NextGen® Behavioral Health Suite Ranked #1 Platform for Independent Behavioral Health Practices by Black Book Market Research

Rankings Determined by Verified Users at Behavioral Health Organizations Nationwide

REMOTE-FIRST COMPANY/TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextGen Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Suite has been named the No. 1 platform for independent behavioral health practices in the Black Book Market Research Q3 2026 Behavioral Health EHR and Practice Management Platform Rankings for Independent Ambulatory Practices. This ranking is based on feedback from over 660 verified users representing 101 independent behavioral health organizations.

The study examined physician-led and multidisciplinary practices with six or more clinicians, including psychiatry, psychotherapy, integrated behavioral health, applied behavior analysis (ABA), substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, child and adolescent care, interventional psychiatry, and other specialty models. NextGen Healthcare’s leadership was reflective of consistent ratings across clinical, administrative, financial, data, implementation, and vendor-service functions.

The NextGen® Behavioral Health Suite supports whole-person care delivery, mobile documentation, all-in-one reporting, and seamless interoperability, while delivering revenue-generating solutions and helping manage value-based care. The platform was also ranked #1 Behavioral Health solution by KLAS in 2024 and 2025. NextGen Healthcare’s commitment to supporting behavioral healthcare is especially meaningful given increasing demand, with 40 percent of people in the U.S. living in an area underserved by mental health professionals.

“We are proud to have received this accolade from Black Book and to be recognized by our clients as the market-leading healthcare technology partner for behavioral health organizations,” said Srinivas (Sri) Velamoor, president and chief executive officer, NextGen Healthcare. “As demand for behavioral health services grows nationwide, our focus remains on helping behavioral health practices unlock operating efficiency, protect against clinician burnout, and remove barriers to patient access.”

"Independent ambulatory behavioral health practices are no longer selecting an electronic chart alone. They are selecting the operating platform through which referrals become appointments, clinicians document and coordinate care, staff manage authorizations, protected information remains appropriately controlled and completed services become collectible revenue,” said Doug Brown, founder and president, Black Book Market Research. “Mid-size and large clinician groups place increasing importance on scalable administration, revenue-cycle controls, interoperability, analytics and accountability across the entire workflow. NextGen Healthcare distinguished itself through consistent performance across those functions and across every practice-size segment evaluated.”

NextGen Healthcare serves several hundred organizations with behavioral health services and continues to invest in AI-driven capabilities for documentation, analytics, and revenue optimization. To learn more about how the company is driving practice efficiency and enabling a better provider, staff, and patient experience, visit nextgen.com.

About Black Book Research

Black Book Research conducts independent, vendor-agnostic studies of healthcare technology and outsourced services using verified feedback from clinical, administrative, financial, revenue-cycle, information technology, privacy and executive users. Its ambulatory and behavioral health research evaluates EHR, practice management, RCM, patient access, telehealth, clinical AI, interoperability, analytics, privacy, implementation, support and total value. Vendors cannot purchase inclusion, determine respondent quotas, influence KPI weighting or negotiate client scores and rankings.

About NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

NextGen Healthcare is the technology partner for diverse ambulatory practices with evolving business needs. We combine performance at scale with the operational flexibility practices need to adapt, grow and thrive. Our intelligent, integrated solutions help practices navigate complexity with confidence—improving operations, driving sustainable financial progress, and supporting clinicians, staff and patients across the care continuum. With NextGen, practices are prepared for whatever comes next. Learn more at nextgen.com, and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.