Organization of Business	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Organization of Business [Abstract]
Organization of Business	1. Organization of Business *Description of Business* Quality Systems, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries operates as four business divisions and is comprised of: (i) the QSI Dental Division; (ii) the NextGen Division, which consists of NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.(“NextGen”); (iii) the Inpatient Solutions Division, which consists of NextGen Inpatient Solutions, LLC (“NextGen IS” f/k/a Sphere) and Opus Healthcare Solutions, LLC (“Opus”); (iv) the Practice Solutions Division, which consists of Lackland Acquisition II, LLC dba Healthcare Strategic Initiatives (“HSI”) and Practice Management Partners, Inc. (“PMP”) and (v) Quality Systems India Healthcare Private Limited (“QSIH”) (collectively, the “Company”). The Company develops and markets 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. The Company also provides revenue cycle management (“RCM”) services through the Practice Solutions Division. The Company, a California corporation formed in 1974, was founded with an early focus on providing information systems to dental group practices. In the mid-1980’s, the Company capitalized on the increasing focus on medical cost containment and further expanded its information processing systems to serve the medical market. In the mid-1990’s, the Company made two acquisitions that accelerated its penetration of the medical market. These two acquisitions formed the basis for the NextGen Division. Today, we serve the physician, inpatient and dental markets through our QSI Dental Division, NextGen Division, Inpatient Solutions Division and Practice Solutions 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 practices. The NextGen Division, with headquarters in Horsham, Pennsylvania, provides integrated clinical, financial and connectivity solutions for ambulatory and dental provider organizations. The Inpatient Solutions Division, with its primary location in Austin, Texas, provides integrated clinical, financial and connectivity solutions for rural and community hospitals. The Practice Solutions 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. Located in Bangalore, India, QSIH was formed in January 2011 to function as the Company’s India-based captive to offshore technology application development and business processing services. The Divisions operate largely as stand-alone operations, with each Division maintaining its own distinct product lines, product platforms, development, implementation and support teams, sales staffing and branding. The Divisions share the resources of the Company’s “corporate office,” which includes a variety of accounting and other administrative functions. Additionally, there are a small but growing number of clients who are simultaneously utilizing software or services from more than one of the Divisions. *Acquisitions* On May 20, 2008, the Company acquired St. Louis-based HSI, a full-service healthcare RCM company. HSI operates under the umbrella of the Company’s Practice Solutions Division. Founded in 1996, HSI provides RCM services to providers including health systems, hospitals and physicians in private practice with an in-house team of more than 200 employees, including specialists in medical billing, coding and compliance, payor credentialing and information technology. The Company intends to cross sell both software and RCM services to the acquired client base of HSI and the NextGen Division. On October 28, 2008, the Company acquired Maryland-based PMP, a full-service healthcare RCM company. This acquisition is also part of the Company’s growth strategy for the Practice Solutions Division. Similar to HSI, PMP operates under the umbrella of the Company’s Practice Solutions Division. Founded in 2001, PMP provides physician billing and technology management services to healthcare providers, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Company intends to cross sell both software and RCM services to the acquired client base of PMP and the NextGen Division. On August 12, 2009, the Company acquired NextGen IS, a provider of financial information systems to the small hospital inpatient market. This acquisition is also part of the Company’s strategy to expand into the small hospital market and to add new clients by taking advantage of cross selling opportunities between the ambulatory and inpatient markets. On February 10, 2010, the Company acquired Opus, a provider of clinical information systems to the small hospital inpatient market. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Opus delivers web-based clinical solutions to hospital systems and integrated health networks nationwide. This acquisition complements and will be integrated with the assets of NextGen IS. Both companies are established developers of software and services for the inpatient market and will operate under the Company’s Inpatient Solutions Division.

1. Organization of Business

Description of Business

Quality Systems, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries operates as four business divisions and is comprised of: (i) the QSI Dental Division; (ii) the NextGen Division, which consists of NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.(“NextGen”); (iii) the Inpatient Solutions Division, which consists of NextGen Inpatient Solutions, LLC (“NextGen IS” f/k/a Sphere) and Opus Healthcare Solutions, LLC (“Opus”); (iv) the Practice Solutions Division, which consists of Lackland Acquisition II, LLC dba Healthcare Strategic Initiatives (“HSI”) and Practice Management Partners, Inc. (“PMP”) and (v) Quality Systems India Healthcare Private Limited (“QSIH”) (collectively, the “Company”). The Company develops and markets 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. The Company also provides revenue cycle management (“RCM”) services through the Practice Solutions Division.

The Company, a California corporation formed in 1974, was founded with an early focus on providing information systems to dental group practices. In the mid-1980’s, the Company capitalized on the increasing focus on medical cost containment and further expanded its information processing systems to serve the medical market. In the mid-1990’s, the Company made two acquisitions that accelerated its penetration of the medical market. These two acquisitions formed the basis for the NextGen Division. Today, we serve the physician, inpatient and dental markets through our QSI Dental Division, NextGen Division, Inpatient Solutions Division and Practice Solutions 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 practices.

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

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

The Practice Solutions 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.

Located in Bangalore, India, QSIH was formed in January 2011 to function as the Company’s India-based captive to offshore technology application development and business processing services.

The Divisions operate largely as stand-alone operations, with each Division maintaining its own distinct product lines, product platforms, development, implementation and support teams, sales staffing and branding. The Divisions share the resources of the Company’s “corporate office,” which includes a variety of accounting and other administrative functions. Additionally, there are a small but growing number of clients who are simultaneously utilizing software or services from more than one of the Divisions.

Acquisitions

On May 20, 2008, the Company acquired St. Louis-based HSI, a full-service healthcare RCM company. HSI operates under the umbrella of the Company’s Practice Solutions Division. Founded in 1996, HSI provides RCM services to providers including health systems, hospitals and physicians in private practice with an in-house team of more than 200 employees, including specialists in medical billing, coding and compliance, payor credentialing and information technology. The Company intends to cross sell both software and RCM services to the acquired client base of HSI and the NextGen Division.

On October 28, 2008, the Company acquired Maryland-based PMP, a full-service healthcare RCM company. This acquisition is also part of the Company’s growth strategy for the Practice Solutions Division. Similar to HSI, PMP operates under the umbrella of the Company’s Practice Solutions Division. Founded in 2001, PMP provides physician billing and technology management services to healthcare providers, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Company intends to cross sell both software and RCM services to the acquired client base of PMP and the NextGen Division.

On August 12, 2009, the Company acquired NextGen IS, a provider of financial information systems to the small hospital inpatient market. This acquisition is also part of the Company’s strategy to expand into the small hospital market and to add new clients by taking advantage of cross selling opportunities between the ambulatory and inpatient markets.