Nuance and Cerner Expand Partnership
As part of the newly announced expansion of its partnership with Nuance Healthcare, Cerner will embed Nuance's cloud-based medical voice recognition into its full portfolio of mobile EHR solutions, including PowerChart Touch.
The integration will create a new class of mobile healthcare solutions on phones and tablets that enable clinicians to capture more complete patient notes, navigate applications, and search for information while on the go, simply by using their voice.
In addition, Cerner and Nuance announced the availability and integration of Nuance's radiology reporting suite, PowerScribe 360, with Cerner's RadNet Radiology Information System. This solution allows radiologists to dictate, in real time, reports that are integrated directly and instantly with the patient record.
"The expansion of our partnership with Nuance, a company that offers voice and clinical understanding solutions used by 450,000 clinicians worldwide, exemplifies our commitment to provide state-of-the-art solutions to customers across the globe," said Don Bisbee, senior vice president of DeviceWorks at Cerner, in a statement. "By incorporating Nuance's voice recognition capabilities into our core clinical applications, including our latest mobile solution, PowerChart Touch, we are able to provide the healthcare industry with a simple, fast method of capturing complex medical information within the patient record at the point-of-care."
PowerChart Touch is a mobile, cloud-based solution that is part of the Millennium+ portfolio. PowerChart Touch offers role and venue-based mobile workflows which allow physicians to perform their job duties straight from a mobile device. PowerChart Touch will provide a true native application experience across an array of platforms. Nuance's 360 | SpeechAnywhere medical voice recognition solution, the technology that is embedded within PowerChart Touch, is also cloud-based. Together, Cerner and Nuance solutions will help simplify the large scale deployment of these integrated technologies, while also reducing the overall cost of ownership for customers.
"For more than thirty years, Cerner has proven its ability to create digital technologies that solve problems and positively impact patient care," said Janet Dillione, executive vice president and general manager of Nuance Healthcare, in a statement. "Its most recent mobile innovations are a prime example of how these solutions are transforming the EHR experience today, and a key reason why now is the right time to expand our partnership. Cerner's solutions are enabling clinicians to experience a fully functional EHR, anytime and anywhere, and voice is playing an important role in making this a reality. We are excited to expand our partnership and confident that intuitive, voice-enabled technologies with deep Cerner integration will spur further industry innovation, improve the clinician experience and help focus efforts on the core mission providing quality patient care."