Health IT Analytics April 14, 2021
Jessica Kent

The nearly $20 billion acquisition represents a rise in voice recognition technology and artificial intelligence in healthcare, potentially leading to reduced clinician burnout.

Artificial intelligence in healthcare has mostly existed in the realm of the hypothetical. Clinical use cases for AI algorithms permeate the research sector, while rarely infiltrating real-world care settings.

With the recent news of Microsoft’s pending acquisition of Nuance Communications, experts believe AI may be on the verge of breaking into front-end care delivery – likely in the form of voice recognition and virtual assistant technologies.

Nuance is a leading provider of conversational AI and cloud-based ambient intelligence for healthcare. The two companies will focus on using AI to listen in on consultations between patients and providers...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Provider, Technology, Trends, Voice Assistant
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