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For Immediate Release
Spheris Receives Top Award for Medical Transcription at 2006 TEPR Convention
Franklin, Tenn. — May 25, 2006 — Spheris this week received “first honors” in the medical transcription category at the 2006 Towards The Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) Awards. The awards were announced May 22 at the TEPR Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Nearly 200 healthcare companies from the United States and Canada exhibit at the conference every year.With a worldwide network of 5,500 professional medical transcriptionists, Spheris is a leading global provider of medical transcription technology and services. Spheris' “follow the sun” strategy and innovative staffing solutions allow the company's MTs to work around the clock for true 24/7 service. With the recent acquisition of Vianeta Communications, Spheris is also expanding the range of technological services available to its more than 500 clients.
The TEPR Conference is presented by the Medical Records Institute, a Boston-based organization focused on promoting the advancement of electronic medical records. This conference has been leading the way “Towards the Electronic Patient Record” for the past 22 years. The awards selection process has two phases. In phase one, an independent panel of judges reviewed the TEPR Award applications, scored each entry, and selected the top three finalists for each category. The second phase took place in Baltimore before the convention, when the finalists presented their company's solutions to a second independent panel of judges.
About Spheris Spheris is a leading provider of clinical documentation services and technology to health systems, hospitals and group practices throughout the U.S. Founded by physicians in 1993, Spheris employs a global network of medical language specialists for true 24-hour service, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The proprietary Spheris Clarity™ technology platform integrates the full range of clinical documentation software and hardware into one seamless, customizable system, including embedded speech recognition technologies. The Spheris solution is flexible and scalable to balance the needs of HIM directors, CFOs, IT directors and physicians with an emphasis on verifiable quality, turnaround time, security and pricing. Spheris' worldwide corporate headquarters is located in Franklin, Tenn. For more information, please visit www.spheris.com.