NextGen Healthcare Enables Continuity of Care for Women’s Health During Pandemic

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NextGen Healthcare (Nasdaq: NXGN) announced the adoption of its integrated Patient Experience Platform by FPA Women’s Health to enhance patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This platform has facilitated a tripling of telehealth appointments, now constituting 10% of total visits. Additional functionalities, such as Patient Self-Scheduling, have improved accessibility. The clinic's focus on behavioral health services for reproductive-age women has expanded despite the pandemic's challenges, with over 5,000 online appointments monthly.

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• Tripled telehealth appointments, now 10% of total visits.
• Integration of Patient Self-Scheduling has improved accessibility.
• Expanded services to include behavioral health offerings.

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NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN), a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions, announced that its integrated NextGen® Patient Experience Platform has been adopted by FPA Women’s Health, a mid-sized specialty medical group focused on women’s healthcare, to provide continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the NextGen Patient Experience Platform, FPA Women’s Health utilized NextGen Virtual Visits™ to continue treating patients with various services such as contraceptive counseling and refills, UTI or STI treatment, and follow-up for lab results. In addition, the clinic implemented NextGen® Patient Self-Scheduling to make after-hours scheduling simpler and more accessible for staff and patients during the pandemic.

NextGen Patient Experience Platform Enables Providers to Leverage Virtual Visits and Self-Scheduling to Expand Patient Access and Services. (Photo: Business Wire)

Sixty percent of FPA Women’s Health patients are between the ages of 18 and 35 and gravitate toward technology for ease of use and efficiency. Since last March, the clinic’s telehealth appointments have tripled using NextGen Virtual Visits to as much as 10 percent of total patient visits. Remote care delivery has also provided new opportunities to expand FPA Women’s Health’s scope of services, including a behavioral health offering, even during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Individual assessments and therapy with a focus on women of reproductive age are now provided virtually. On average, more than 5,000 appointments are scheduled online each month by FPA patients.

“Telehealth and online scheduling were natural for us when we started to think about strategic ways to meet our patients where they are located to provide immediate access to care,” said Joni Chroman, chief operating officer for FPA Women’s Health. “We learned that integration with the NextGen Enterprise EHR for patient self-scheduling and virtual visits solutions lowered the risk of duplicative chart problems, which poses a significant patient risk. The women we serve are also looking for behavioral health services, and they want to do it safely from home.”

“The pandemic highlighted two big patient needs --convenience and safety,” said John Beck, chief solutions officer for NextGen Healthcare. “FPA Women’s Health prudently used this situation as an opportunity to leverage our integrated platform to provide a better patient experience, both in person and virtual, while bolstering their revenue collection for a sustainable future.”

Click here to read a recent case study about FPA Women’s Health, “FPA Women’s Health Meets Patients Where They Are.”

About FPA Women’s Health

Since the practice’s inception in 1969, Family Planning Associates Medical Group, now FPA Women’s Health, has been providing the highest standard of medical care for women in a warm, caring environment. As the largest independent family planning service network in the United States, FPA Women’s Health, with multiple locations throughout Los Angeles County and other regions across California, offers all aspects of family planning — from pregnancy prevention to pregnancy termination — in a professional, state-of-the-art environment. With 25 clinics and more than 40 providers, FPA Women’s Health serves more than 150,000 patients a year. Click here to learn more.

About NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN) is a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions. We are empowering the transformation of ambulatory care—partnering with medical, behavioral and dental providers in their journey to value-based care to make healthcare better for everyone. We go beyond EHR and PM. Our integrated solutions help increase clinical productivity, enrich the patient experience and ensure healthy financial outcomes. We believe in better. Learn more at nextgen.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram.

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FAQ

What recent developments has NextGen Healthcare (NXGN) announced regarding FPA Women’s Health?

NextGen Healthcare announced that FPA Women’s Health adopted its integrated Patient Experience Platform to enhance patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How has FPA Women's Health utilized NextGen's technology during the pandemic?

FPA Women’s Health has utilized NextGen's Patient Experience Platform to triple its telehealth appointments and implement self-scheduling, improving patient access.

What percentage of total visits are now telehealth appointments at FPA Women’s Health?

Telehealth appointments at FPA Women’s Health have increased to constitute 10% of total visits.

How many appointments does FPA Women's Health schedule online each month?

FPA Women's Health schedules over 5,000 appointments online each month.

What new services has FPA Women’s Health added during the pandemic?

During the pandemic, FPA Women’s Health has added behavioral health services focusing on women of reproductive age.