Chicago, IL- November 24, 2006 -- AMIRSYS® announced today the integration of STATdx™ Clinical Decision Support system with the Dictaphone® PowerScribe® for Radiology solution from Nuance. STATdx™, the first point-of-care, Clinical Decision Support system for imaging, is designed to support the busy practicing radiologist by increasing speed, accuracy and diagnostic confidence in complex cases. STATdx™ also assists surgeons, neurologists, women's health centers and emergency departments improve patient care. Now fully integrated with Dictaphone PowerScribe, an integrated digital dictation and speech recognition application from Nuance, STATdx™ streamlines workflow by reducing the time required to research and complete a difficult imaging analysis. Its digital format sets it apart from a textbook and ensures physicians enterprise-wide access to on-demand reference tools at the point of care.

"PowerScribe integrated STATdx™ will help radiologists streamline their workflow and directly improve the quality of patient care," said Paula Woodward, M.D., Medical Director of Amirsys.

PowerScribe, an integrated digital dictation and speech recognition application that brings substantial productivity gains to the medical transcription process, is the market-leading radiology speech solution with more than 900 customers. Through the combination of highly accurate speech recognition software and powerful physician self-editing tools, PowerScribe dramatically reduces report turnaround time in even the most demanding medical environments. In many cases, organizations are able to completely eliminate manual transcription services, the cost of which is a growing problem for the healthcare industry.

"Speech recognition has become a must-have technology in healthcare, particularly as organizations are challenged to reduce costs, boost productivity and improve patient care," said Peter Durlach, senior vice president, marketing and product strategy, Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions, Nuance. "We are pleased that Amirsys has chosen PowerScribe to integrate the leading speech recognition solution for radiology with its STATdx™ application to address those challenges."

About Amirsys
Amirsys is the leading provider of imaging informatics. Its Diagnostic Imaging, Imaging Anatomy and Pocket Radiologist® reference text series have become the top selling reference sources in radiology. STATdx™ provides diagnostic clinical decision support to radiologists and other physicians at the point-of-care. This comprehensive, definitive imaging content database provides granular detail and ease of use unlike any other clinical decision support system in imaging. The STATdx™ system offers thousands of detailed diagnoses, examples of common and variant cases, detailed imaging anatomy, color graphic illustrations, radiologic images, surgical/pathological photographs and text. STATdx™ is designed to support the busy practicing radiologist by increasing speed, accuracy and diagnostic confidence in complex cases. STATdx™ is the largest and most comprehensive XML-based digital reference source exclusively designed for imaging in the world, with over 90,000 images, 10,000 cases, 3200 differential diagnoses and 2,500 diagnoses. Radiologists read more images in less time than ever before. STATdx™ streamlines workflow by reducing the time required to research and complete a difficult imaging analysis. Its digital format sets it apart from a textbook and it ensures that radiologists can have access to on-demand reference tools wherever and whenever needed - in the hospital, in the imaging center, or at home.

Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions
Nuance's Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions Division provides comprehensive dictation and transcription solutions and services that improve the way patient data is captured, processed and used changing the way people process and work with medical information. Through the integration of speech recognition and natural language processing within existing health information management workflow, Nuance's Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions offerings help healthcare organizations save money and improve patient care by improving the turn around time, accuracy and usability of their medical documentation. For more information, please visit nuance.com/Dictaphone.

Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance (Nasdaq: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging 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 information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit nuance.com/Dictaphone.

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