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Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
nVoq to Launch Ambient Voice Assistant by Q4 2025 to Significantly Accelerate Clinical Documentation and Strengthen Revenue in Home-Based Care
Clinician-first AI makes the most of every patient interaction, supporting faster form filling, cleaner claims, revenue retention, and impactful patient time Key Highlights: Upcoming live event for agency leaders to engage directly with the nVoq leadership team on this new development Ambient documentation captures and summarizes clinician-patient conversations Designed to populate information directly into the EHR Supports the completion of in-home clinical documentation, including OASIS Enables timely clinician intervention at the point of care, supporting QA and compliance goals Fully HIPAA- and SOC2 Type 2-compliant with full data transparency Operates within the U.S. without any offshore labor or RPA intervention Available via API for fast deployment BOULDER, Colo., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- nVoq, the leading provider of AI-powered voice-enabled solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the upcoming release of nVoq Voice Assistant, a next-generation ambient AI solution that dictates, summarizes, and auto-fills forms—helping clinicians document naturally while improving both quality and revenue reliability. Part of the nVoq Platform, nVoq Voice Assistant builds on the success of nVoq Voice by introducing real-time conversation capture and intelligent documentation completion. It is powered by ClinicalCore AI™, nVoq's proprietary AI language model trained on over a decade of real post-acute care conversations. Unlike generic AI, ClinicalCore understands the nuances of diagnoses, prescriptions, and other healthcare-specific terminology. "Voice Assistant represents a strategic advancement for both clinicians and the agencies they serve," said Debbi Gillotti, President and COO of nVoq. "It improves documentation quality at the point of care, accelerates reimbursement cycles, and reduces administrative burden—allowing clinicians to focus on patient care while helping agencies operate more efficiently and profitably." Through collaboration with clinical innovation partners—including home health agencies and industry experts—nVoq is refining the solution to align with real clinical workflows, giving agencies confidence that what they adopt is tested in practice, not just in theory. "We're seeing a wave of new AI startups experimenting with clinical documentation," said Chad Hiner, RN, MS, SVP of Product at nVoq. "As a long-standing leader in this space, we deliver a seamless, natural dictation experience that empowers clinicians to intervene when needed, while back-office teams benefit from cleaner, faster data that supports timely and accurate billing—without the risks that come with unproven technology." Agency leaders are invited to join nVoq's upcoming webinar, Innovating For Today and Tomorrow: Enhancing Clinical Workflows with nVoq's AI-Powered Solutions, where the company's leadership team will showcase these new capabilities and answer your questions live. About nVoqnVoq Incorporated, headquartered in Boulder, CO, provides HIPAA-compliant, SaaS-based technology to the healthcare industry, with an emphasis on the post-acute care segment. nVoq is dedicated to transforming clinical documentation practices by addressing challenges in point-of-care data capture. The company focuses on enabling revenue protection, clinician retention, and higher quality documentation delivering meaningful ROI to its customers. For over a decade, nVoq has been crafting its healthcare solutions with advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, at their core. With proven success in home health and hospice, nVoq is expanding its reach to support the broader ecosystem through strategic partnerships and innovation. To learn more, visit Questions? Connect@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE nVoq Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Verge
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Verge
More than a million people now have Alexa Plus
While a smarter Siri may have been a no-show at WWDC, Alexa Plus, the generative AI-powered overhaul of Amazon's voice assistant, is finally appearing in the wild. No one at The Verge has access yet, but Amazon spokesperson Eric Sveum tells me over a million people now do — up from ' hundreds of thousands ' just last month. And while it was initially a struggle to find anyone who had it, there is now evidence that Alexa Plus is finally out there, based on recent Reddit and Facebook user posts. According to Sveum, Alexa Plus is now being rolled out to customers with Echo smart speakers and displays 'at an increasing pace' following its late March launch, and the company will 'make it even more broadly available over the summer,' he says. The slow rollout is down to Panos Panay's insistence that all Alexa Plus problems be ironed out before the full release, according to a recent profile of the new head of Amazon devices and services in The Wall Street Journal. It reported that 'he knows that getting Alexa+ right is critical because it will be released to millions of people who depend on the technology across multiple devices. It's a very public rollout.' First announced in September 2023, the supercharged Alexa faced more than a year of delays, reportedly in part due to the challenges of imposing the new technology on top of the existing Alexa assistant. It was finally relaunched under Panay last February as an entirely new assistant, and was slated to roll out to US users in the Early Access program in March. When it eventually gets its full release, the new assistant will cost $19.99 a month and be free for Prime members. However, it sounds like it's not fully ready for primetime. Sveum tells me several features announced at the launch event are still not part of the Early Access program. These include the ability to ask Alexa to 'jump to your favorite scene on Fire TV; order groceries hands-free; order delivery through Grubhub; schedule your next spa visit; brainstorm the perfect gift idea; set personalized reminders and Routines for your family; create personalized music — on the fly' and 'Access Alexa+ on browser.' That last one feels big, as personal computers are a place that Alexa has long struggled to gain traction and is somewhere it will need to be to compete with ChatGPT, Gemini, etc. Sveum says that these missing features 'will ship over the coming weeks and months' and that nearly 90 percent of announced features are live in Early Access. These include the big one, a more conversational voice assistant, which I tested briefly at the launch event. Plus, the ability to ask Alexa to remember important details you tell it and recall things from documents you've sent to it (Alexa now has its own email address). Several features announced at the launch event are still not part of the Early Access program. Alexa Plus can also manage your calendar and move music from room to room, says Sveum. It can book you an Uber, find tickets for an upcoming event, and source someone to come fix something via Thumbtack. For smart home control, you can create Alexa Routines by voice, control multiple devices at once, and customize your own smart home widget on Echo Show devices. Smart cooking timers are also live, says Sveum. 'A lot of customers are telling us they love having natural, free-flowing conversations with Alexa. It enables them to complete more complex requests like controlling multiple smart home devices at once, deep dive on music or trending topics,' Sveum says. 'We're also getting lots of positive feedback about how easy and helpful it is to get things done — like coordinating calendars, making reservations, and taking care of weekly meal planning.' There haven't been any formal reviews of Alexa Plus yet (Amazon PR seems to be keeping a tight lid on this one), but one USA Today columnist got in through the Early Access program. He was largely complimentary about the experience, writing he's 'been very pleased – and occasionally quite impressed.' This is also the general vibe on Facebook and Reddit user groups from those with access, but there are clearly some bugs to work out. 'It's early days, but it feels a tiny bit closer to what I have with ChatGPT,' said one Reddit user. Another user agreed, noting they liked how it remembered things they mentioned to it and could recall them. But they did say they weren't happy that Alexa couldn't access some smart temperature sensors that the previous Alexa could. One user said controlling multiple smart home devices at once was impressive, but another said they reverted to regular Alexa as the Plus version couldn't control their smart air fryer. Control of smart home devices is clearly going to be a huge hurdle here. Existing smart voice assistants with their command and control structure can generally be relied upon to do the correct thing (assuming they heard/understood you). However, the transition to these more conversational, intuitive assistants is potentially fraught with danger, especially when it comes to controlling things in your home. Still, I'm very much looking forward to putting it to the test.
CNET
06-06-2025
- CNET
Siri Could Become More Like ChatGPT. But Why?
Siri Could Become More Like ChatGPT. But Why? Siri Could Become More Like ChatGPT. But Why? Click to unmute Video Player is loading. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Next playlist item Unmute Current Time 0:07 / Duration 5:19 Loaded : 14.89% 0:06 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 5:12 Share Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Siri Could Become More Like ChatGPT. But Why? Siri Could Become More Like ChatGPT. But Why? Jun 6, 2025 Tech Show Transcript Apple faces pressure to deliver improvements to Siri with AI, but leadership changes on the Siri team could lead to different paths for the voice assistant. CNET's Bridget Carey looks at recent rumors and asks how AI can make your life better.
