IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Steven T. Plochocki, 63, will retire from the Company, effective June 30, 2015. Plochocki has served in this leadership role since 2008, and has been affiliated with Quality Systems since 2004 when he was elected a member of its board of directors.
Plochocki will serve out the remainder of his current term as director, but will not stand for reelection at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held August 11, 2015. Following his retirement, Plochocki will continue with the Company as a consultant for a four-month period to ensure a smooth transition.
Plochocki will be succeeded by Rusty Frantz, 48, who will join the company July 1, 2015. Both Plochocki and Frantz will be in attendance at the Company’s previously announced Investment Community Analyst Day to be held on Monday, June 8, 2015 in New York City.
Most recently, Frantz spent eight years serving in varying roles with increasing responsibility at CareFusion Corp., a San Diego-based global medical technology corporation serving the healthcare industry, providing products and services that assist hospitals in improving the safety and quality of care.
From 2011 until March 2015, when CareFusion was acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), Frantz held the role of senior vice president and general manager, global dispensing division. During this time, he spearheaded a transformational medication management strategy across three global brands – Pyxis, Rowa and CareFusion Smartworks – which comprised $1 billion in global revenue. This was a key strategic driver in the acquisition of CareFusion by BD. Prior to heading the division, Frantz served as vice president of research and development of the Pyxis business unit, where he led the process to bring the highly successful Pyxis ES medication dispensing solution to market. He also served as general manager of Pyxis Perioperative Solutions, a leader in hospital and health system supply management solutions.
Frantz also was chief technology officer and co-founder of OutPurchase, a provider of cloud-based procurement solutions and services. He began his career as one of the first employees at Omnicell, a leading supplier of comprehensive automation and business analytics software for patient-centric medication and supply management across the healthcare continuum.
Frantz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the Maine Maritime Academy and a Master’s of Engineering from Stanford University.
Plochocki reflected on his tenure with the Company, stating: “For more than a decade, I have had the privilege of guiding Quality Systems during what is believed to be the most exciting time in the history of our nation’s healthcare system. I am fortunate to have worked alongside a talented team of professionals whose collaborative efforts enabled the Company to transition to a full-service healthcare information technology (HCIT) provider. The hard work of all our employees allowed Quality Systems to realize double-digit growth for fiscal 2015, which is a testament to their knowledge, hard work and dedication. And, over the past five years, we have grown this Company four-fold to reach the half-billion dollar revenue mark. While the industry keeps evolving through reform and new payment models, Quality Systems remains in a strong position as it continues to provide a broad range of products and services the healthcare community needs to be successful in competing in this new era of healthcare.”
Sheldon Razin, founder and chairman of the board, added: “The entire Quality Systems team, along with the Board, thanks Steve for his years of distinguished leadership and service. He has helped define and shape Quality Systems into the global HCIT leader it has become. Now, as we embark on our new fiscal year, we look forward to the direction Rusty will provide and the contributions he will make in his new role. Rusty’s extensive experience working with global healthcare entities will bode well for Quality Systems and the 85,000 providers we serve.”
Irvine, Calif.-based Quality Systems, Inc. and its NextGen Healthcare subsidiary develop and market computer-based practice management, electronic health records and revenue cycle management applications as well as connectivity products and services for medical and dental group practices and small hospitals. Visit www.qsii.com and www.nextgen.com for additional information.
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