Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Advances in Voice Recognition Software Win Over Doctors

Most of us still don't have a computer that talks when we listen. But the newest voice recognition software is gaining support from skeptical doctors and helping in the complex effort to make electronic medical records electronic.

Voice recognition software has earned a reputation for being a gee-whiz technology that has yet to change the everyday life of most business users. However, recent improvements in the technology have convinced more doctors to make voice recognition part of their daily routines—and part of the complex, ongoing effort to make medical records electronic.

"We are moving fast in the emergency room and the voice interface makes us more productive and accurate," says Dr. Brian Zimmerman, an emergency room physician at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. In 2006, Miami Valley instituted Nuance's Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software with its electronic medical record (EMR) system to reduce the complexity of paper records.

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