Nuance Names New Healthcare Head

Nuance Communications has named Janet Dillione as executive vice president and general manager of its healthcare business.

Dillione will lead Nuance’s efforts to transform the way healthcare organizations document, share, and use clinical information. She will report to Paul Ricci, Nuance’s chairman and CEO. 

“The healthcare industry presents Nuance with one of our most interesting opportunities for continued growth, leadership, and innovation. As Nuance seizes upon the demand for speech-enabled solutions that make clinicians more productive, the strategic vision of an industry veteran, like Janet, will be invaluable,” Ricci said in a statement. “Janet’s unique and diverse background, coupled with her deep healthcare roots and technology understanding will help Nuance to capitalize on its opportunities and accelerate its efforts in emerging solutions for mobile applications and natural language processing.” 

Dillione joins Nuance from Siemens Health Services, where she served as CEO, overseeing 5,500 employees. Before joining Siemens in 2000, She held a number of leadership positions at Shared Medical Systems, with increasing responsibilities in product management, marketing, and sales management. She maintained operating responsibility for the company’s profitability, market share growth, solutions portfolio development, and customer satisfaction. She has a bachelor of arts degree from Brown University and has attended the Executive Development Program at the Wharton School of Business.

“Nuance has emerged as a significant player in healthcare IT, providing disruptive technologies that are driving change to the status quo of clinical documentation,” Dillione said. “There are tremendous opportunities ahead for Nuance to further improve upon the capture and use of patients’ health information. I am excited about joining this talented team and bringing speech-enabled solutions that drive efficiency, mobility and intelligence to the digital healthcare workflow.”