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Nuance Communications (Microsoft) was an Ambient Clinical AI company founded in 1992 and based in Burlington, United States. It was acquired by Microsoft in 2022 for $19.7B.
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2022 | Acquired | $19.7B | — | Microsoft |
| Jan 15, 2009 | Undisclosed | $175M | — | Warburg Pincus |
| Apr 12, 2000 |
| IPO |
| $76.5M |
| $237.7M |
| — |
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DAX Copilot (Dragon Ambient eXperience Copilot) is an AI-powered ambient clinical intelligence solution that automatically documents patient encounters by listening to and summarizing patient-provider conversations. Integrated deeply with Epic and other EHRs, it generates draft clinical notes in seconds at the point of care, helping clinicians reduce documentation burden, improve note quality, and spend more time with patients. Differentiated by its deep EHR integration and Microsoft Azure-based AI infrastructure, it serves hospitals and large health systems seeking enterprise-scale ambient documentation.
Dragon Medical One is a cloud-based, AI-powered medical speech recognition platform that enables clinicians to dictate clinical documentation directly into EHRs with up to 99% accuracy. It provides a consistent voice experience across devices and locations, with personalized vocabularies, custom templates, and secure cloud access. Recognized as #1 Best in KLAS for Speech Recognition for three consecutive years, it reduces documentation time by up to 50% and is trusted by over 550,000 clinicians globally.
PowerShare is Nuance's secure medical imaging network that enables healthcare organizations to share, exchange, and manage medical images across facilities and health systems. It connects over 8,500 sites and serves as one of the largest image-sharing networks in the US, facilitating patient image access and reducing redundant imaging studies through interoperability.
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