M*Modal Named Tech 50 Awards Finalist for Innovator of the Year, Health IT by Pittsburgh Technology Council

PITTSBURGH, PA--(Marketwired - Aug 27, 2015) - M*Modal, a leading provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, today announced that the Company has been named a Finalist for the Innovator of the Year, Health IT category in the Pittsburgh Technology Council's 2015 Tech 50 Awards.

Since 1997, the Pittsburgh Technology Council has recognized the most successful, innovative, and thought-leading technology companies in southwestern Pennsylvania through its annual Tech 50 Awards. The top technology winners in each category will be announced at the 2015 Tech 50 Awards Ceremony on October 29.

"We are proud and honored to have earned a place as one of the Tech 50 finalists -- especially in an 'Innovator of the Year' category that is most meaningful to our company culture of striving for excellence in market-leading, technology-driven solutions and services for the healthcare industry," said Aaron Brauser, Vice President, Solutions Management at M*Modal. "Our unique approach seeks to boost health IT adoption, improve the quality and efficiency of physician documentation as the industry transitions to ICD-10, and ultimately enable better patient care by giving physicians the right information at the appropriate time without disrupting their normal workflow."

"Each year, the Council canvasses the region for the most distinguished public and private technology-oriented companies, and the Tech 50 awards honor those companies that demonstrated the strongest growth and advancement in product or sales success, financial strength, corporate citizenship, job growth and retention and innovative product or technology," said Audrey Russo, President and CEO, Pittsburgh Technology Council. "We are excited to announce the category winners at the awards gala this fall. It is truly a night to celebrate our region's technology companies and the contributions they have made to our economic vitality."

About M*Modal
M*Modal is a leading healthcare technology provider of advanced clinical documentation solutions, enabling hospitals and physicians to enrich the content of patient electronic health records (EHR) for improved healthcare and comprehensive billing integrity. As one of the largest clinical transcription service providers in the U.S., with a global network of medical editors, M*Modal also provides advanced cloud-based Speech Understanding™ technology and data analytics that enable physicians and clinicians to include the context of their patient narratives into electronic health records in a single step, further enhancing their productivity and the cost-saving efficiency and quality of patient care at the point of care. For more information, please visit www.mmodal.com, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.