Nuance acquires Transcend

Nuance Communications has closed the acquisition of Transcend Services, an Atlanta-based medical transcription and speech editing services provider.

Nuance said it will build upon Transcend’s market leadership among small- to mid-sized hospitals by delivering voice-enabled and Clinical Language Understanding-powered offerings.

Burlington, Mass.-based Nuance will provide guidance on the financial impact of the acquisition in conjunction with its second quarter 2012 earnings release on May 10.

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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