Nuance News Release:

Nuance Earns 'Top Five Movers' in 2013 Healthcare Informatics 100

Company Advances to 14th on Annual List of Nation's Most Prominent Healthcare IT Vendors through Growth and Investment in Intelligent Systems

BURLINGTON, Mass., – May 28, 2013 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) was recently named one of the “top five movers” on the 2013 Healthcare Informatics 100. Nuance advanced from 20th on the list last year to 14th this year through growth and strategic investments in helping healthcare providers overcome today’s siloed approach to clinical documentation.

By arming providers with advanced technologies and services that improve the quality and efficiency of documentation starting at the point of care, Nuance helps clinicians ensure the integrity of patient information for both clinical and business processes.

“Nuance is reinventing how physicians use technology to simplify clinical documentation and keep the focus on the patient,” said Brian Yeaman, CMIO, Norman Regional Medical System. “They understand how healthcare is changing and the clinical and financial implications associated with the transition to outcomes-based patient care.”

Each year, Healthcare Informatics ranks the top 100 U.S. vendors with the highest revenues derived from healthcare IT products and services. Over the past year, Nuance has made strategic investments to help providers tackle the intricacies of clinical documentation by integrating aphysician-first, end-to-end approach to clinical documentation. Those investments include the acquisitions of J.A. Thomas and Associates and Quantim which led to the creation of Nuance’sClintegrity 360 suite.

“Nuance’s leadership in the healthcare industry, underscored by this ranking, is a significant achievement built from the success and loyalty of the more than 10,000 healthcare organizations and 450,000 clinicians that rely on us to help them fix their biggest clinical documentation and coding problems,” said Janet Dillione, executive vice president and general manager, Nuance Healthcare Division. “As the healthcare industry shifts to a model that rewards quality and efficiency, our intelligent systems are leading the way in helping providers achieve first-rate care while also ensuring the accuracy of clinical data across the care continuum.”

To learn more about why Nuance earned the 'top five movers' position on the 2013 Healthcare Informatics 100 and how it can help your healthcare organization improve both patient care and financial performance, please visit: www.nuance.com/for-healthcare/index.htm.

As the largest clinical documentation provider in the U.S., Nuance provides solutions and services that improve the entire clinical documentation process — from the capture of the complete patient record to clinical documentation improvement, coding, compliance and appropriate reimbursement. Healthcare facilities worldwide leverage Nuance’s award-winning, voice-enabled clinical documentation and analytics solutions to support the clinician in existing workflows and on any device.

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Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.