Nuance unveils its PowerShare Network, a new cloud-based imaging and report exchange
BURLINGTON, Mass., April 17, 2014 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) announced today the immediate availability of the Nuance PowerShareTM Network, the industry’s largest cloud-based network for securely connecting physicians, patients, government agencies, specialty medical societies and others to share essential medical images and reports as simply as people exchange information using social networks. The PowerShare Network promotes fully informed and connected physicians and patients who instantly view, share and collaborate while addressing patients’ healthcare needs.
“Organizations are being tasked to communicate efficiently both in and out of their networks to provide clinical insight to physicians beyond one person or office to a much broader team involved in the continuum of care.” said Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, FACR, vice chairman of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) IT and Informatics Committee. “The Nuance PowerShare Network bridges the information sharing challenge physicians face today with a network that supports things we’ve dreamed of doing for years,” he adds.
Fully Connected Patients & Physicians
The Nuance PowerShare Network is already used by more than 1,900 provider organizations organizations for sharing images via the cloud. It eliminates the costly and insecure process of managing images on CDs and removes silos of information in healthcare that inhibit providers from optimizing the efficiency and quality of care they provide. Anyone can join the network regardless of systems in place to instantly view and manage images needed to consult, diagnose or treat patients, enabling physicians to more seamlessly evaluate and deliver care for patients who transition between facilities or areas of care.
Nuance is a critical component within the radiology workflow and a trusted partner for thousands of radiologists who rely on Nuance PowerScribe for radiology reporting and communications. By expanding Nuance’s portfolio with PowerShare, the 1,600+ healthcare organizations that currently use the Nuance PowerScribe solution to produce more that 50 percent of all radiology reports in the U.S. can immediately leverage their existing investment and begin sharing radiology reports along with images, such as X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, EKGs, wound care images, Dermatology images or any other type of image. This simplifies secure health information exchange between multiple providers, patients and disparate systems without costly and time-consuming interfaces, CD production or the need to install additional 3rd party systems
“The challenge of sharing images with interpretive reports is something we’ve heard about consistently from our customers and EHR partners and we know the PowerShare Network will overcome this major obstacle, helping physicians treat patients more efficiently and effectively,” said Peter Durlach, senior vice president of marketing and strategy, Nuance Communications. “This nationwide network, one that is fully integrated into the EHR workflow and already connected to half of all clinicians producing diagnostic information, is a ground breaking solution that and delivers immediate benefits to our healthcare system.”
“Integrated image and report sharing helps us deliver quality care and drive down costs especially when patients transfer from one facility to another. Whether at their desktop or on their mobile device, our physicians can see the study that was done along with the interpretive report, which provides the information they need to treat the patient and avoid duplicate testing,” says Debbie Gash, vice president and CIO, St. Luke’s Health System in Kansas City. “By integrating this with our EHR, PowerShare enables physicians to manage inbound imaging through one point of access and login through our EHR. Physicians in our 11 hospitals and 100-mile radius referral network see this cutting-edge technology as a way to deliver the highest level of patient care,” she adds.
To learn more about the PowerShare Network and the new image sharing solution, visit www.nuance.com/products/PowerShareNetwork to join one of our webinars. Connect with Nuance on social media through the healthcare blog, What’s next, as well as Twitter and Facebook.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more information, please visit: www.nuance.com.