Expresiv Technologies Announces Expresiv Enterprise / MD Product Suite.

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2002

The First End-to-End Clinical Application of Advanced Speech

Recognition Technology for Any Size Medical Practice

Expresiv Technologies, the leading provider of speech recognition technology that works for medical documents, today announced availability of the Expresiv Enterprise / MD product suite. Expresiv Enterprise / MD is a modular suite of speech-enabled, transcription workflow management software and medical transcription services that supports the entire gamut of transcription requirements for any size practice. With Expresiv Enterprise / MD, advanced speech-enabled technology can be mixed with traditional transcription services for a cost-effective, custom solution that is implemented in phases at the pace and comfort level that is right for everyone involved.

Expresiv Enterprise / MD combines the following components:

-- Expresiv Technology's Instantaneous Speech Recognition solution MD Dictate PC(TM), MD Dictate Server(TM), and MD Dictate Assist(TM) (see related press release).

-- A Web-based, Deferred Speech Recognition Platform called MD Dictate Net(TM), which includes traditional transcription services for physicians that do not want to change the way they process their dictation. MD Dictate Net provides Medical Transcriptionists and MTSO Administrators with a speech-enabled solution on the backend that provides exceptional productivity improvements (see related press release).

-- Expresiv Technologies also offers transcription services for organizations that are looking for a complete, turnkey solution from a single vendor.

With Expresiv Enterprise / MD, physicians can completely eliminate transcription costs and turnaround times through instantaneous speech recognition to produce secure, accurate clinical documentation immediately without touching anything except a speech microphone. Group practices, clinics, hospitals, healthcare networks and medical transcription service organizations dramatically increase transcriptionist productivity through deferred, server-based speech recognition transcription services. Any or all components within the product family may be combined, enabling healthcare organizations to meet the exact needs and varied preferences of all physicians.

"Through Expresiv's years of experience in applying speech recognition technology to clinical documentation, we have learned that different providers require different approaches to their medical transcription. Expresiv Enterprise / MD enables healthcare organizations to have complete control over their entire clinical document management process using a low-risk, phased deployment approach, that not only meets the requirements of all of their providers but the transcription organizations," said Frank Reeves, president and chief executive officer at Expresiv. "It's the safe choice for IT because every product within the suite is HL7-compliant, open and completely scaleable for seamless integration with Lifetime Clinical Record, Electronic Medical Record, Practice Management System or Hospital Information System."

Expresiv Technologies' "one-step-at-a-time" deployment approach is a key difference that reduces risk and increases physician adoption because doctors who do not want to change the way they produce or manage their dictation can continue using traditional transcription services as they always have. On the back end, medical transcriptionists realize significant productivity gains from speech-assisted technology. At the same time, physicians that normally dictate in their office or at a location with a PC available can adopt instantaneous speech recognition to achieve the greatest productivity gains and cost savings while totally removing the administrative bottlenecks that can slow billing cycles and impact patient care.

The Expresiv team of professionals offers hands-on expertise and professional services in applying speech recognition and workflow technologies to the healthcare and medical transcription industries. The Expresiv team applies their first-hand knowledge as they take the time to fully understand the organization's needs and clinical document management challenges up front. Expresiv's proven deployment methodology centers on identifying the most pressing clinical document management concerns and pinpointing processes that, once improved, will provide the greatest impact and fastest return on investment.

About Expresiv Technologies

Expresiv Technologies provides the first end-to-end clinical application of advanced speech recognition technology that really works for medical documents. Based in Austin, Texas, Expresiv Technologies was founded in 1998 and has over 3,000 customers nationwide - and this elite group of healthcare organizations is rapidly growing. The company is backed by Polaris Venture Partners, Eaglestone Capital, Independent Bankers Capital and Eyes of Texas Partners. For more information, please visit www.expresiv.com.

(c) Copyright 2002, Expresiv Technologies. Expresiv Enterprise / MD(TM), MD Dictate PC(TM), MD Dictate Server(TM), MD Dictate Assist(TM), MD Dictate Net(TM) and SyncStream(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Expresiv Technologies, Inc. All other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.