BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced a
collaboration with Collective Medical, a PointClickCare
company, and the launch of Nuance PowerShareâ„¢ Image Aware
to provide emergency department (ED) physicians with real-time
notifications of a patient's prior radiology studies within
existing clinical workflows. Point-of-care access to previous
diagnostic images reduces unnecessary imaging, healthcare
costs, and ED waiting times while expediting diagnosis and
treatment for improved outcomes and patient experiences.
Nuance PowerShare Image Aware combines the ubiquitous access and
speed of Nuance PowerShare image sharing network and the Collective
Platform to notify ED clinicians within seconds when a new
patient's health history and radiology studies are available. It
also shows if images and associated metadata are available in
PowerShare for viewing, when and where studies were performed,
which imaging modality (CT, MRI, etc.) was used, and the area of
the body that was imaged. The PowerShare Image Aware capability
will also enable radiologists to integrate a patient's prior
imaging into radiology reporting tools such as Nuance PowerScribe,
the radiology reporting cloud platform used by 80% of radiologists
in the U.S.
"The Nuance PowerShare and Collective Medical networks are
highly complementary, HITRUST-certified platforms that address a
critical area of need for coordinated care with real-time access to
essential diagnostic and patient information," said Ben Zaniello, MD, MPH, chief medical officer,
PointClickCare. "Our goal is to facilitate better decision making
and improved clinical outcomes across the healthcare
ecosystem, and the scale and ubiquity of the Nuance PowerShare
solution enables us to enhance the extensive patient information we
deliver with a comprehensive search of prior imaging from all
connected PowerShare Image Aware sites across the United States. These deeper insights will
enable more informed treatment plans for improved care outcomes and
patient experiences."
CyncHealth, a Great Plains Health Data Utility, is using Nuance
PowerShare Image Aware to alert ED physicians in Nebraska and participating healthcare
facilities in Iowa of prior
imaging studies and reports and to automatically fetch relevant
prior images for patients registered in the ED.
Nuance will continue to expand clinical use cases for PowerShare
Image Aware, enabling CyncHealth and other healthcare organizations
across the country to provide clinicians and patients with secure
access to and sharing of diagnostic images to improve care
coordination, treatment outcomes, provider satisfaction and patient
experiences.
"The combination of the Collective Platform and the Nuance
PowerShare network connecting more than 10,000 U.S. healthcare
facilities significantly increases real-time access to patient
health and diagnostic imaging histories that ED clinicians need to
deliver quality care," said Karen
Holzberger, senior vice president and general manager of
diagnostic solutions, Nuance. "It also sets the stage for adding
information-access and sharing capabilities for ED physicians,
clinical use cases for other health system providers, and greater
care team collaboration to advance value-based care, patient
safety, and improved patient and financial outcomes."
To learn more about PowerShare click here.
About PointClickCare
PointClickCare is the leading
healthcare technology platform enabling meaningful collaboration
and access to real-time insights at any stage of a patient's
healthcare journey. PointClickCare's single platform spans the care
continuum, fostering proactive, holistic decision-making and
improved outcomes for all. Over 21,000 long-term, acute and
post-acute care providers, and over 1,300 hospitals use
PointClickCare today.
About Nuance Communications
Nuance Communications
(NASDAQ: NUAN) is a technology pioneer with market leadership in
conversational AI and ambient intelligence. A full-service partner
trusted by 77 percent of U.S. hospitals and 85 percent of the
Fortune 100 companies worldwide, Nuance creates intuitive solutions
that amplify people's ability to help others.
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or its affiliates in the United
States and/or other countries. All other trademarks
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