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STATdx Clinical Decision Support and Nuance s PowerScribe Speech Reporting Solution Streamline Radiology Workflow

^{Published on 2008-12-01 06:35:14 - Market Wire}
 

CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Nuance Communications, Inc. ] (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading supplier of speech solutions, today announced a reseller agreement with [ Amirsys, ] provider of imaging informatics. To meet the demands of busy practicing radiologists, Amirsys® and Nuance are offering customers a seamless integration from radiology reporting solution, Nuance's [ PowerScribe for Radiology ], to Amirsys' [ STATdx® Premier ]™, an on-demand radiology reference system. Radiology customers can easily and quickly benefit from a single interface for speech-enabled radiology reporting and clinical decision support with thousands of diagnoses, case examples and anatomical images. Nuance is demonstrating this technology at the Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) annual conference in booth #6215.

The combination of Nuance's PowerScribe for Radiology speech reporting and Amirsys' STATdx Premier will dramatically streamline workflow by allowing radiologists access to evidence-based, point-of-care reference material with the click of a button or simple voice command while creating their reports. With no separate log-in required, radiologists can quickly verify their analysis and documentation of complex diagnosis, speeding radiology report turnaround time and patient care.

"The STATdx integration into PowerScribe for Radiology supercharges the radiology report with authoritative content from world-class experts about any diagnostic entity or its differential possibility," said Michael Brant-Zawadzki, Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA. "Peer reviewed references can be seamlessly included, even images of similar cases, if one chooses. The added value of the report is a market differentiator."

Amirsys' STATdx Premier clinical decision support is now available for purchase as an add-on to PowerScribe for Radiology. For more information on all of Nuance's healthcare solutions please visit: [ http://www.nuance.com/healthcare/ ]

"Radiologists need to interpret more medical images in less time than ever before and combining radiology reporting, critical test results management and diagnostic support in one complete solution increases radiologist productivity, improves the quality of patient care and reduces operating costs," said Peter Durlach, senior vice resident of marketing and product strategy, Nuance Healthcare. "Because roughly five to 10 percent of radiology cases require research to make a diagnosis, we are extending the value of our solution beyond documentation and communication to include imaging analysis. This reseller agreement extends the value that many radiology customers have already seen with past integrations between Nuance and Amirsys."

Today, more than 30 percent of U.S. radiologists use speech-driven workflow solutions from Nuance to improve clinical documentation and communication, enhance patient care and reduce transcription costs by up to 100 percent. Nuance's integrated solutions support a single, end-to-end, closed-loop management process for radiology. Nuance's full closed-loop radiology product portfolio includes:

• [ RadPort for Radiology ]– Decision support for appropriate high-cost exam ordering (see separate release for more information).
• [ PowerScribe for Radiology ]– Speech-enabled reporting for highly accurate clinical documentation.
• [ RadWhere for Radiology ]– Data-driven, front-end structured speech recognition reporting application designed for multi-PACS/RIS, multi-site workflow orchestration (see separate release for more information).
• [ Veriphy ]– Solution for critical test result management (CTRM) (see separate release for more information)
• [ RadCube for Radiology ]– Web-based business intelligence tool for advanced clinical data mining, outcomes analysis and information classification.

For more information, including demonstrations of Nuance's full radiology product portfolio, visit Nuance's booth #6215 (South Building - Hall A) at the annual RSNA show, November 30 – December 5, McCormick Place, Chicago.

About Amirsys

Amirsys is the leading provider of imaging informatics. Amirsys' STATdx® and STATdx® Premier™ diagnostic decision support systems are used daily by thousands of radiologists and other physicians around the world to improve patient care. STATdx, for radiology groups and individual radiologists, is a comprehensive, definitive imaging content system that provides granular detail and ease of use. STATdx Premier, for healthcare organizations with RIS/PACS and dictation systems, has all the power of STATdx plus the additional benefits of full integration with these other systems. STATdx offers thousands of detailed diagnoses, expert differential diagnoses, examples of common and variant cases, detailed imaging anatomy, color graphic illustrations, radiologic images, surgical/pathological photographs and text. STATdx supports the busy practicing radiologist by increasing speed, accuracy and diagnostic confidence in complex cases. STATdx is the world's largest and most comprehensive XML-based digital reference source exclusively designed for imaging. STATdx streamlines workflow by reducing the time required to research and complete a difficult imaging analysis. The Amirsys reference series Diagnostic Imaging, Imaging Anatomy and Pocket Radiologist® family of products have become among the best selling reference sources in radiology in the world. For more information, please visit [ www.amirsys.com ]

Amirsys, STATdx, STATdx Premier and PocketRadiologist are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amirsys, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.

Nuance's Healthcare Business

Nuance's Healthcare Business provides a comprehensive family of speech-driven clinical documentation and communication solutions that enable healthcare provider organizations to reduce operating costs, increase reimbursement, and enhance patient care and safety. No matter the specific requirements of a healthcare provider organization, Nuance has solutions to meet its needs. For more information, please visit [ http://www.nuance.com/healthcare/ ].

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit [ www.nuance.com ].

Nuance, the Nuance logo, PowerScribe, RadWhere, RadPort, RadCube and Veriphy are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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