M*Modal Partners with Virtual Radiologic to Integrate Speech Understanding with vRad® Enterprise Connect℠ 3.0 Technology Suite

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“M*Modal is pleased to partner with Virtual Radiologic, the number one national teleradiology company according to KLAS," Michael Finke, CEO M*Modal.

(Vocus/PRWEB) November 29, 2010

M*Modal, the industry leader in advanced Speech Understanding™ technology, and Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a national radiology practice and leader in the development of radiologist workflow technology, announced today a strategic partnership that will integrate M*Modal’s advanced Speech Understanding™ technology into vRad® Enterprise Connect℠ 3.0 Technology Suite. The partnership benefits vRad’s own radiologists as well as those radiology practices using vRad’s Enterprise Connect technology, as they can now rely on superior speech technology to drive new levels of efficiency and quality. The two companies announced the partnership in conjunction with the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2010.

vRad Enterprise Connect technology offers radiologists a worklist management, reading, and report generation environment that unifies diverse radiology operations and technologies into a single, efficient enterprise-wide system. The suite’s robust PACS and related modules support hospitals, health systems, and radiology groups.

Blending advanced speech and natural language processing technologies, M*Modal’s Speech Understanding™ moves vRad’s radiologists and technology customers beyond traditional speech recognition by turning dictated narrative into structured, meaningful, actionable data that become part of the patient’s electronic heath record (EHR). The M*Modal platform adapts to the radiologist’s workflow, rather than the other way around, and provides flexible features that promote significant increases in productivity and higher quality documentation.

“With this strategic partnership, we bring together vRad and M*Modal’s complementary technology strengths to offer a major enhancement to our Enterprise Connect product line,” said Rick Jennings, Chief Technology Officer for Virtual Radiologic. “We strengthen both our services business and our ability to provide new value to customers who adopt our technology solutions.”

“M*Modal is pleased to partner with Virtual Radiologic, the number one national teleradiology company according to KLAS, to increase the efficiency of current radiologists while adding substantial value to the growing base of customers adopting vRad’s innovative Enterprise Connect℠ 3.0 platform,” said Michael Finke, M*Modal CEO. “This partnership represents an enthusiastic endorsement of M*Modal’s technology and a unique opportunity to help improve the level of radiology services in this country.”

M*Modal will exhibit at booth #9150 and Virtual Radiologic at booth #7509 at RSNA.

About M*Modal
M*Modal, the market leader in advanced Speech Understanding technology, combines industry leading technology and clinical documentation services to produce highly accurate, structured, encoded and shareable medical documents to facilitate the use and adoptability of electronic health records. More than 800 healthcare organizations nationwide utilize M*Modal’s solutions to increase patient safety and promote continuity of patient care. For more information, please visit http://www.mmodal.com.

About Virtual Radiologic
Virtual Radiologic (vRad) is a privately owned national radiology practice working in partnership with local radiologists and hospitals to optimize radiology’s pivotal role in patient care. vRad’s more than 140 radiologists serve 1,200+ facilities, reading 3 million studies annually. Delivering access to extensive subspecialty coverage, vRad contributes to improved quality of patient care. With its next-generation technology, vRad enhances productivity, helping to lower the overall cost of care while expediting time to diagnosis and treatment. For more information, visit http://www.vrad.com.

M*Modal Contact:
Josh Silverman
KNB Communications
203.216.0488
jsilverman(at)knbpr(dot)com

Virtual Radiologic Contact:
Laura Mulhern
Hill and Knowlton
813.775.6209
laura(dot)mulhern(at)hillandknowlton(dot)com

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