Nuance announces 2010 eScription Million Dollar Awards

Burlington, Mass., June 22, 2010 — Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today, from HFMA’s 2010 ANI: Healthcare Finance Conference, announced its 2010 eScription Million Dollar Award recipients. This year 22 healthcare organizations are recognized for saving $1 million or more on medical transcription costs as a result of implementing Nuance’s eScription platform for computer aided medical transcription (CAMT).  To date, 36 healthcare organizations from across the U.S. have been recognized with an eScription Million Dollar Award, bringing these customers’ reported, cumulative savings to more than $130 million.

This year’s Million Dollar Award Recipients include:

• Eastern Connecticut Health Network (Manchester, CT), Hattiesburg Clinic (Hattiesburg, MS), and HCA North Texas (Dallas, TX) for $1 million saved;
• Akron General Medical Center (Akron, OH), Tufts Medical Center (Boston, MA), University Health Associates (Morgantown, WV) and Washington County Hospital (Hagerstown, MD) for $2 million saved;
• Aurora South (Burlington, WI), Health First (Melbourne, FL), and Poudre Valley Health System (Fort Collins, CO), and Tampa General Hospital (Tampa, FL) for $3 million saved;
• Carle (Urbana, IL), Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City, UT), and Maine Medical Center (Portland, ME) for $5 million saved;
• UNC Health Care (Chapel Hill, NC) for $6 million saved;
• Gwinnett Medical Center (Lawrenceville, GA), Health Alliance (Cincinnati, OH), and UMass Memorial Health System (Worcester, MA) for $7 million saved;
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA) for $8 million saved;
• Mount Carmel Health System (Columbus, OH) for $10 million saved;
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA) for $13 million saved;
• Aurora Health Care Kettle Moraine/Metro Region together saved over $14 million.