Indianapolis-based health system invests in
the Dragon Medical Platform, including Dragon Ambient eXperience
(DAX) Copilot, and Azure-based EHR, data and cybersecurity services
as part of multiyear strategic transformation
BURLINGTON, Mass., June 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance Communications,
Inc., a Microsoft Company, today announced that Community Health
Network, a 200-site health system serving central Indiana, has invested in the Nuance Dragon
Medical platform and a comprehensive deployment of Microsoft Azure
cloud services as part of a multiyear digital strategy to transform
healthcare delivery, experiences, costs and outcomes.
"Our strategic commitment to transform care delivery for the
communities we serve demands the secure state-of-the-art IT
infrastructure, deep healthcare experience and proven innovation
capabilities that Microsoft uniquely provides," said Dr.
Patrick McGill, EVP, chief
transformation officer, Community Health Network. "Microsoft Azure
is a reliable and scalable platform for improving efficiency and
accelerating clinical research and AI innovation. The trusted
Dragon Medical One and DAX Copilot solutions also reduce
administrative workloads associated with clinician burnout while
improving access to clinical data and supporting the
physician-patient relationship at the center of high-quality
personalized care."
Ranked among the nation's most integrated healthcare systems,
Indianapolis-based Community is
migrating its IT infrastructure to Azure to maximize operational
efficiency and data security, expand clinical information-sharing,
and drive healthcare innovation and research. It is implementing
the Epic electronic health system (EHR) on Azure, expanding the use
of Azure Virtual Desktop, and increasing data security with
Azure-based Microsoft Defender services. Community also gains
access to the trusted community of developers, consultants and
partners on the Azure Marketplace, through which it can discover
and deploy a wide range of vetted healthcare solutions and services
and accelerate innovation.
"Community's comprehensive deployment of Microsoft Azure and the
Dragon Medical platform illustrates the health system's commitment
to technology and IT vendor resources that can help deliver
immediate and long-term improvements in healthcare experiences,
costs and outcomes," said Peter
Durlach, corporate vice president, chief strategy
officer, Microsoft Health & Life Sciences. "Community's
investment in state-of-the-art AI tools can help unlock the immense
value of healthcare data for improving efficiency and accelerating
AI innovation to bolster its healthcare services for patients."
Community is increasing its use of DAX Copilot and Dragon
Medical One to improve clinical efficiency and documentation
workflows. The health system recently expanded its use of DAX
Copilot embedded in Epic to 400 clinicians to automatically draft
clinical notes during patient in-person and telehealth visits to
reduce clinician burnout and enhance patient experiences. Part of
the larger family of Dragon-based solutions, DAX Copilot gives
healthcare organizations the ability to adopt a new generation of
AI-powered clinical documentation applications at scale while
leveraging existing investments in the trusted Nuance Dragon
Medical platform. Dragon Medical One is a Best in KLAS four years
running cloud-based speech recognition solution that acts as a
workflow assistant and documentation companion to document clinical
visits in the EHR. Used by more than 600,000 users worldwide,
Dragon Medical enables clinicians to use their voices to capture
the patient story efficiently and securely, interact with key
clinical systems, and access information to facilitate patient
care. It is known for its accuracy, reliability and tight
integration with the EHR.
To learn more about Microsoft Health and Life Sciences, please
visit
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/health/microsoft-cloud-for-healthcare.
About Nuance Communications
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Communications is a technology pioneer with market leadership
in conversational, ambient, and generative AI. A full-service
partner trusted by 77 percent of U.S. hospitals and more than 75
percent of the Fortune 100 companies worldwide, Nuance creates
intuitive solutions that amplify people's ability to help others.
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