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Kurzweil AI announces shipment of new product line; Kurzweil Clinical Reporter increases speed, accuracy and timeliness of clinical reports

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 1996--Kurzweil Applied Intelligence, Inc. (NASDAQ:KURZ) today announced that it has started shipping its new Windows-based Kurzweil Clinical Reporter product line, a voice-enabled clinical reporting solution for clinicians looking to produce electronic medical records without a costly and time consuming transcription process.

The system, offered with knowledge bases for pathology, radiology, emergency medicine and primary care, offers a new voice-enabled interface that also supports mouse, pen and keyboard input.

"Kurzweil Clinical Reporter is an important improvement in medical reporting on several fronts," said Thomas E. Brew, Jr., president and chief executive officer. "We have been able to combine ten years of experience producing medical knowledge bases with a new automated report writer meeting current industry standards and our new, state-of-the-art Kurzweil VOICE for Windows 2.0 technology. As a result, Clinical Reporter can substantially increase users reporting speed and accuracy. That translates into major savings in transcription costs, increases in reimbursement revenue, and greater protection against the liability risks created by incomplete patient records."

Among the benefits health care institutions can expect from Kurzweil Clinical Reporter: -- Savings of 70 to 100% in transcription costs -- Documentation that meets HCFA guidelines for reimbursement, which has been shown to increase reimbursement by 20% or more -- Immediate availability of reports, electronically or by fax -- Reduced liability risk based on complete documentation of medical decision-making -- Point-of-care, structured recording of pertinent patient data for outcomes evaluations

"The ability to capture clinical information from the care giver at the point of care is critically important," stated Jonathan A. Bower, director of product management for Kurzweil AI's Medical Products Group. "As health care organizations look to improve their quality of care at a lower cost, they will need to create accurate clinical databases to support their decision-making processes. Kurzweil Clinical Reporter is our first voice-enabled clinical reporting system for physicians that can capture a structured clinical record for analysis in a database."

Included in the list of institutions taking delivery of the new system are Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY; Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA; St. Anthony's Hospital Services, a member of Centura Health in Denver, CO. and Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, HI.

Kurzweil Clinical Reporter is available to run on Pentium 133 MHz class processors or better with 32 MB of memory. It is also available as part of a turnkey solution from Kurzweil AI. Wireless mobile, touch screen and laptop hardware configurations are all available as options. Kurzweil AI also supplies complete systems integration and training services. Software pricing ranges from $5,000 to $8,000 SRP per user, depending on the medical specialty and on the number of users.

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