Based on customer feedback, eScription was ranked #1 by KLAS in the Transcription and Back-End Speech Recognition category."
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eScription, Pioneer of Computer Aided Medical Transcription, Surpasses Run-rate Milestone of One Billion Lines of Transcription per Year
October 4 , 2007 (Boston, MA) — eScription, the leader in Computer Aided Medical Transcription (CAMT) software, announced today that it has surpassed the one billion lines per year mark in transcription processing. A software company solely focused on medical transcription, eScription provides background speech recognition and transcription products to healthcare organizations, enabling them to significantly improve the clinical documentation process across the enterprise.
eScription pioneered the concept, well accepted today, that high quality draft documents produced through background speech recognition can be edited in a significantly shorter timeframe by medical transcriptionists (MTs) than if MTs were to type those documents from scratch. The company’s ground-breaking products and services delivered unprecedented productivity gains in medical transcription resulting in decreased costs and improved turnaround time, and accelerated CAMT adoption by healthcare organizations throughout the United States.
Healthcare organizations traditionally address the transcription function through in-house teams or outsourced services using established dictation and transcription tools. However, the growing volume of medical transcription arising from EMRs and other factors, has driven many healthcare organizations toward unsustainable cost structures and operational complexities. By streamlining workflow and making MTs more productive, eScription software has been able to penetrate rapidly the dictation/transcription market, displacing traditional vendors. Today, at a run rate of more than one billion lines per year and growing, eScription leads the evolving industry and is a proven, top alternative for addressing clinical documentation demands.
“When we selected eScription in 2006, we did so because we believed their technology and overall approach to medical transcription was the best out there. Despite their phenomenal growth they have always provided us with excellent service and support,” stated Cathy Ptak, HIM Director at Aurora Health Care, Metro Region. “It is comforting to know we made the right choice. We have never looked back. Today, the four hospitals of Aurora Metro Region have successfully streamlined transcription processes and lowered costs, and as a result, additional Aurora facilities are coming on board.”
During the past years, the significant growth experienced by eScription has come from a combination of new and existing customers. Not only do new customers perceive value in making a change to CAMT, current customers have been increasing their background speech recognition volume as their own facilities’ transcription needs expand. Growth from existing customers is taking place across the board whether organizations are new to eScription, veteran customers, hospitals, or medical groups.
eScription software consistently receives a strong vote of confidence from its customers, as documented by KLAS Enterprises, LLC, a healthcare IT market intelligence firm. For three consecutive years, eScription software has ranked number #1 in the category of Transcription and Back-end Speech Recognition. Based on the rankings in the 2006 Best in KLAS Year-end Report, eScription software was the third most highly rated product. (©2006 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved)
“Background speech recognition is no longer a concept to be skeptical about. Rather, it is the solution that is now seriously considered by every large healthcare organization that wants to improve its clinical documentation process,” stated Ben Chigier, eScription’s founder and CEO. “Achieving one billion lines of processed dictation through eScription software represents an exciting accomplishment for our company. ‘Between the lines,’ it reveals the value we are providing to our large and growing customer base.”About eScription
eScription, Inc. is a pioneer and leader in computer Aided Medical Transcription (CAMT). The company’s software is based on the simple premise that it is faster to edit than to type. With its solution deployed at healthcare organizations throughout the United States, eScription is helping streamline processes, speed turnaround time, and save costs of medical transcription, without interfering with clinician workflow. For more information, call 781-455-8900 or visit www.escription.com.