New Role will Oversee the Company's Expanding Clinical Strategy to
Support Industry Move to Value-Based Care
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSII), known to its clients as NextGen
Healthcare, today announced Betty
Rabinowitz, MD, FACP, has assumed the role of Chief Medical Officer,
effective immediately. In the new role, Dr. Rabinowitz brings her
extensive clinical background, experience in practice transformation and
expertise in population health to the NextGen Healthcare leadership
team. Dr. Rabinowitz will report to Rusty Frantz, President and CEO.
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"Dr. Rabinowitz's first-hand understanding of physicians' needs and deep
knowledge of the practical applications of data to everyday clinical
practice will further strengthen the role we serve leading our clients
through the transformation to value-based care," said Rusty Frantz,
NextGen Healthcare President and CEO. "We are also excited to have her
expertise and perspective our Executive Leadership team as we further
strengthen our continuous commitment to helping our clients achieve the
quadruple aim."
Dr. Rabinowitz joined NextGen Healthcare in August 2017 following her
role as one of the founders and former CEO of EagleDream Health, the
cloud-based analytics and population health management solution now
known as NextGen
Population Health. The platform drives insights across clinical,
financial, and administrative data to optimize ambulatory practice
performance.
"I am excited to lend a clinical perspective to how we build and improve
our solutions - particularly intuitive analytics and actionable
intelligence as they are playing a greater role in optimizing practice
performance," said Dr. Rabinowitz. "I look forward to championing
physicians and empowering better patient care in my new role."
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr. Rabinowitz graduated from Ben
Gurion University Medical School in Israel, where she also completed a
residency in Internal Medicine. She came to the United States in 1990
for a fellowship in Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of
Rochester School of Medicine where she became a Professor of Clinical
Medicine. In addition, Dr. Rabinowitz served as Medical Director of the
University of Rochester's Center for Primary Care, overseeing clinical
operations and population health management for a network of 28
practices and 130 primary care physicians.
Follow Dr. Rabinowitz's monthly contributions to the Health
IT Insights blog where she shares perspectives and commentary on a
range of issues spanning analytics, population health, and other
emerging issues affecting today's practice of medicine.
About Quality Systems, Inc.
Quality Systems, Inc., known to its clients as NextGen Healthcare,
provides a range of software, services, and analytics solutions to
medical and dental group practices. The company's portfolio delivers
foundational capabilities to empower physician success, enrich the
patient care experience, and enable the transition to value-based
healthcare. Visit www.qsii.com
and www.nextgen.com
for additional information.
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For Media and Public Relations Inquiries:
NextGen Healthcare
Jennifer
Cohen, 949-255-2600
Director, Corporate Communications
jecohen@nextgen.com
Source: NextGen Healthcare
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