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MEDRAD and Nuance Unveil Industry’s First Solution To Automate CT
Contrast-Injection Documentation at the annual Radiology Society of
North America (RSNA) Meeting
Mt. Sinai Medical Center Debuts Injector-to-Radiology-Reporting-System
Implementation, Eliminates Contrast-Injection Look-ups and Dictation
RSNA 2011 – CHICAGO – November 27, 2011 – Today, MEDRAD and Nuance
Communications, Inc. announce they have partnered to bring radiology professionals the
industry’s first interoperability solution to automate documentation of CT contrast- injection data
through connectivity between the MEDRAD Certegra® informatics platform and Nuance
PowerScribe®| 360 Reporting. The technology partnership launch is marked by the installation
debut at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center (MSMC) in New York.
Through the partnership, Nuance customers can now auto-populate contrast-injection records
into radiology reporting systems – eliminating contrast-injection record look-ups and dictation,
and driving increased accuracy and consistency of documentation across physicians. Nuance is
first to partner in implementing MEDRAD’s vendor-neutral informatics interoperability – the
implementation of which is being successfully carried out at MSMC.
“MEDRAD and Nuance have taken a significant step forward in enabling transparent and
automated transfer of IV contrast-administration information in radiology,” said David S.
Mendelson, M.D. FACR, Chief of Clinical Informatics MSMC. “Accurate contrast-injection
records are automatically incorporated into the final radiology report -- delivering true
interoperability that ensures the highest quality care for our patients.” Dr. Mendelson will detail
MSMC’s technology implementation experience at the Nuance RSNA Booth 2816 on Tuesday,
November 29 at 11:30 in Chicago.
“Empowering our customers to have access to core diangostic information as part of the
radiology report is critical and aligns with our committment to transform and enhance healthcare
clinical documentation through advanced technologies and partnerships,” said Carina Edwards,
vice president, helathcare marketing, Nuance. “Nuance is committed to the delivery of systems
that capture the full patient story and clinical scenario. Our work with MEDRAD supports and
helps to advance that commitment, making the radiology report more robust than ever before.”
“Our Nuance partnership extends the value our Contrast Dose Management™ solution offers –
enabling market-leading interoperability that eliminates the need for radiologists to look-up and
dictate contrast injection records, “said Anthony Cinalli, Vice President, Radiology Marketing
and Sales, MEDRAD, INC. “Radiology professionals throughout the facility can rely on
accurate, consistent documentation to reveal actionable insights.”
Nuance Healthcare
Nuance Healthcare, a division of Nuance Communications, is the market leader in providing
clinical understanding solutions that accurately capture and transform the patient story into
meaningful, actionable information. Thousands of hospitals, providers and payers worldwide
trust Nuance speech-enabled clinical documentation and analytics solutions to facilitate smarter,
more efficient decisions across the healthcare enterprise. These solutions are proven to increase
clinician satisfaction and HIT adoption, supporting organizations to achieve Meaningful Use of
EHR systems and transform to the accountable care model. Recognized as “Best-in-KLAS”
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About MEDRAD, INC.
MEDRAD develops, markets and services medical devices used to diagnose and treat disease. Its
product offerings include fluid injection systems for radiology and cardiology, endovascular
devices for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, magnetic resonance-compatible accessories
and equipment services. MEDRAD is a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award, the top honor a U.S. company can receive for quality and business excellence
(2003 and 2010). The company’s world headquarters is near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the
United States. MEDRAD is a business of Bayer HealthCare. More company information is
available at www.medrad.com.
Bayer HealthCare
The Bayer Group is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care,
nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer HealthCare, a subgroup of Bayer AG with annual sales
of EUR 16.913 billion (2010), is one of the world’s leading, innovative companies in the
healthcare and medical products industry and is based in Leverkusen, Germany. The company
combines the global activities of the Animal Health, Consumer Care, Medical Care and
Pharmaceuticals divisions. Bayer HealthCare’s aim is to discover and manufacture products that
will improve human and animal health worldwide. Bayer HealthCare has a global workforce of
55,700 employees (Dec 31, 2010) and is represented in more than 100 countries. Find more
information at www.bayerhealthcare.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and
forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup management. Various known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future
results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given
here. These factors include those discussed in Bayer’s public reports which are available on the
Bayer website at www.bayer.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these
forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
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