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Nuance Communications, the Boston-based maker of various conversational artificial intelligence tools for healthcare, announced yesterday that it has acquired Saykara, a Seattle startup that specializes in mobile AI clinical documentation. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Saykara s lead product is an AI assistant named Kara. During an in-person or virtual visit, doctors can use Kara to listen in real time and create clinical notes, fill orders or queue up a patient referral. The iOS tool can integrate with several major EHR systems, and uses a human reviewer to double-check any information that is being added to the patient s EHR.
The acquisition builds on Nuance's move to focus on AI documentation tools for healthcare, including products that use ambient listening to automatically document patient visits.
Nuance Announces Acquisition of Saykara
Like-minded startup brings complementary AI technology and engineering talent to conversational AI and ambient clinical intelligence market leader
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. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the acquisition of Saykara, Inc., a like-minded startup focused on developing a mobile AI assistant to automate clinical documentation for physicians. The acquisition underscores Nuance s ongoing expansion of market and technical leadership in conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) solutions that reduce clinician burnout, enhance patient experiences, and improve overall health system financial integrity. The complementary technology built by the Saykara team aligns strongly with our technology portfolio and growth strategy as well as the needs of our clients, said Joe Petro, Nuance Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. This acquisition welcomes some familiar and h