,169

33,096

34,195

36,681

37,832

35,532

38,308

Research and development costs

6,827

7,358

8,277

8,907

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

Impairment of goodwill

Total operating expenses

Income (loss) from operations

Interest income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net

Income (loss) before provision for income
taxes
Provision for income taxes

482

—

36,695

28,819

82

(38)

28,863

9,880

520

—

40,047

31,567

75

(144)

31,498

11,002

543

—

41,916

32,515

55

(218)

32,352

11,247

653

—

43,755

23,298

35

261

8,576

1,137

—

46,394

23,507

35

(213)

6,272

1,316

—

45,420

24,344

(62)

220

23,594

23,329

24,502

8,521

7,832

8,811

7,786

1,212

—

44,530

23,384

13

(122)

23,275

7,649

8,231

1,194

17,400

65,133

(2,135)

(93)

36

(2,192)

1,898

Net income (loss)

$ 18,983

$ 20,496

$ 21,105

$ 15,073

$ 15,497

$ 15,691

$ 15,626

$ (4,090)

Net income (loss) per share:

Basic*

Diluted*

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

$

$

0.33

0.32

$

$

0.35

0.35

$

$

0.36

0.36

$

$

0.26

0.25

$

$

0.26

0.26

$

$

0.26

0.26

$

$

0.26

0.26

$

$

(0.07)

(0.07)

Basic

Diluted

58,362

58,800

58,511

58,902

58,847

59,128

59,048

59,232

59,281

59,388

59,347

59,386

59,400

59,405

59,541

59,541

Dividends declared per common share

$ 0.175

$ 0.175

$

0.175

$ 0.175

$ 0.175

$ 0.175

$

0.175

$ 0.175

____________________
* 

Quarterly EPS may not sum to annual EPS due to rounding

81

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Sales Return Reserve

Balance at
Beginning of
Year

Additions
Charged
Against
Revenue

$

$

$

2,229

1,726

961

$

$

$

4,277

503

765

$

$

$

Deductions

Balance at
End of Year

— $

— $

— $

6,506

2,229

1,726

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Balance at
Beginning of
Year

Additions
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses

Deductions

Balance at
End of Year

$

$

$

8,481

6,717

4,489

$

$

$

6,885

5,715

3,780

$

$

$

(3,543) $

11,823

(3,951) $

(1,552) $

8,481

6,717

(in thousands)
For the year ended

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2012

March 31, 2011

(in thousands)
For the year ended

March 31, 2013

March 31, 2012

March 31, 2011

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C O M P A N Y   P R O F I L E

Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSII) develops and markets computer-based

practice management, electronic health records and revenue cycle management

applications along with connectivity products and services.  The Company serves

medical and dental group practices as well as rural and community hospitals.

C O M P R E H E N S I V E P R O D U C T A N D S E R V I C E O F F E R I N G S

Quality Systems (QSI) and its NextGen Healthcare subsidiary (QSI/NextGen Healthcare) offer a 

wide range of cutting-edge healthcare information technology solutions designed to address the 

changing healthcare landscape and evolving models.  Some of the Company’s innovative products, 

services and solutions include: 

NextGen® Ambulatory EHR 

NextGen® Inpatient Clinicals 

An electronic health record solution that 

A comprehensive suite of clinical applications 

enables anywhere, anytime access to 

for hospitals that includes Computerized 

accurate patient data for enhancing care.

Physician Order Entry (CPOE), clinical decision support, 

NextGen® Practice Management 

An integrated solution that helps accelerate 

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and productivity, enabling providers to make better 

order management, advanced reporting and clinical data 

tools to improve care and outcomes.

NextGen® Inpatient Financials 

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business decisions and improve patient care.

well as reporting and decision support tools 

NextGen® Patient Portal 

A secure online tool enabling patients to 

designed for hospitals, clinics and specialty centers to 

enhance business decisions and results.

Patient Portal

access their health records, which engages 

NextGen® Population Health 

and empowers them while aiding providers in meeting 

An automated, integrated outreach 

Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements.

tool that enables providers to engage 

NextGen® Revenue Cycle Management 

Specialized professional services that 

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patients, improve outcomes and deliver collaborative, 

accountable care across their patient panel.

NextGen® Health Information Exchange 

 A connectivity tool that enables electronic-

administrative problems, allowing providers to focus on 

based, secure sharing of patient data across 

HIE

patient care.

NextPen®

multiple vendors and medical communities allowing 

providers to deliver collaborative care.

An electronic pen that digitally captures a 

NextGen® Electronic Data Interchange 

patient or provider’s  handwriting on forms 

A solution suite that automates data 

and interprets it as discrete data.  The information 

transfer between NextGen Healthcare, 

EDI

EDI

Services

Services

becomes part of a chart within the EHR and streamlines 

other healthcare organizations and third party 

data input while enhancing patient satisfaction.

payer entities helping providers reduce costs, 

NextGen® EDR 

speed payments, and improve productivity.

An electronic-based dental record that 

NextGen® Surgical Management

EDR

integrates with both NextGen Ambulatory 

A robust application that helps hospitals 

EHR and NextGen Practice Management to provide 

manage their operating room so they can 

better patient care and safety, using a single patient 

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record across medical and dental practices.

patient safety.

C O R P O R A T E I N F O R M A T I O N

B O A R D O F   D I R E C T O R S

Sheldon Razin
Chairman of the Board and Founder, 
Quality Systems, Inc.

Steven T. Plochocki
President and Chief Executive Officer, 
Quality Systems, Inc.

Michael Aghajanian
Retired President and CEO, 
PRTM Management Consulting

Craig A. Barbarosh
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

George H. Bristol
Managing Director, Janas Associates

Mark H. Davis
Healthcare IT & Technology Advisor

D. Russell Pflueger
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Quiescence Medical, Inc.

Lance E. Rosenzweig
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O F F I C E R S O F T H E   C O M P A N Y

Steven T. Plochocki
President and Chief Executive Officer

Paul A. Holt
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Jocelyn A. Leavitt
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Daniel J. Morefield
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Donn E. Neufeld
Executive Vice President, EDI and Dental

Stephen K. Puckett
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

Monte L. Sandler
Executive Vice President, NextGen RCM Services

L E G A L   C O U N S E L

Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Costa Mesa, California

I N D E P E N D E N T   A U D I T O R S

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Irvine, California

S T O C K   T R A N S F E R   A G E N T
&   R E G I S T R A R

Computershare
Glendale, California

A N N U A L M E E T I N G

2013 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting is scheduled to be 
held on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 1:00 PM Pacific 
Time.

The meeting will be held at:
The Marriott Hotel
18000 Von Karman Avenue
Irvine, California 92612

The meeting may be subject to change or 
postponement by Quality Systems’ Board of Directors. 

F O R M   1 0 - K

A copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is 
available on the Company’s website at www.qsii.com
or by contacting the Company at:

Quality Systems, Inc.
Attention: Investor Relations
18111 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 700
Irvine, California 92612
949.255.2600

F O R W A R D - L O O K I N G   S TAT E M E N T S

Statements  made  in  this  Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  and 
in our Annual Report  on Form  10-K (“Form 10-K”) contained 
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important to note that any such performance and actual results, 
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