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For Immediate Release
Spheris Among The Top 10 Fastest Growing Healthcare IT Companies
Franklin-Based Company also Ranks 28th for all Healthcare IT Revenue Producers.
Franklin, TN — July 29, 2005 — FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Spheris, the leading global outsource provider of medical transcription technology and services, was recently named one of the nation's fastest growing healthcare information technology companies for the second year in a row.The June 2005 issue of Healthcare Informatics, the publication that annually ranks the top 100 companies by healthcare revenue, lists Spheris as the seventh fastest growing company and 28th for total revenue in 2004. In last year's edition, Spheris was at the top of the growth chart and ranked 35th for total revenue in 2003.
“It's a testament to the team we have in place that Spheris has been named one of the top 10 fastest growing revenue producers,” said Spheris President and CEO Steven E. Simpson. “As recently as 2002, we weren't even in the top 100 revenue producers. Our employees' commitment to quality, customer service and technological advances are proving successful. Their hard work, dedication and teamwork have us on track to greatly increase our revenue again this year, which is something we're very excited about.”
Spheris is the leading, global outsource provider of medical transcription technology and services to more than 450 health systems, hospitals and group practices throughout the U.S. and Canada. More than 5,000 professional Spheris medical transcriptionists support the company's clients through secure networks, using a Web-based system with integrated voice, text and data.
Customer service is provided 365 days a year, 24 hours a day with an emphasis on verifiable quality, turnaround time and pricing. Spheris is headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., with major operations in St. Petersburg, Fla. and Sterling, Va. For more information, please visit www.spheris.com.
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.