AI clinical documentation player Nuance preps for nationwide expansion

Healthcare DIVE February 25, 2020
Rebecca Pifer

Dive Brief:

• Medical speech recognition company Nuance Communications said Monday it plans sell its AI-based speech-to-text system automating physician note taking to health systems nationwide.
• The technology, built in partnership with Microsoft, includes a wall-mounted device with microphones to record each patient interaction — the company contends with their explicit consent — before uploading the transcript into the EHR.
• Clinical assistants, many of which rely on voice-to-text software, are en vogue as tech-savvy players look to ease EHR burden for physicians.

Dive Insight:

Health IT companies and a handful of startups are racing to saturate the nascent market — many with AI-enabled technology to automate route data entry requirements. Major technology companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple and Amazon...

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