Timeline of Sabotage – The Premeditated Theft of CAIS
Foundations of Theft (2013–2018)
2013–2019
Independent consulting work at HealthQuest leads to pioneering EHR innovations.
Laid groundwork for Dragon Medical One (DMO) and Dynamic Documentation, later exploited by Nuance.
Dec 2017
Nuance acquires iScribes (a competitor).
Eliminated competition while failing to innovate internally.
May 2018
Publication of AMIA Study on speech recognition adoption.
Result of 5.5 years of work at HealthQuest. Nuance downplays Adem’s role, claiming credit.
Oct 2018
Nuance CMIO Reid Conant recruits Adem to CAIS.
Recruitment begins under false pretenses of “AI innovation.”
The Theft Accelerates (2019–2020)
Aug 2019
Adem creates CAIS’s Health Check Program—proprietary IP generating $ 2 M+ revenue.
Establishes CAIS as a market leader. Nuance immediately begins integrating it into their services.
Nov 2020
Nuance announces sale of HIM/EHR services (containing CAIS IP) to DeliverHealth.
Michael Clark (Nuance GM → DeliverHealth CEO) orchestrates the deal, inflating value with stolen IP.
The Final Heist (2021)
Mar 2, 2021
DeliverHealth finalizes acquisition of Nuance’s services.
CAIS’s IP (Health Check, training programs) becomes DeliverHealth’s “core offering.”
Apr 2021
Microsoft announces acquisition of Nuance.
Raises questions about Microsoft’s awareness of stolen IP embedded in Nuance’s assets.
May 20
Reid Conant fires CAIS’s Product Manager.
Targets a key witness to CAIS’s IP development and silences dissent.
May 21
Reid tells staff: “The future of the company depends on the next few months.”
A deceptive ploy to mask his secret negotiations to return to Nuance.
Jun 2
Reid announces his full-time return to Nuance; orders CAIS to cease operations by August 31.
Forces Adem and team to offboard clients mid-contract, transferring unresolved projects to Nuance.
Jun 14
Reid starts at Nuance but micromanages CAIS’s shutdown.
Abandons CAIS while demanding control over IP handoffs.
Jun 17
Reid mandates all client projects end by August 31.
Rushes to erase CAIS’s footprint, prioritizing IP extraction over client care.
Jun 24
Adem warns Nuance’s Chris Allen: “We don’t have the bandwidth.”
Nuance ignores ethical concerns to expedite IP theft.
Aug 23–31
Reid terminates trainers and project managers, and forces them to offboard clients.
Systematically dismantles CAIS’s team, leaving hospitals confused.
Sep 3
Nuance launches Dragon Medical One Essentials—a clone of CAIS’s Health Check.
Deliberately timed to coincide with Adem’s last days at CAIS.
Sep 8
Adem files formal complaint with Nuance’s Chief Legal Officer. Ignored.
Nuance and Microsoft bury evidence, refusing accountability.
