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US Army Medical Department selects Nuance's Dragon Medical softwareFeb 13, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Nuance Communications, a supplier of speech solutions, has announced that the US Army Medical Department has recently purchased Dragon Medical software for 10,000 of its physicians, bringing the total number of caregivers worldwide using Dragon Medical to more than 90,000. The US Army's investment in Dragon Medical is part of Medcom Ahlta Provider Satisfaction (MAPS), an initiative of the US Army Surgeon General to enhance clinicians' experience with Ahlta, the military's electronic health record system. Nuance said that the Army has invested in technologies including touch-screen laptop computers, wireless networks, and speech recognition software, which together provide universal access to critical information for timely and necessary correspondence tailored for each clinician and patient. John Shagoury, president, healthcare division of Nuance, said: "The Army's utilization of speech-enabled clinical information systems to improve physician performance, satisfaction and patient care is a model example for physicians to consider as they make the electronic healthcare record transition." http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon |