- Nuance (NUAN +2.1%) and Microsoft (MSFT) announce joining forces to accelerate the delivery of ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) tech that helps write clinical documentation.
- The partnership will combine Nuance's healthcare-optimized speech recognition products like Dragon Medical with Microsoft's Azure, Azure AI, and Project EmpowerMD Intelligent Scribe Service.
- The companies will work with long-term electronic health record providers to help develop the tech.
- The ACI tech is expected to reach an initial set of physician specialties in early 2020.