Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 5,657	$ 27,332	$ 15,680
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	8,834	9,323	8,069
Amortization of capitalized software costs	9,891	12,817	12,338
Amortization of other intangibles	11,014	7,127	8,330
Amortization of debt issuance costs	258	0	0
Loss on disposal of equipment and improvements	205	51	192
Provision for bad debts	3,573	855	1,467
Provision for inventory obsolescence	48	25	0
Share-based compensation	3,295	3,472	2,490
Deferred income taxes	10,030	(12,061)	(3,984)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	0	0	(183)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	261	1,937	101
Loss on disposition of Hospital Solutions Division	1,366	0	0
Impairment of assets	32,238	0	25,971
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
Accounts receivable	9,929	4,744	37,461
Inventory	17	187	(81)
Accounts payable	(271)	1,281	(4,170)
Deferred revenue	(8,390)	(5,610)	1,036
Accrued compensation and related benefits	(5,914)	8,098	4,038
Income taxes	(40,471)	18,178	(9,227)
Deferred compensation	607	941	1,000
Other assets and liabilities	(1,381)	4,061	3,523
Net cash provided by operating activities	40,796	82,758	104,051
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to capitalized software costs	(14,675)	(14,601)	(20,784)
Additions to equipment and improvements	(14,013)	(6,531)	(7,934)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities	8,795	11,077	15,475
Purchases of marketable securities	(6,637)	(12,123)	(15,386)
Net cash used in investing activities	(190,373)	(24,523)	(63,662)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from line of credit	173,509	0	0
Principal repayments on line of credit	(68,509)	0	0
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	0	0	183
Proceeds from issuance of shares under employee plans	992	383	2,200
Dividends paid	(42,850)	(42,770)	(42,203)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(5,382)	0	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions	0	0	(3,423)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	57,760	(42,387)	(43,243)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(91,817)	15,848	(2,854)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	118,993	103,145	105,999
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	27,176	118,993	103,145
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds	30,902	2,523	20,443
Cash paid for interest	781	0	0
Common stock issued for settlement of share-based contingent consideration	9,273	0	0
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Tenant improvement allowance from landlord	2,933	0	0
Dividends declared but not paid	0	10,700	10,686
Unpaid additions to equipment and improvements	295	849	419
Business acquisitions:
Fair value of contingent consideration	(15,000)
Mirth [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	1,961
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payment for acquiring businesses	0	0	(35,033)
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Common stock issued for settlement of share-based contingent consideration	9,273
Business acquisitions:
Fair value of net assets acquired	0	0	62,787
Cash paid	0	0	(35,033)
Cash paid, net of cash acquired	0	0	(35,033)
Common stock issued at fair value	0	0	(7,882)
Fair value of contingent consideration	0	0	(13,307)
Liabilities assumed	0	0	6,565
Gennius [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payment for acquiring businesses	0	(2,345)	0
Business acquisitions:
Fair value of net assets acquired	0	2,571	0
Cash paid	0	(2,345)	0
Cash paid, net of cash acquired	0	(2,345)	0
Liabilities assumed	0	226	0
HealthFusion [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(1,700)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payment for acquiring businesses	(163,843)	0	0
Business acquisitions:
Fair value of net assets acquired	198,258	0	0
Cash paid, net of cash acquired	(163,843)	0	0
Unpaid portion of purchase price	(282)	0	0
Fair value of contingent consideration	(16,700)	0	0
Liabilities assumed	$ 17,433	$ 0	$ 0