Press Release

Voicebrook^® Demonstrates Integrated Speech Recognition with Per-Se at TEPR 2003

Per-Se, an award-winning healthcare software supplier, will show integrated speech recognition solutions powered by Voicebrook^® at TEPR 2003, May 12-14, San Antonio, TX.

Lake Success, NY, May 5, 2003 -- For years, speech recognition technology has been used to complement or replace manual processes in transcription-heavy areas (radiology, cardiology, etc.). Now, speech recognition can be employed more broadly, taking advantage of hardware/software improvements, enhanced speed and accuracy to provide a speech interface for care providers. A key factor enabling speech as a clinical tool is tight integration with the source system, avoiding additional processes and interfaces.

"Speech recognition has been proven as a means for healthcare enterprises to realize significant cost and time savings for transcription-heavy functions," said Ross Weinstein, Voicebrook^® CEO.. "Progressive healthcare organizations can use the same underlying technology to provide a more natural system interface to care providers in a variety of clinical settings. We are hearing from our customers that adoption of speech recognition technology has been a major factor in clinicians' acceptance of new systems, and has encouraged more comprehensive documentation, providing benefits to both patients and to the hospital's bottom line."

At TEPR 2003, Voicebrook^® will demonstrate the use of speech recognition, integrated directly with Per-Se's electronic medical record (EMR), highlighting additional productivity features, including templating, voice macros and normal observations. Voicebrook's speech recognition solutions are in production in a number of hospitals running Patient1, and will be available on Per-Se's new platform, VISTA, shortly.
If you'd like to more information, please contact Voicebrook^®, or stop by the Per-Se booth (#523) at TEPR 2003.

About Voicebrook:
Voicebrook^® is a leading speech recognition technology consultancy and software developer, serving healthcare enterprises throughout the United States. Voicebrook's principals have an unmatched track record of delivering speech recognition solutions that provide financial savings, as well as other important benefits including more natural computer interfaces, increased technology utilization by clinicians, more familiar documentation formats, improved clinical documentation and avoidance of repetitive strain injury (RSI).

Our staff are active contributors in regional and national organizations focusing on technology implementation for healthcare, including HIMSS, New York Software Industry Association, and the Long Island Software and Technology Network (Healthcare Special Interest Group).

About Per-Se:
Per-Se Technologies, Inc. [Nasdaq: PSTI] delivers comprehensive business management outsourcing services, financial and clinical software solutions, and Internet-enabled connectivity with business intelligence for the healthcare industry. Atlanta-based Per-Se enables integrated delivery systems and hospital-affiliated physician practices to optimize the quality of care delivered and profitability of business operations simultaneously.