A new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor discusses speech recognition and its use in the medical industry for transcription and dictation. It reveals that healthcare automation is driving growth in speech technology and the leading vendors, Nuance and Philips, are providing specialized solutions. The report, "Automating and Enhancing Processes through Voice in Desktop and Back Office Environments", explains that although adoption of PC-based speech recognition is not widespread, the technology has found its niche in the healthcare market, where automation and cost savings are key drivers.
Tighte budgets and the need for accurate patient records are forcing healthcare providers to automate processes with speech recognition
Changes are taking place in the healthcare industry as issues over budgets and the accuracy of patient information arise. In order to reduce the error rate in diagnosis and ensure information is recorded efficiently, healthcare providers are adopting electronic health records (EHRs). Using speech recognition with digital dictation systems, to dictate notes directly into EHRs, means that doctors can update information faster and with lower error rates. "Patient information is gradually becoming digitized in order to address issues with delivering records and test results faster," said Aphrodite Brinsmead, analyst at Datamonitor and author of the report. "By reducing the number of illegible handwritten documents and simplifying processes, providers can eradicate errors in diagnosis."
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Friday, July 4, 2008
Automation Of Medical Transcription Is Driving Growth In Speech Recognition
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