M*Modal, the former MedQuist Holdings, announced Thursday it will integrate its speech recognition wares into the radiology and imaging services being marketed nationally by Merge Healthcare. Milwaukee-based Merge works with 1,500 hospitals and some 6,000 clinics.

“Given the increasing marketplace demand for speech-based solutions, we are delighted to add M*Modal to our growing list of partners as it both extends our market reach and enhances our product usability and functionality,” said Jeff Surges, CEO of Merge Healthcare. “We value the innovative nature of M*Modal’s solutions and the company’s commitment to collaboration as it enables healthcare technology leaders like Merge to deliver innovation to its solution offerings that will ultimately enhance our customers’ ability to deliver care.”