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Government Initiatives

An Open Letter to the Obama Health Team on Health IT Spending
e-CareManagement blog, December 14, 2008
"…we must also ensure that our hospitals are connected to each other through the Internet. That is why the economic recovery plan I’m proposing will help modernize our health care system - and that won’t just save jobs, it will save lives. We will make sure that every doctor’s office and hospital in this country is using cutting edge technology and electronic medical records so that we can cut red tape, prevent medical mistakes, and help save billions of dollars each year." (December, 6, 2008)

President Obama Wise To Invest in Healthcare IT
Candid CIO, November 26, 2008
Certainly we have a great story to tell in central and northern Wisconsin.  Ministry Health Care and Marshfield Clinic are implementing an EHR setting aside competitive interests to put patients first.  In doing so we will provide integrated care in such a way as to eliminate duplicate testing, actively manage preventive care and eliminate wasteful paper-work. 

CMS offers small practices health IT incentives
Government HealthIT, October 10, 2008
The Maryland Health Care Commission has developed a product portfolio that provides physicians with information from 23 CCHIT-certified EHR vendors, which have agreed to offer product discounts to physicians.

Global lessons: U.S. can learn from others in adopting electronic health records
WTN News, September 24, 2008
“Here, the government is a payer, and certainly the largest payer with Medicare, Medicaid, and the military, but we have large number of payers coming from commercial sectors and they have to become involved.”

Massachusetts requires EHRs in hospitals by 2015
FCW.com, August 11, 2008
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed into law a health care bill that will require hospitals and community health centers to use interoperable electronic health records (EHR) systems if they seek to obtain or renew licenses to operate in 2015 or afterward.

California health distric deal would eliminate faxes
Government HealthIT, July 3, 2008
The organization has tapped Novo Innovations, a vendor of health information exchange software, to improve data sharing with its physician practices. The San Diego-based health care delivery system will initially use the technology to deliver electronic results and reports, including admission/discharge/transfer data in the form of face sheets, transcriptions, and the results of radiology, pathology and lab tests.

Former HHS Secretary Calls for Insurers To Tie Payments to E-Rx
iHealthBeat, June 20, 2008
Health care insurers should create reimbursement policies that force physicians to adopt electronic prescriptions, Tommy Thompson, former HHS Secretary, told payers yesterday during a keynote presentation the America's Health Insurance Plans' Institute 2008 in San Francisco, Health Data Management reports.

Two good articles on the US healthcare crisis
Leisureguy.com, May 10, 2008
Observing that the nation’s doctors and hospitals operate a tangled web of incompatible forms and technologies, Thompson asked President George W. Bush to create a universal system of electronic medical records that would follow patients around the country, eliminate redundant treatments and, according to some estimates, trim billions of dollars from the nation’s annual health care tab.

House Democrats Look to New York City for EHR Guidance
iHealthBeat, April 16, 2008
Bloomberg touted EHRs' ability to help physicians focus on prevention. He added, "We're very grateful for the opportunity to share what we're doing in New York to shape a national program" (Government Technology, 4/15).

New York City Program Promotes EHRs for Primary Care Practices
AAFP, March 5, 2008
New York City is moving ahead with plans to equip more than 1,000 primary care physician offices with electronic health records, or EHRs, by the end of this year -- that's enough practices to cover about 1 million patients.

Bay State Senate bill would mandate electronic health records
MHT, March 4, 2008
The Massachusetts Senate has proposed health-care legislation that would mandate statewide adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) by 2015, Senate President Therese Murray announced Monday.

Fast Talk: Bush's Record Collector
Fast Company, January 18, 2008
Dr. Robert Kolodner, 59, advises HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt on health IT initiatives and oversees the federal government's efforts to get doctors, hospitals, and medical providers nationwide to adopt electronic medical records by 2014.

Surprise HIPAA Audit
Advance Web, January 2008
Health care providers must broadly trust their caregivers to perform the jobs necessary for patient care by giving them open access. But, care providers must continuously monitor and audit for common privacy and security breaches or verify appropriateness of access. This is for the sake of patient privacy, and with the specter of medical identity theft - patient safety.

Electronic Health Record goes political in US
Insimix, Jaanuary 13, 2008
Speaking to the New Hampshire voters Hillary Clinton supported electronic medical records (EHR in Canada) as a way to cut cost and improve the quality of health care. Does in mean that the electronic medical record concept is reaching a tipping point after years of discussions, and we will finally see significant progress?

Government Initiatives Archives: 2007 / 2006 / 2005

ePrescribing

e-Prescribing Helps Doctors Pick Cheaper Drugs
InjuryBoard.com, December 10, 2008
Only six percent of U.S. doctors currently use “e-prescribing” although doing so may improve efficiency and reduce medication errors such as a pharmacy technician misreading a doctor’s messy handwriting or dispensing a different drug with a similar name.

Updates on eRX or e-Prescribing
Keely's Blog, November 3, 2008
Here is a good document on eRX that also summarizes the legislation going on in this area. Note that, "E-prescribing has been the subject of a significant amount of attention recently from Congress, after the introduction of legislation in both the House and the Senate that would provide financial incentives and disincentives for e-prescribing by ambulatory physicians under the Medicare program.

Fox Meadows Software Maximizes E-Prescribing
PRLog, October 21, 2008
E-prescribing itself is more than a luxury these days; it’s an essential safety issue that can be essential in dramatically decreasing liability. It’s also a perfect complement to efficiently functioning EMR systems.

RxNT Unveils Touch Screen Solution at National CMS ePrescribing Conference in Boston
Media Newswire, October 3, 2008
RxNT, the leader in eprescribing, today announced that they will unveil their new touch screen ePrescribing solution at the National CMS ePrescribing conference in Boston on October 6th and 7th.

Allscripts Live with Google Health Integration for Real-Time Information Sharing Between Physicians and Patients
The Earth Times, September 18, 2008
from Allscripts has been offered free of charge to every physician in America via the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative(TM) (NEPSI(TM)), of which Allscripts is a national co-sponsor. Google is the search sponsor of NEPSI.

MacPractice assists clients to ePrescribe for free
DNAT Blog, August 11, 2008
eRx NOW is a free internet-based electronic prescribing system provided by Allscripts, a member of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI). eRx NOW stores prescription history, provides drug interactions and is accessible via the Internet on a computer, a PDA or a cell phone. Free training and support for eRx NOW is provided by Allscripts.

E-prescribing groups merge networks
The Standard, July 1, 2008
Two large electronic prescribing networks, one operated by retail pharmacists and the second by pharmacy benefit groups, have merged in an effort to push forward the use of e-prescriptions in the U.S., the networks announced Tuesday.

ePrescribing Vendors Unite for Patient Safety
The Earth Times, June 10, 2008
"Our goal is to give prescribers the information and independent review they need to help implement successful e-prescribing solutions," says Walt Culbertson, Executive Director of ePrescribe Florida.

The Rx Goes Online
eMarketer, May 5, 2008
Over 50% of physicians surveyed strongly agreed that ePrescribing saves time and increases productivity. Without it, they typically spend three hours a day on work related to prescriptions.

E-Prescribing Can Cust Costs and Improve Patient Safety, but Physicians Are Slow to Embrace It
AIS's Health Business Daily, April 9, 2008
While physicians have been slow to embrace electronic prescribing, the experiences of several health plans in the forefront of e-prescribing point to four critical ingredients that, when used, will help such an initiative succeed and produce a significant return on investment.

'Get Connect' Program Encourages Electronic Prescribing
AAFP, March, 6, 2008
This initiative focuses first and foremost on physicians who have the EHR (electronic health record) technology at their fingertips but aren't utilizing their e-prescribing functionality," said Steven Waldren, M.D., director of the AAFP's Center for Health Information Technology.

Doctors, patients find ease in e-prescribing
journalgazette, February 10, 2008
Last year, 35 million prescriptions were routed electronically between health care providers and pharmacies in the U.S. That number was more than the three previous years combined, according to SureScripts, which operates the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange.

Allscripts Ranked No. 1 in Electronic Prescribing for 2007
PR Newswire,January 15, 2008
Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced today that it transmitted more electronic prescriptions in 2007 over the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange(TM) than any other e-prescribing vendor.

Experts say e-prescribing will be first and hottest HIT issue in 2008
Healthcare IT News, January 14, 2008
"Americans are ready for e-prescribing," said former speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, the founder of the Center for Health Transformation. "With Americans using ATM cards everyday in this country and abroad, we believe they are prepared for the massive benefits provided by an electronic prescriptions system."

RxHub Reaches Unprecedented ePrescribing Milestone
Trading Markets, January 10, 2008
A study conducted by the Gorman Group in 2007 found that approximately 70% of the safety and savings advantages of ePrescribing resulted from doctors being given immediate access to patient level medication histories, safety alerts, and preferred drug options before prescriptions are electronically transmitted to pharmacies.

ePrescribing Archives: 2007 / 2006 / 2005

General Industry Articles

Docs' EMR use is up, but users are still a distinct minority
Government HealthIT, December 11, 2008
The center released new figures based on a mail survey of 2,000 doctors between April and August of this year. The figures are preliminary and will be combined with results of an in-person survey to arrive at an official figure.

Prerequisites for Achieving Interoperable EMR and EHR
EMR and HIPAA, November 18, 2008
Briefly looking at the document one section in particular caught my eye that was called “Prerequisites for Achieving Interoperability.” I was excited to read what they thought was important for interoperable EMR software and the following is what I found:

EMRs pose new legal risks
FierceHealthIT, October 6, 2008
With pressure mounting to get EMRs into physician offices, little thought has been given to the legal issues this technology may generate. However, there are several legal concerns related to EMR use that ought to be on the radars of all doctors, experts say. For one thing, an overarching concern is that Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, approved by the U.S. Supreme Court in December 2006, make any electronically-stored data discoverable in a trial--and those details can catch doctors off guard.

2009: The year the EMR bubble bursts
EMRUpdate.com, September 18, 2008
Nervous physicians are either clustering around the biggest players or else standing on the sidelines, waiting to see which EMR will win the latest format war and become the new VHS or Blu-ray. With few customers willing to take a chance on the smaller, lesser-known vendors, the Starvation Spiral previously seen in the dot bomb days begins anew.

EHR Implementation - Where Does Corporate Culture Fit?
Netsmart, August 6, 2008
It is the collective behavior of people using common corporate vision, goals, shared values, beliefs, habits, working language, systems, and symbols. It is interwoven with processes, technologies, and learning. A successful EMR implementation necessarily impacts all these domains.

Medical Practice Trends Podcast1: EMR Implementation Structure and Rollout
Medical Practice Trends, July 2008
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Doctors need electronic medical records, but price tag is too high
mlive.com, June 20, 2008
In the 21st century, it's astounding that so many doctors continue to keep records on paper - especially considering that research shows electronic medical records save money and improve care dramatically.

Set Specific Goals, Timeline to Integrate an EMR System
OrthoSupertsite, May 2008
“The big challenge, and this is true across the board, is that many physicians will purchase an electronic medical records (EMR) system and only use one portion of it,” Rosemarie Nelson, principle of the MGMA Health Care Consulting Group, said.

EHR's: We're on the right track, but it is going to take a while
Vantage Clinical Solutions, April 7, 2008
Currently, EHR consumers (hospitals, medical practices, physical therapy clinics, and dental offices) benefit from significant competition within the EHR market which has been effective in bringing the price of such systems down over recent years. 

Getting Data into an EHR
Medpage Today, March 3, 2008
Converting paper charts is a costly process -- in time, if not actual dollars -- no matter how you approach it. But, based on your needs and how you use the information in the chart, you can keep costs to a minimum.

(2º)  Best in KLAS EMR Ranking (1-5 Physicians) Category
Infobolsa, February, 22, 2008
The Top 20 Report reflects the summary of HIT product performance data collected over a 13-month period. For further information, contact KLAS at 801-226-5120 or on the Web at www.healthcomputing.com

Out With Paper, in with PCs
Concord Monitor, January 20, 2008
At the heart of that effort is the electronic medical record, a digital replacement for the medical chart that's touted in the health care plans of nearly every presidential candidate and championed by President Bush. Electronic medical records have tremendous potential to transform the way medicine is delivered, by eliminating errors, preventing lost data, enabling improved medical research and ensuring more patients get appropriate care, their proponents say.

Dr. Bart Harmon Named Chief Medical Officer for Harris Corporation's Healthcare Solutions Business
PR Newswire, January 16, 2008
Harris Healthcare Solutions is delivering enterprise intelligence solutions to private and military healthcare clients by leveraging the company's leadership in assured communications(R) and information technology (IT), including an extensive portfolio of digital content management and visualization products for commercial and government healthcare markets.

State and local health IT spending to hit $10.8 billion in 2012
Government Health IT, January 15, 2008
“We think that indicates the CMS has turned a corner in a pretty sudden and visible way towards health IT being almost synonymous with what they’re looking for in the way of Medicaid transformation,” Dixon said.

Health Information Technology Archives: 2007 / 2006 / 2005

International

European Spending on Electronic Health Records Trhough 2012 - Databook - New Research Report on Companies and Markets
Live PR, November 14, 2008
Electronic health records (EHRs) will be the cornerstone of healthcare technology. The design, selection and implementation of EHRs, therefore, will be extremely important for healthcare institutions.

Singapore's Largest Healthcare Group Goes Live on EHR
Healthcare Informatics, November 13, 2008
SingHealth, which serves an estimated 3 million patients annually, successfully migrated 10 years of clinical data to Eclipsys’ Sunrise Clinical Manager as part of the technology activation process.

Alberta first to offer medical information online
National, October 17, 2008
Albertans will soon have their personal health information at their fingertips around the clock. The province is set to become the first jurisdiction in Canada to allow residents to access the often sensitive and private information online. The

Ethics, complexity spark U-turn on NHS records
Silicon.com, September 19, 2008
study of the trial rollout by University College London (UCL) in May 2008 questioned the ethics of automatically adding patient's details to a SCR unless they opted out, and the complexity of the two-tier existing system where patients had to chose who could access their records.

GN pledges paper-free health
Nunavut, August 8, 2008
When the four-year, $14 million move away from paper is completed, Nunavummiut who are medevaced south won't have to travel with their medical records strapped to their chests.

Patients in Abu Dhabi will soon get easy access to their medical records
gulfnews.com, July 20, 2008
Patients will soon have easy access to their medical records through a new Electronic Medical Record System (EMR) that will be implemented in six hospitals and 12 clinics across Abu Dhabi, announced the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA).

NZ 'lagging on health records'
The Dominion Post, June 2,2008
New Zealand has so far failed to adopt shared systems despite the fact that it has one of the highest rates of electronic medical record usage in the developed world - an important building block for shared record systems, Mr Hight says.

Information Technology Impact on the Heathcare Industry
Al Bawaba, May 5, 2008
“As Information Technology increasingly penetrates the healthcare industry, physicians and patients are experiencing the benefits of on-demand access to medical information where, when and how it is needed.”, stated Ramez Shehadi, Booz Allen Principal leading the IT Strategy Practice in the Middle East.

EFPIA makes recommendations on EMR use
eHealth Europe, April 10, 2008
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has issued recommendations for EU policymakers on the use of shared electronic medical records in clinical research.

P.E.I takes 'significant step' toward Electronic Health Record
The Guardian, March 13, 2008
All Island hospitals will begin using P.E.I.'s new Clinical Information System (CIS) on April 1. "The system will allow healthcare providers to gather and access patient information electronically, in a secure manner," said Health Minister Doug Currie. "The implementation of the CIS in hospitals across the province represents a significant step toward the development of an Electronic Health Record for the province."

Gauten Health "Smart Card System" to Boost Service
BuaNews Online (press release). January 18, 2008
"These cards will also contain the medical history of the patient to enable doctors and professionals to make faster diagnoses. This will further enable care-givers to call up the Electronic Health Record of the individual," said Ms Mngadi.

TELUS Announces Successful Acquisition of Emergis
CNNMoney, January 17, 2008
We look forward to helping lead the transformation of healthcare in Canada by providing advanced electronic health record, claims processing and pharmacy solutions. In addition, Emergis' strong suite of financial services solutions complements TELUS' strength in the financial services sector."

Medicare to Develope Identifier Service
The Age, January 12, 2008
"This project is a significant collaboration between state and federal governments to provide the building blocks for Australia's e-health future," Senator Ludwig said.

International Archives: 2007 / 2006 / 2005

Medical Transcription

Amarillo, Texas Medical Transcription Services
Wow My News, November 15, 2008
Nowadays, a number of medical transcription companies are in the scenario to provide you with cost-effective, reliable, and HIPAA compliant medical transcription services in Amarillo and other places in Texas. 

Transcription
Sage Gray Son, October 22, 2008
Medical transcriptionists held about 101,000 jobs in 2002. About four out of 10 worked in hospitals and another three out of 10 worked in offices of physicians. Medical transcriptionists may be saved a little typing when interpreting such programs, but they still must find a way to most clearly state the doctor’s intent while removing all irrelevant material.

Grace Medical Transcrioption Outsource
Cliqs.com, July 17, 2008
Grace Medical Transcription Company working in Karachi - Pakistan. We are handling a data of around 700 to 1000 minutes daily with excellent accuracy.

Advantages of Medical Transcription Online
Transcription.pn, June 22, 2008
Why would you want to have medical transcription online? There are a few good reasons to opt for this as opposed to an in-house transcriptionist or a service that works offline.

Medical Transcription Training
NYCityWatch.com, May 7, 2008
This is not a required certification in general, and in fact, most transcriptionists need a couple of years’ experience before they can pass the test to gain this designation.

RP seend needing 32,000 medical transcription workers by 2010
Inquirer.net, April 9, 2008
She said the country should have around 32,000 medical transcriptionists by 2010 so it could adequately address demand. That figure is more than triple that of the current workforce of around 10,000.

Nuance to Acquire Medical Transcription Technology Company eScription
TMCnet, April 9,2008
Nuance officials believe that with an estimated $7 billion spent on medical transcription in North America each year, the acquisition of eScription will accelerate Nuance’s ability to “effectively serve the industry with advanced transcription solutions.”

Your Medical Privacy: Inform Yourself On Where Your Medical History Is Going
March 2008
Medical transcribers in America who type reports are held strictly accountable for maintaining your medical file securely by every means possible.  It may cost our Contractors more, but they can be sure that the brain and the two eyes typing their notes are focused, medically knowledgeable, have a command of the English language, and are extremely cognizant of securing that information.

Organize Medical Transcription Recordings to Avoid Mistakes
Transcription.pn, February 22, 2008
It´s pretty much impossible to record for medical transcription without making a single mistake, but you can lessen them by getting organized before you start. Knowing what information you´ll be covering, having notes, documents or other paperwork that you might need in front of you, and keeping some water or tea near is a good way to get started and drastically reduce the mistakes you make while dictating.

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Teams with Heartland and Improves Turnaround Times
PR.com January 19, 2008
Then Children’s teamed up with Heartland Information Services (www.heartlandis.com), a medical transcription company headquartered in Toledo, OH. The teamwork between the two companies has since raised the bar for best practices while continuing to push for improvement in different areas of the business.

Health center to implement electronic records system
Harlem Valley Times, January 10, 2008
Hudson River HealthCare recently announced it signed a $1 million agreement to begin using eClinicalWorks, an electronic medical record and practice management system at its health centers

Financial Orientation Archives: 2007 / 2006 / 2005

Specific Company Information-Product Orientation

eClinicalWorks Announces Two New Products
MarketWatch, November 3, 2008
"eClinicalWorks has always had a leading research and development team helping make electronic health records and practice management solutions more useful and convenient for those affected by them," said Girish Kumar Navani, CEO and co-founder of eClinicalWorks. "eClinicalMobile and eClinicalMessenger are two new examples of that--leveraging new technology, such as smart phones and VoIP, to make our customers' current system work more for them."

The Orthopedic Specialty Clinic Selects SRS Hybrid EMR Solution
MarketWatch, October 7, 2008
SRS, the leader in hybrid EMR solutions, today announced that The Orthopedic Specialty Clinic (TOSC) of Salt Lake City, Utah, has selected SRS's hybrid EMR for its physicians. TOSC is an esteemed provider of specialized sports medicine based at Salt Lake City's Orthopedic Specialty Hospital.

Medical Record Workflow Technology Leader eWebHealth Incorporates as Independent Organization
MarketWatch, September 23, 2008
eWebHealth currently serves a growing customer base of more than 100 leading healthcare organizations across the United States. With continued financial backing by global private equity firm Warburg Pincus (the former majority stakeholder in ChartOne) eWebHealth will focus on continuing its innovation and leadership in healthcare information management (HIM) workflow technology provided via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model

CareSpark To Furnish Electronic Medical Records Locally
TriCities.com, August 13, 2008
Health care providers across the region have signed on to partnerships with CareSpark, a non-profit organization that has worked for the past five years to develop a regional electronic system to securely exchange patient medical records.

Clearfield Hospital unveils strategic plan
The progress, July 2, 2008
Another major initiative, an electronic medical records system, will get under way in phase one. An EMR is a secured computer file of patient history, medical transcription notes and other information needed for a complete patient profile.

Banner Health Obtains EMR, EPM Licenses
Healthcare-informatics.com, July 2, 2008
Banner Health has 20 hospitals in seven western states, and provides hospital care, home care, hospice care, long-term care, nursing registries, surgery centers, laboratories and rehabilitation services.

GE Healthcare IT announces ePrescribing for Centricity EMR
HealthLeaders News Brief, June 10, 2008
GE Healthcare IT, a unit of General Electric Company and Kryptiq, announced a joint agreement for GE to exclusively distribute Kryptiq's eScriptMessenger in conjunction with GE's Centricity Electronic Medical Record and Centricity Practice Solution.

Spring Medical Systems and MacPractice Partner to Provide Solution for Mac-Based Medical Practices
Marketwire, May 7, 2008
With the combined SpringCharts/MacPractice solution, a Mac-based practice can now manage all clinical and business data in one integrated system that:

Children's Hospital Boston Selects eClinicalWorks Unified EMR/PM System
BusinessWire, April 7,2008
“Implementing a clinical computing system in the primary care offices is the next logical step in advancing patient care. We worked closely with the PPOC physicians who selected eClinicalWorks to improve clinical processes at physician practices and promote patient safety while reducing expenses.”

OSMA Launches EMR Standards of Excellence Program
The Earth Times, March 13, 2008
The Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) announced that it is launching an innovative new program, believed to be the first of its kind, to help reduce the risk for physicians who wish to adopt an electronic medical record (EMR) system for their practices.

Medsphere Client Named One of Top Nine Hospitals in the U.S. for EMR Adoption
Business Wire, March 4, 2008
“This really does validate what we’ve done. I’m really proud of what our people have accomplished,” said Russell Meyers, Midland Memorial CEO. “Our ability to share information has made a tremendous difference to our doctors.

CSW North America Showcases Case Notes
Business Wire, February 19, 2008
CSW North America today announced that it will showcase its patient-centric interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) system - Case Notes' - at the HIMSS Annual Conference 2008 in Orlando, FL.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center introduces 'smart rooms'
Healthcare IT News, January 16, 2008
Building upon the health system's extensive electronic medical records technology and using readily available hardware, the smart room is designed to fit seamlessly into the daily processes of caring for patients.

Paramedics get a high-tech boost
HeraldNet, January 14, 2008
Other fire districts around the county likely will adopt the electronic records in the next few years, said Dr. Ron Brown, medical program director for Snohomish County EMS.

Greenway Medical Technologies' EHR Solution, PrimeSuite, Awarded 'Best In KLAS' in the Ambulatory EMR Category for Practices of Between Six and 25 Physicians
PR Newswire, January 7, 2008
PrimeSuite is a key component to Greenway's integrated physician's infrastructure providing single-database EHR, practice management and interoperability functionality. Greenway's integrated physician's infrastructure helps organizations reduce costs by optimizing point-of-care documentation, personal health records, quality reporting and clinical research.

Product Orientation Archives: 2007 / 2006 / 2005

Voice Recognition

Mindjet and Nuance Communications Announce VoxEnable
Computing news, December 12, 2008
In an innovative collaboration Mindjet's MindManager 8 has been combined with Nuance's Dragon Medical 10 to bring a new voice-activated dimension to mind-mapping, liberating individuals and helping them save time, conquer information overload, and be more effective.

India Soon to Have Cars with Speech Recognition Technology
One India, November 19, 2008
Nuance, which already has a presence in India with a 55 member strong team including 35 in its R and D centre in Bangalore besides a subsidiary BPO, offers in enterprise space speech recognition solutions in contact centers.

Nuance takes over Philips Speech Recognition Systems
Bjhcim, October 1, 2008
Nuance will add Philips' SpeechMagic to its existing portfolio of OEM solutions, which include Dragon Medical SDK and PowerScribe SDK. Nuance says it plans to continue to fully support all PSRS customers and partners worldwide moving forward.

Speech-to-Text: Dictation Software for OS X
ATMac, September 22, 2008
There are two types of speech-to-text software available. One type is called “command and control” and it lets you speak commands to your computer to control it - for example a command that it understands might be, “go to the Apple website” or, “tell me the time”, but you can only speak things the computer is already set up to understand; you can’t use this software to write an email or use iChat.

Dragon 10...Preferred VS Professional
GottaBEMobile.com, August 9, 2008
While all products within the Dragon Medical family offer the same speed, accuracy and ease of use, each edition is designed to meet the needs of a specific user. Dragon Medical Preferred is ideal for small business users and PC enthusiasts, but only Dragon Medical Professional offers the network features and advanced capabilities required for corporate enterprise deployments.

Tech tools I can't live without
smh.com, July 3, 2008
Although you are reading typed words on this blog, I am actually speaking them into my headset. My speech recognition software turns my spoken words into text. I've been very impressed with the accuracy - although I do have to ensure that I enunciated my words correctly. On my Mac, I use MacSpeech Dictate. On my Windows PC, I use Dragon Naturally Speaking.

Speech Recognition, and several things it can do for you
GottaBeMobile, June 9, 2008
Another example of a macro is how I open up patient notes in my electronic medical record. I use the term "do it." This command opens up all of my patient notes for a particular person, goes to the end of all the documents, starts a new paragraph, puts in the date for today, starts another new paragraph and places the cursor for me. I have timed this when I do it manually or just through regular speech recognition. It can take up to 10 seconds to do this. When I voice this one command it takes approximately 2 to three seconds. Wow! Is this crazy or what?

Medical Imaging Vendor Showcase-Dragon Naturally Speaking...
RadiologyForums.com, May 2, 2008
Dragon Naturally Speaking is used by a growing number of Doctors as they work towards a paperless office. We are one of the largest VARS in the country of Professional and Medical DNS but we are famous for our consulting and virtual on site tech support

Peter Apps profiled
noodlepie, April 2008
“The software takes dictation slowly, slower than average talking pace, which is incredibly fast. It probably makes about one mistake in 10. Once you’ve corrected that mistake I reckon I’m about the same speed as my old typing.

Phone Apps Mash Up Voice, Web 2.0
Information Week, March 13, 2008
As voice telephony becomes more and more commoditized, independent applications developers are inventing a range of applications and services that wed the ease and ubiquity of phone service with the power and personalization of the interactive Web 2.0 world.

Voice Recognition Scheme Traps Benefit Scammers
Techradar, February 20, 2008
The Voice Risk Analysis technology detects stress patterns in people’s voices, recognising hesitation and identifying when callers change their answers to put themselves in a better light.

New Ways to Say 'hands free'
Boston Globe, January 20, 2008
When it comes to controlling a mobile phone, car stereo, desktop PC, or GPS device by voice alone, software from Nuance Communications Inc. is fast becoming the equivalent of Intel Inside.In terms of the breadth of its products, and the number of employees it has dedicated to speech recognition, Nuance looms over its bigger rivals, IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp.

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