MT. LAUREL, N.J., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- MedQuist Inc. (Nasdaq:
MEDQ), a leading provider of medical transcription services and
technology-enabled clinical documentation workflow solutions, will
be a featured exhibitor (Booth # 703) at Raising the Stakes, the
annual HealthTrust University Conference & Vendor Fair being
held August 30-September 1, 2010, in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) is one of the healthcare
industry's largest group purchasing organizations. Since
October 2009, all of the more than
1,400 hospitals and healthcare organizations in HPG's network have
had access to MedQuist's full array of integrated transcription and
speech recognition technology and services.
MedQuist offers an industry-leading healthcare information
management platform (DocQment Enterprise Platform® or DEP), which
serves as the foundation for its transcription service offerings
and includes workflow management, core measures reporting,
structured documentation, data analytics, and key customer
reporting. Other MedQuist solutions include SpeechQ® real-time
interactive speech recognition for radiology and general medicine,
DocQvoice® for capturing dictation, and computer-assisted coding
and abstracting. This blend of solutions is helping to drive
document quality and accuracy, and advance the adoption of
Electronic Health Records at HPG member facilities -- resulting in
improved patient care and higher levels of efficiency.
In addition, MedQuist's Transcription Services Agreement with
HPG provides incentives to HPG's integrated delivery networks to
aggregate transcription volume among their peer institutions. This
combined volume can produce significant financial savings, as well
as the operational benefits resulting from standardization.
According to Jane Girling, HPG
Outstanding Member of the Year for 2010 and assistant vice
president of Corporate Materials Management at Centrastate Health
Care System in Freehold, N.J., "By
contracting with MedQuist through HPG, we have been able to achieve
annual savings of approximately 15 percent on transcription within
our hospital system."
MedQuist Chief Operating Officer Michael
Clark comments, "HPG clearly recognizes the important role
that technology-enabled transcription services continue to play in
enabling EHRs. We look forward to supporting their members to
help balance Meaningful Use requirements and compliance with Joint
Commission Core Measures with their physicians' needs for
efficiency and productivity."
About MedQuist
MedQuist is a leading provider of medical transcription
services, and a leader in technology-enabled clinical documentation
workflow. MedQuist's enterprise solutions – including mobile voice
capture devices, speech recognition, Web-based workflow platforms,
and global network of medical editors – help healthcare facilities
improve patient care, increase physician satisfaction, and lower
operational costs. For more information, please visit
www.medquist.com.
About HealthTrust Purchasing Group
HealthTrust Purchasing Group is a healthcare group purchasing
organization. Established in May
1999, we are committed to superior patient care delivered
through national contracts negotiated with market-leading suppliers
for clinically recommended products and services at competitive
prices.
HealthTrust's membership supports nearly 1,400 not-for-profit
and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as ambulatory surgery
centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites. With an
annual purchasing volume by its members of more than $15 billion, HealthTrust is committed to
obtaining the best price for clinically-recommended products,
ensuring their timely delivery and continuously evaluating and
improving its services to the patients, physicians and clinicians
it serves.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release
regarding MedQuist's business that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is
expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements. As a result,
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were
made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE MedQuist Inc.
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