Dictation and Transcription News

Crescendo's new web based transcription application

October 12, 2003 - iTranscriber is Crescendo's new

Designed to simplify the transcription cycle, a report can be completed in three easy steps: data collection, transcription, and comments. Dictation is played back with the low cost option of the Microsoft Media Player, and voice is streamed to the user. This allows for immediate playback from any point in the voice file. iTranscriber is currently in beta, and will be released in January 2004.

October 21, 2002 - Crescendo's dictation solutions are gaining more popularity in the legal market especially in the United Kingdom. Crescendo's various dictation options are well-suited for this industry, whether it be regular call-in dictation, PC dictation, Pocket PC dictation or digital recorders. Where lawyers are accustomed to cassette recorders, Crescendo integrates digital recorders into its main dictation system. Meaning that these lawyers do not have to change the way they work. The advantages of a digital recording are numerous, including the enhanced quality and simplicity of transferring the voice file to the transcriptionist.

ATLANTA (December 2, 2002) - Lanier Healthcare, which offers software applications to help health care and business professionals create and manage mission-critical information, has developed Cquence Voice Xchange Platform (VXP) and VXP Lite, state-of-the-art digital dictation and document workflow systems.

Cquence VXP and VXP Lite enable users to dictate and receive digital voice files from any location, station, personal computer, telephone or wireless dictation device. VXP and VXP Lite manage and route the voice files to the proper transcriptionist based on user-defined criteria. Transcriptionists can then securely download the voice files over the Internet for transcribing and editing, eliminating the need for costly dedicated phone lines, ports and workstations. These solutions allow users to transmit, access and manage digital voice files to suit individual organizational needs. VXP is ideal for large organizations that require the ability for thousands of originators and transcriptionists to access the system simultaneously. VXP Lite offers the same software functionality as VXP and is ideal for small to mid-size physician practices, law firms and other general businesses that require simultaneous access for up to 32 users and smaller configurations.

"Cquence VXP and VXP Lite offer a number of important advantages for a wide range of customers," says Dennis Mahoney, president of Lanier Healthcare. "It's convenient - users can dictate anytime and anywhere. It's cost effective - the software is affordable for small, medium and large organizations. And the Lanier Healthcare Service team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist with any product support needs." Security is a key feature of VXP and VXP Lite, Mahoney says. "VXP clients can define 10 levels of secure access and the software provides intruder alerts and an electronic audit trail," he says. "VXP is the right solution for organizations that want to securely and efficiently manage their document workflow.

" VXP and VXP Lite are a part of the Cquence family, an award-winning suite of applications that manages each progressive stage in the life of a medical document: creation, completion, distribution and retention. The Cquence family includes speech recognition, dictation, transcription electronic signature and other products.

Lanier Healthcare, based in Atlanta, is focused on the delivery of enterprise and Web applications targeting the creation and connection of mission-critical health information, including transcription, dictation, electronic signature and speech recognition solutions. The company has an established customer base of more than 285,000 physicians, a 50 percent market share in acute care hospitals and approximately 500 employees. Lanier Healthcare is a division of MedQuist Inc.

MedQuist Inc. MedQuist Inc., a member of the Philips Group of Companies, is the leading provider of health information and document management services. Integrating MedQuist's transcription expertise with best-of-breed technology from subsidiary companies like Lanier Healthcare, DVI and Speech Machines, we provide document workflow management, digital dictation, speech recognition, mobile dictation devices, electronic transcription, medical coding and electronic signature. Our approach emphasizes customer service, proven technology, yielding cost effective results

MARLTON, NJ - June 26, 2002 - MedQuist Inc. (www.medquist.com) has signed an agreement to acquire Lanier Healthcare from Platinum Equity, LLC (www.peh.com). The transaction is expected to close July 1, 2002.

"Lanier Healthcare's distribution channel, customer service infrastructure and technology capabilities are a perfect complement to MedQuist's medical document management service offerings. This transaction will enhance our dictation, transcription and coding suite of solutions and will be immediately accretive to MedQuist's earnings," said David Cohen, chairman and CEO of MedQuist.

"Lanier Healthcare is excited to become part of MedQuist," said Dennis Mahoney, president and CEO of Lanier Healthcare. "Both companies have complementary product and service offerings that will enhance the value we bring to our combined customer base.

"The combined operations will provide solutions that incorporate the latest technologies, such as speech recognition and natural language processing, to capture, document and distribute timely health care information.

MedQuist is the leading national provider of medical transcription services, a key component in the provision of health care services. Through our approximately 9,800 transcriptionists, proprietary software, sophisticated digital dictation equipment and ability to interface with health care providers' computer systems, we provide customized solutions to shorten our customers' billing cycles and reduce their overhead and other administrative costs. We serve approximately 3,200 clients nationwide through our 87 client service centers and satellite offices.