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Monday August 3, 9:35 am Eastern Time
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PrimaCis Health Information Technology and Applied Voice Recognition Announce Joint Sales and Development Agreement
VoiceCOMMANDER(R) Professional Edition to be Integrated with PrimaCis Electronic Medical Record System
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 3, 1998-- PrimaCis Health Information Technology, Inc. and Applied Voice Recognition, Inc. (OTCBB:AVRI - news) today jointly announced that the VoiceCOMMANDER(R) Professional Edition from Applied Voice Recognition, Inc. will be provided with PrimaCis' state-of-the-art Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System. Developed by Baylor College of Medicine faculty and staff members, the PrimaCis EMR is designed to produce a comprehensive integrated database of patient encounters in compliance with HCFA and payor requirements. The PrimaCis system interfaces with the physician's existing information system to receive patient demographic and diagnostic data and to immediately transmit post-case clinical cost and billing data back to those systems.
James V. Coppa, vice president of PrimaCis Operations and Product Development said, ''VoiceCOMMANDER provides an efficient, cost effective method through voice recognition to allow physicians to input critical patient data immediately and conveniently at the patient encounter. We believe VoiceCOMMANDER Professional Edition provides a dramatic improvement for data entry into the PrimaCis Electronic Medical Record.''
''We are excited about the opportunity to partner with PrimaCis as we implement our plan for national distribution of the VoiceCOMMANDER Professional Edition,'' said Tim Connolly, AVRI chairman and chief executive officer. ''AVRI's goal is to provide physicians with a convenient and cost-effective voice recognition solution to enable compliance with complex government and industry mandated record keeping requirements.''
PrimaCis was incorporated by BCM Technologies in 1996 to commercialize EMR technology developed by Baylor College of Medicine and is quickly establishing itself as a leader in EMR solutions by providing a flexible system that physicians can use at the point of care. PrimaCis has been actively marketing the EMR since January 1998 and already has a number of implementations underway including Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center where the EMR will be installed in seven clinics. For more information regarding PrimaCis, see www.primacis.com.
AVRI develops and markets innovative voice recognition solutions for the healthcare information technology industry that allow professionals to immediately transform voice dictation into formatted text. Founded in 1994, AVRI has invested in excess of $11 million in establishing itself as a leader in voice recognition applications leading to its focus on the healthcare information technology marketplace. For more information regarding AVRI, see www.voicecommander.com.
-0- voiceCOMMANDER is a registered symbol of Applied Voice Recognition, Inc. This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future revenues and operating information and their impact on future results. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements as a result of risk factors such as market conditions, product life cycles, customer delays in purchasing products, technology shifts, potential difficulties in introducing new products, competition, price sensitivity and the uncertainty of continuing market acceptance of the company's products by distributors, retailers and consumers.
This press release is available on the KCSA Worldwide Public Relations website at www.kcsa.com.
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