Spheris Named 'Awarded Vendor' by University HealthSystem Consortium

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Spheris, a leading global clinical documentation solutions provider, has been selected as an "awarded vendor" by the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), an alliance of academic health centers, to supply clinical documentation technology and services to its members.

"From working with several large academic health systems, we know their clinical documentation needs vary greatly from one institution to the next," said Alan Whorton, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Spheris. "These needs start with a desire to control costs while enhancing patient care, but often that's where the similarity between institutions ends."

Spheris has extensive experience providing university medical centers with a customized, seamless solution that integrates their acute-care facilities with outpatient clinics and other functions. Spheris is able to provide a stand-alone technology solution for in-house transcription services, or to blend its technology offering with an outsourced workforce with the capacity to handle any volume of dictation.

"Spheris is uniquely positioned to fulfill the entire range of solutions that UHC members desire," said Whorton. "We are very pleased to be able to work with UHC to rapidly deploy our clinical documentation solutions at every opportunity to bring value to UHC members."

"We are pleased to offer UHC members, as a result of our competitive bid process, a contract with Spheris for medical transcription technology and services," said Cindy White, UHC's vice president of operations.

"Spheris has a five-year, proven track record with UHC members from our previous medical transcription contract, and the company consistently delivers high value and excellent customer service," said White. "A task force of UHC members directed UHC to award this contract to Spheris based on an analysis of the RFP response, which demonstrated a continued commitment to excellent value, technology, and service. We believe our ongoing collaboration with Spheris will bring significant value to UHC members."

UHC, formed in 1984, is an alliance of academic health centers located mainly in the United States. As a membership organization, UHC provides its 95 full members and 139 associate members with a variety of resources aimed at improving performance levels in clinical, operational, and financial areas. The mission of UHC is to advance knowledge, foster collaboration, and promote change to help members succeed in their respective markets.

Spheris is a leading global outsourced provider of medical transcription technology and services to more than 500 health systems, hospitals, and group practices throughout the United States. More than 5,500 professional Spheris medical transcriptionists support the company's clients through secure networks, using a Web-based system with integrated voice, text, and data. Customer service is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with an emphasis on verifiable quality, turnaround time, and pricing. Spheris is headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., with major operations in St. Petersburg, Fla.; Sterling, Va.; Milpitas, Calif.; and Bangalore and Coimbatore, India. For more information, please visit http://www.spheris.com/.