eScription has been a huge success at UNC Health Care, saving our organization $1 million per year in transcription costs. We also improved our TAT, enhanced our medical records infrastructure, and provided a seamless transition for clinicians."
James Walsh
Director, Application Development, Financial & Administrative Systems
UNC Health Care
Chapel Hill, NC
On May 21, 2008 Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) announced that it has closed the acquisition of eScription, Inc, a leading provider of Computer Aided Medical Transcription software.
Nuance is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses, healthcare organizations and consumers around the world. The company comprises the world's largest portfolio of speech and imaging products backed by the expertise of a professional services organization and industry-leading partner network. The company’s four divisions include Mobility, Enterprise, Imaging and Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions.
Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions provides the industry’s most comprehensive family of speech–driven clinical documentation and communications solutions. The broad line of products includes Radiology workflow, test results management, and front-end speech recognition for the EMR, among many others. You can read more about Dictaphone at http://www.nuance.com/dictaphone/
The eScription platform for computer aided medical transcription is the newest addition to Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions, complementing existing product offerings with award-winning, enterprise-wide, on-demand transcription software to increase productivity, improve turnaround time, and reduce costs of medical transcription. By uniting the strengths and resources of Nuance and eScription, the combined organization can deliver scalable, highly productive solutions, as well as accelerate future innovation to transform the way healthcare provider organizations document patient care.