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For Immediate Release
Spheris Completes Acquisition of Vianeta Communications
Advanced Solutions to Enhance Technology and Service Offerings
Franklin, Tenn. — May 08, 2006 — Spheris, a leading global provider of medical transcription technology and services, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Vianeta Communications, a leading developer and supplier of enterprise-wide clinical documentation technology for hospitals, health systems and group practices.The acquisition further expands Spheris' ability to deploy technology and service solutions for healthcare providers of any size and complexity. Virtually all healthcare specialties, including radiology, will be able to benefit from Spheris' enhanced clinical documentation technology and service options.
“Customers are telling us they want an integrated technology and service solution that is flexible enough to be combined and deployed effectively across their health information management and radiology IT systems,” said Steven E. Simpson, Spheris president and chief executive officer. “The acquisition of Vianeta significantly expands Spheris' technological capabilities, including speech recognition and XML data tagging for use with electronic health records, and thereby enhances our ability to meet the evolving and unique needs of all healthcare organizations.”
“Bringing Spheris and Vianeta together combines what we believe to be the most advanced technology in the medical transcription industry with the most powerful global network of medical transcriptionists,” said Vianeta Chief Executive Officer Ralph Aceves. “By joining forces, we believe we've created the best possible solution for addressing the growing expectations of our customers to improve quality, productivity and turnaround time.”
Working together as a combined entity, Spheris and Vianeta are already in discussions with several major healthcare institutions about the expanded capabilities made possible by the acquisition. “The favorable responses already given by our existing customers and potential new customers have confirmed the value proposition we created by joining the two organizations,” said Simpson.
In addition to continuing to service and enhance the Vianeta solutions currently deployed in the marketplace, Spheris will integrate the two organizations over the next several months and anticipates the announcement of new product offerings in the near future. Financial terms of the parties' agreement were not disclosed.
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.