8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event      May 14, 2003
reported)

                             Quality Systems, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          California                       0-13801               95-2888568
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission File          (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                     Number)           Identification No.)

18191 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 450
Irvine, California                                                92612
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number,        ( 949) 255-2600
including area code

         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)




                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5. Press Release Concerning Legal Settlement

SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 99.1

                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.   Description

  99.1        Press Release dated May 14, 2003.

Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

      On May 14, 2003, Quality Systems, Inc., a California corporation (the
"Company") issued a press release announcing the settlement of a class action
lawsuit. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit
99.1.




                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        QUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.
                                            (Registrant)


Date    May 14, 2003                    /s/ Louis Silverman
                                        --------------------
                                              (Signature)
                                        Louis Silverman, Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

For Further Information:

Quality Systems, Inc.                      Coffin Communications Group
18191 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 450         15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 303
Irvine, CA  92612                          Sherman Oaks, CA  91403
Phone: (949) 255-2600                      Phone: (818) 789-0100
www.qsii.com                               www.coffincg.com

CONTACT: Louis Silverman,                  CONTACT: William F. Coffin, President
         President & CEO                            Sean Collins, Partner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                   Quality Systems, Inc. Announces Settlement
                       of Securities Class Action Lawsuit

Irvine, Calif. -- May 14, 2003 -- Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) today
announced the final settlement of a consolidated securities class action filed
in April 1997 in the California Superior Court, County of Orange. The
settlement, which has been approved by the court, causes the dismissal of the
action and the complete release of any and all claims of all participating class
members against all defendants, including the Company and all current and former
directors and officers of the Company named as defendants. The terms of the
settlement call for a cash payment to plaintiffs, fully funded by the Company's
directors and officers liability insurance. The settlement terms also reflect
the Company's denial of all claims asserted in the litigation.

Quality Systems is a developer and provider of computer-based practice
management, electronic medical records systems and e-business applications for
dental and medical group practices marketed under the QSI and NextGen product
names.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements, including those
related to revenue and net income that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Among the important factors that could impact actual results are
volume and timing of systems sales and installations, length of sales cycles and
installation process; the possibility that the products will not achieve market
acceptance; seasonal patterns of sales and customer buying behavior, the
development by competitors of new or superior technologies, delays in product
development, undetected errors or bugs in software, product liability, changing
economic, political or regulatory influences on the healthcare industry, changes
in product pricing policies, competitive pressures, possible regulation of the
company's software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, general economic
conditions, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Quality Systems'
periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission

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