How will voice recognition affect the future of medical transcription?
No doubt, you’ve heard different opinions and views on this subject. If you’re a medical transcriptionist you probably can’t understand how voice recognition can take over for a trained qualified medical transcriptionist. And you’re not alone.
Let’s dig a bit deeper into voice recognition and medical transcription.
As you already know, doctors are busy people. This is never more obvious then when they’re dictating their notes. It’s understandable they’re busy, and as their MT, I can surely forgive them but will the latest voice recognition software be as forgiving as me?
Not likely.
As a transcriptionist you will have typed through background noise, patients moaning, doctors eating their lunch, personal conversations (oops they forgot the recorder was on) and other incomprehensible noise. Not to mention, ESL doctors with heavy accents and very tired ER doctors after a long shift!
At this time there is no voice recognition software which can handle this type of voice recognition. It is impossible for the software to determine actual speech from mistakes in conversation, background noise, heavy accents, etc.
So what does this mean for our future?
I wouldn’t worry about voice recognition. Rumors of MTs beign out of r a job have been around long before I became an MT. Eight years later, there are still no real advances in this field.
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Showing posts with label Voice Recognition Technology. Show all posts
Monday, July 28, 2008
Medical Transcription and Voice Recognition
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Madison voice transcription firm looks for strategic technology partner
Madison, Wis. - VoVision, a young Madison-based company that offers a Web-based voice transcription technology, is seeking to merge with a larger strategic partner that is interested in incorporating its technology into a unified communications platform.
Paul Hager, co-owner of Vo Vision, has accepted a business development position with the Global Technology Transfer Group, a patent asset management company based in Portland, Ore. Hager, who will represent GTT in the Midwest region, will remain with VoVision into the fall.
Hager said VoVision is not pursuing new business as it searches for a strategic partner - most likely a telecommunications provider.
Hager, a 2006 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the partnership option has become a company goal within the past six months. “We're at the point now where it's viable for the technology to be incorporated into another company's platform,” he said.
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Paul Hager, co-owner of Vo Vision, has accepted a business development position with the Global Technology Transfer Group, a patent asset management company based in Portland, Ore. Hager, who will represent GTT in the Midwest region, will remain with VoVision into the fall.
Hager said VoVision is not pursuing new business as it searches for a strategic partner - most likely a telecommunications provider.
Hager, a 2006 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the partnership option has become a company goal within the past six months. “We're at the point now where it's viable for the technology to be incorporated into another company's platform,” he said.
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Now doctors jump into BPO bandwagona
After engineers and lawyers, now doctors are also gearing up to join the BPO brigade, with the outsourcing firms opening up alternative career options for medicos.
With more and more outsourcing firms moving into healthcare sector and medical transcription, the job opportunities for doctors and nurses in the country are getting widened, an industry expert said.
In a BPO firm, the job of a doctor can include medical billing, transcription and coding for the US hospitals.
Medical transcription, also known as MT, is an allied health profession, which deals in the process of transcription, or converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by physicians and/or other healthcare professionals into text format.
However, some companies like the Patni also provides high-end knowkledge process outsourcing where a doctor is required to study the reports of elderly patients and do risk assessment and prepare reports for health Insurance companies in the US.
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With more and more outsourcing firms moving into healthcare sector and medical transcription, the job opportunities for doctors and nurses in the country are getting widened, an industry expert said.
In a BPO firm, the job of a doctor can include medical billing, transcription and coding for the US hospitals.
Medical transcription, also known as MT, is an allied health profession, which deals in the process of transcription, or converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by physicians and/or other healthcare professionals into text format.
However, some companies like the Patni also provides high-end knowkledge process outsourcing where a doctor is required to study the reports of elderly patients and do risk assessment and prepare reports for health Insurance companies in the US.
Read More Article...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Voice Recognition And Medical Transcription
Let’s dig a bit deeper into voice recognition.
As you already know, doctors are busy people. This is never more obvious then when they’re dictating their notes. It’s understandable they’re busy, and as their MT, I can surely forgive them but will the latest voice recognition software be as forgiving as me?
Not likely.
As a transcriptionist you will have typed through background noise, patients moaning, doctors eating their lunch, personal conversations (oops they forgot the recorder was on) and other incomprehensible noise. Not to mention, ESL doctors with heavy accents and very tired ER doctors after a long shift!
At this time there is no voice recognition software which can handle this type of voice recognition. It is impossible for the software to determine actual speech from mistakes in conversation, background noise, heavy accents, etc.
So what does this mean for our future?
Rumors of MTs being out of r a job have been around long before I became an MT. Eight years later, there are still no real advances in this field.
Can voice recognition ever replace transcriptionists?
Sure it can.
If a doctor is willing to sit down and take the sufficient time to train his voice recognition software to recognize his voice and speech patterns (this takes time and is not done automatically), yes it is possible.
If the doctor thereafter dictates very clearly, using proper punctuation in his speech (stopping for periods, pausing for commas) without any background noise or interruptions. Yes, it is possible.
Will the document be 100% accurate?
No.
Remember medical records have to be in compliance with a number of very strict regulations. Most doctors, will not trust voice recognition enough to send these records through without at least a quick glance through.
Even under the best dictating circumstances the report will still need to be proofread and edited. So, yes under the “perfect” circumstances, voice recognition can replace a transcriptionist.
Is it likely? Not unless every physician out there is willing to take the time, energy and ongoing effort to train their voice recognition software and maintain a certain standard of dictation.
I don’t see that happening any time soon. Doctors are busy people, remember? ;)
If anything, us MTs should embrace voice recognition and use it as a tool to help us in our MT careers. If applied properly, it can be a time-saving tool. So why not use it for our purposes?
As with any business to stay ahead of the game you have to adapt to change and technology. Learn how to use it to your advantage instead of being frightened by it. That’s the only way to stay ahead of the competition…. Voice recognition or otherwise.
Source : http://online-medical-transcription-course.com/
Monday, March 31, 2008
Digital Voice Recorders
Gone are the days when you used the audio tape to record the voice. The all new digital voice recorders have made all to forget the conventional tape and has offered us more features than we can use. So a tape is now obsolete and has been taken over by the digital voice recorders. This small gadget has been quite useful since its launch and a great boon for professionals as well. So if there is a need to record voice, a digital voice recorder is what you should look for.
The digital voice recorders come as a handy solution for the busy business people who need to record notes, meetings, and ideas that can create a fuss if a tape would be used, instead of the digital voice recorder. A digital voice recorders is not all about recording voice, but it also has the capability to record and transfer information to your computer, making it easier to organize, edit and play back your voice files wherever you want.
With the increasing popularity of the digital voice recorders, there are many leaders in the electronics industry like Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, LG that provide the best digital voice recorders. But while buying a digital voice recorder, there are a few aspects involved in the selection of the best that you need to understand beforehand. So lets understand what a digital voice recorder is all about.
Look for the recording time.
Many digital voice recorders boast of the recording time by claming the higher side of it. The recording time depends on the quality of recording and the higher the audio quality the lower the recording time would be. So rather than looking for a recorder that claims 300 Hrs of recording, look for the real picture of the recording time it can give with the highest quality.
Look for more storage options
Apart from voice files many digital voice recorders can store files, documents and images. These are equipped with the USB mass support class that helps them to store these files. Now with the storage comes the organizer, which is also an important feature to look for. Be sure that the digital voice recorder will store voice files in a minimum of three separate folders.
Look for voice recording features
The best of the digital voice recorders also exhibit many ‘smart’ features that help you with the operations. Some of the interesting features you can find in the latest digital voice recorders are voice activation, which stops recording automatically whenever there is a long pause, or the cue/review feature that make it easier for you to find a particular recording part you want to play back. It can also have a LCD screen for better operations. Some of the latest voice recorders also include software, which helps in converting the audio in a text file helping you with the transcription.
Look for connectivity
Like any other latest gadget the digital voice recorders are equipped with USB interface for PC connectivity. It helps a lot in transfer of files from the recorder to PC and vice versa.
Looking for more information on Digital Voice Recorders check out
www.digitalvoicerecorders.org your guide to Digital Voice Recorders.
Source : http://www.articlewise.com/
The digital voice recorders come as a handy solution for the busy business people who need to record notes, meetings, and ideas that can create a fuss if a tape would be used, instead of the digital voice recorder. A digital voice recorders is not all about recording voice, but it also has the capability to record and transfer information to your computer, making it easier to organize, edit and play back your voice files wherever you want.
With the increasing popularity of the digital voice recorders, there are many leaders in the electronics industry like Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, LG that provide the best digital voice recorders. But while buying a digital voice recorder, there are a few aspects involved in the selection of the best that you need to understand beforehand. So lets understand what a digital voice recorder is all about.
Look for the recording time.
Many digital voice recorders boast of the recording time by claming the higher side of it. The recording time depends on the quality of recording and the higher the audio quality the lower the recording time would be. So rather than looking for a recorder that claims 300 Hrs of recording, look for the real picture of the recording time it can give with the highest quality.
Look for more storage options
Apart from voice files many digital voice recorders can store files, documents and images. These are equipped with the USB mass support class that helps them to store these files. Now with the storage comes the organizer, which is also an important feature to look for. Be sure that the digital voice recorder will store voice files in a minimum of three separate folders.
Look for voice recording features
The best of the digital voice recorders also exhibit many ‘smart’ features that help you with the operations. Some of the interesting features you can find in the latest digital voice recorders are voice activation, which stops recording automatically whenever there is a long pause, or the cue/review feature that make it easier for you to find a particular recording part you want to play back. It can also have a LCD screen for better operations. Some of the latest voice recorders also include software, which helps in converting the audio in a text file helping you with the transcription.
Look for connectivity
Like any other latest gadget the digital voice recorders are equipped with USB interface for PC connectivity. It helps a lot in transfer of files from the recorder to PC and vice versa.
Looking for more information on Digital Voice Recorders check out
www.digitalvoicerecorders.org your guide to Digital Voice Recorders.
Source : http://www.articlewise.com/
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Transcription Services: Better than Voice Recognition?
Is it vital to your business to have printed documentation? Do you feel like typing the information is taking away from time to devote to your business? If you answered, "yes" to these questions, then you are in need of transcription services.
A transcriber can work in a variety of fields and under a variety of circumstances. Some transcribers work in-house, some work on freelance terms, and some work for a transcription service. Transcription services are highly valued in business, and have become more prevalent in many industries.
To some, it may seem like an easy job, and if you are a fast and accurate typist, it is; but, the vital nature of the content does create an aura of stress. There is no room for making errors as a transcriptionist. Imagine if you were transcribing for a doctor and misrepresented a medicine! Being a transcriptionist is a very serious, meticulous, and deadline-driven job.
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A transcriber can work in a variety of fields and under a variety of circumstances. Some transcribers work in-house, some work on freelance terms, and some work for a transcription service. Transcription services are highly valued in business, and have become more prevalent in many industries.
To some, it may seem like an easy job, and if you are a fast and accurate typist, it is; but, the vital nature of the content does create an aura of stress. There is no room for making errors as a transcriptionist. Imagine if you were transcribing for a doctor and misrepresented a medicine! Being a transcriptionist is a very serious, meticulous, and deadline-driven job.
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Monday, March 24, 2008
GotVoice Introduces G2 -- Its Next-Generation Voicemail-to-Text Transcription Engine
GotVoice, Inc. (http://www.gotvoice.com), the messaging company, today announced the launch of its patented GotVoice G2 convergence communications platform. Featuring state-of-the-art technologies such as real-time voicemail-to-text transcription, GotVoice G2 strengthens GotVoice's position as a leading provider of voice convergence solutions for phone carriers, IP communications providers and voicemail solution providers.
GotVoice combines its patented unified communications functionality with its industry leading voicemail transcription engine to bring GotVoice G2 to market. This unique technology pairing allows seamless access to any existing Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and/or voicemail system, as well as voicemail-to-text conversion -- without infrastructure upgrades or capital outlays. With GotVoice G2, carriers now have an economical and effortless method for delivering their subscribers' voicemail as both text and digital audio files via email and SMS, creating additional revenue streams and increased data traffic. GotVoice G2 is available today and carriers and IP communications providers may incorporate it into their existing voicemail system via OEM, APIs, White Label and Hosted Solutions.
Capable of supporting millions of users, GotVoice's new carrier-grade, high quality transcription engine is built for scalability and interoperates with all major voice & VoIP carriers. Trained against millions of individual speakers from major carriers throughout the United States including: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T Residential, Qwest Residential, SBC Residential, Verizon Residential, Bell South, Comcast Digital, Vonage, Cox Digital and Time Warner Cable Digital the GotVoice G2 platform is designed specifically for voicemail and boasts unparalleled accuracy and speed.
"Carriers and IP Communications Providers want secure, seamless solutions for integrating with their disparate voice messaging systems," said Curt Blake, CEO of GotVoice. "Our GotVoice G2 platform enables carriers and solution providers to modernize and differentiate their offerings quickly, at a price they can afford and without risk."
To provide its unmatched voicemail-to-text accuracy and speed, the new GotVoice G2 platform utilizes advanced free-form speech recognition technology. This enables carriers and service providers to offer end-users voicemail-to-text faster, with better quality and at a lower price point than is currently available anywhere else in the market.
About GotVoice, Inc.
A pioneer in voice messaging services, GotVoice (www.gotvoice.com) enables the convergence of everyday voice into the digital world. Its patented communications platform empowers consumers and businesses to receive, consume and unify voice communications utilizing email clients, through their mobile phone interface or via the GotVoice Website. With popular features such as Voicemail-to-Text, Visual Voicemail, the ability to share voice messages as digital audio files and the unification of wireless, landline, PBX and VoIP voicemail, GotVoice makes seamless communication possible, anywhere. Founded in 2003 by industry veterans with backgrounds from RealNetworks, Microsoft, Starwave, AT&T and Corbis, GotVoice works with all major mobile, business and residential carriers.
Source : http://www.pr-usa.net/
GotVoice combines its patented unified communications functionality with its industry leading voicemail transcription engine to bring GotVoice G2 to market. This unique technology pairing allows seamless access to any existing Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and/or voicemail system, as well as voicemail-to-text conversion -- without infrastructure upgrades or capital outlays. With GotVoice G2, carriers now have an economical and effortless method for delivering their subscribers' voicemail as both text and digital audio files via email and SMS, creating additional revenue streams and increased data traffic. GotVoice G2 is available today and carriers and IP communications providers may incorporate it into their existing voicemail system via OEM, APIs, White Label and Hosted Solutions.
Capable of supporting millions of users, GotVoice's new carrier-grade, high quality transcription engine is built for scalability and interoperates with all major voice & VoIP carriers. Trained against millions of individual speakers from major carriers throughout the United States including: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T Residential, Qwest Residential, SBC Residential, Verizon Residential, Bell South, Comcast Digital, Vonage, Cox Digital and Time Warner Cable Digital the GotVoice G2 platform is designed specifically for voicemail and boasts unparalleled accuracy and speed.
"Carriers and IP Communications Providers want secure, seamless solutions for integrating with their disparate voice messaging systems," said Curt Blake, CEO of GotVoice. "Our GotVoice G2 platform enables carriers and solution providers to modernize and differentiate their offerings quickly, at a price they can afford and without risk."
To provide its unmatched voicemail-to-text accuracy and speed, the new GotVoice G2 platform utilizes advanced free-form speech recognition technology. This enables carriers and service providers to offer end-users voicemail-to-text faster, with better quality and at a lower price point than is currently available anywhere else in the market.
About GotVoice, Inc.
A pioneer in voice messaging services, GotVoice (www.gotvoice.com) enables the convergence of everyday voice into the digital world. Its patented communications platform empowers consumers and businesses to receive, consume and unify voice communications utilizing email clients, through their mobile phone interface or via the GotVoice Website. With popular features such as Voicemail-to-Text, Visual Voicemail, the ability to share voice messages as digital audio files and the unification of wireless, landline, PBX and VoIP voicemail, GotVoice makes seamless communication possible, anywhere. Founded in 2003 by industry veterans with backgrounds from RealNetworks, Microsoft, Starwave, AT&T and Corbis, GotVoice works with all major mobile, business and residential carriers.
Source : http://www.pr-usa.net/
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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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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Monday, December 24, 2007
Voice Recognition And Medical Transcription
You’ve probably heard different opinions and views on this subject. If you’re a medical transcriptionist you may even be concerned about voice recognition taking over your career… and you’re not alone.
Let’s dig a bit deeper into voice recognition.
As you already know, doctors are busy people. This is never more obvious then when they’re dictating their notes. It’s understandable they’re busy, and as their MT, I can surely forgive them but will the latest voice recognition software be as forgiving as me?
Not likely.
As a transcriptionist you will have typed through background noise, patients moaning, doctors eating their lunch, personal conversations (oops they forgot the recorder was on) and other incomprehensible noise. Not to mention, ESL doctors with heavy accents and very tired ER doctors after a long shift!
Read More Article...
Let’s dig a bit deeper into voice recognition.
As you already know, doctors are busy people. This is never more obvious then when they’re dictating their notes. It’s understandable they’re busy, and as their MT, I can surely forgive them but will the latest voice recognition software be as forgiving as me?
Not likely.
As a transcriptionist you will have typed through background noise, patients moaning, doctors eating their lunch, personal conversations (oops they forgot the recorder was on) and other incomprehensible noise. Not to mention, ESL doctors with heavy accents and very tired ER doctors after a long shift!
Read More Article...
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
T3 Telecom Software Releases Voice Transcription Services
T3 Telecom Software, provider of integrated telephony solutions, has released T3vT, a voice transcription add-on service to its T3main platform.
Built on Linux, T3main fits into a VoIP, TDM PBX (News - Alert) or hybrid strategy. The platform also enables users to leverage their existing infrastructure investment through networking capabilities and a distributed architecture, which allow multi-site organizations to standardize on one solution for their telephony services needs.
According to the company, T3vT enhances current unified messaging functionality that allows messages to be accessed from one central location, and allows users to read their voice messages anytime and anywhere.
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Built on Linux, T3main fits into a VoIP, TDM PBX (News - Alert) or hybrid strategy. The platform also enables users to leverage their existing infrastructure investment through networking capabilities and a distributed architecture, which allow multi-site organizations to standardize on one solution for their telephony services needs.
According to the company, T3vT enhances current unified messaging functionality that allows messages to be accessed from one central location, and allows users to read their voice messages anytime and anywhere.
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Technology, outsourcing threatens medical transcription firms
Threats from voice-recognition software and cut-rate overseas firms have Wichita's medical transcription companies altering their focus to remain competitive.
"We've lost customers to technology," says Chris Gordon, director of operations for Physicians' Choice Transcription Inc. in Wichita. "In the end there's only so much you can do to stop it."
Physicians' Choice put together an informational guide to distribute to customers, outlining the advantages of traditional transcription services versus voice recognition and other technologies. Two larger firms in Colorado left Physicians' Choice earlier this year and opted for technologies that converted voice or commands from a touch screen into computer-written files.
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"We've lost customers to technology," says Chris Gordon, director of operations for Physicians' Choice Transcription Inc. in Wichita. "In the end there's only so much you can do to stop it."
Physicians' Choice put together an informational guide to distribute to customers, outlining the advantages of traditional transcription services versus voice recognition and other technologies. Two larger firms in Colorado left Physicians' Choice earlier this year and opted for technologies that converted voice or commands from a touch screen into computer-written files.
Read More Article...
Monday, September 17, 2007
Medical Transcription and Voice Recognition
How will voice recognition affect the future of medical transcription?
No doubt, you’ve heard different opinions and views on this subject. If you’re a medical transcriptionist you probably can’t understand how voice recognition can take over for a trained qualified medical transcriptionist. And you’re not alone.
Let’s dig a bit deeper into voice recognition and medical transcription.
As you already know, doctors are busy people. This is never more obvious then when they’re dictating their notes. It’s understandable they’re busy, and as their MT, I can surely forgive them but will the latest voice recognition software be as forgiving as me?
Not likely.
As a transcriptionist you will have typed through background noise, patients moaning, doctors eating their lunch, personal conversations (oops they forgot the recorder was on) and other incomprehensible noise. Not to mention, ESL doctors with heavy accents and very tired ER doctors after a long shift!
At this time there is no voice recognition software which can handle this type of voice recognition. It is impossible for the software to determine actual speech from mistakes in conversation, background noise, heavy accents, etc.
So what does this mean for our future?
I wouldn’t worry about voice recognition. Rumors of MTs beign out of r a job have been around long before I became an MT. Eight years later, there are still no real advances in this field.
Can voice recognition ever replace transcriptionists?
Sure it can.
If a doctor is willing to sit down and take the sufficient time to train his voice recognition software to recognize his voice and speech patterns (this takes time and is not done automatically), yes it is possible.
If the doctor thereafter dictates very clearly, using proper punctuation in his speech (stopping for periods, pausing for commas) without any background noise or interruptions. Yes, it is possible.
Will the document be 100% accurate? No.
Remember medical records have to be in compliance with a number of very strict regulations. Most doctors, will not trust voice recognition enough to send these records through without at least a quick glance through.
Even under the best dictating circumstances the report will still need to be proofread and edited. So, yes under the “perfect” circumstances, voice recognition can replace a transcriptionist.
Is it likely? Not unless every physician out there is willing to take the time, energy and ongoing effort to train their voice recognition software and maintain a certain standard of dictation.
I don’t see that happening any time soon. Doctors are busy people, remember? ;)
If anything, us MTs should embrace voice recognition and use it as a tool to help us in our MT careers. If applied properly, it can be a time-saving tool. So why not use it for our purposes?
As with any business to stay ahead of the game you have to adapt to change and technology. Learn how to use it to your advantage instead of being frightened by it. That’s the only way to stay ahead of the competition…. Voice recognition or otherwise.
No doubt, you’ve heard different opinions and views on this subject. If you’re a medical transcriptionist you probably can’t understand how voice recognition can take over for a trained qualified medical transcriptionist. And you’re not alone.
Let’s dig a bit deeper into voice recognition and medical transcription.
As you already know, doctors are busy people. This is never more obvious then when they’re dictating their notes. It’s understandable they’re busy, and as their MT, I can surely forgive them but will the latest voice recognition software be as forgiving as me?
Not likely.
As a transcriptionist you will have typed through background noise, patients moaning, doctors eating their lunch, personal conversations (oops they forgot the recorder was on) and other incomprehensible noise. Not to mention, ESL doctors with heavy accents and very tired ER doctors after a long shift!
At this time there is no voice recognition software which can handle this type of voice recognition. It is impossible for the software to determine actual speech from mistakes in conversation, background noise, heavy accents, etc.
So what does this mean for our future?
I wouldn’t worry about voice recognition. Rumors of MTs beign out of r a job have been around long before I became an MT. Eight years later, there are still no real advances in this field.
Can voice recognition ever replace transcriptionists?
Sure it can.
If a doctor is willing to sit down and take the sufficient time to train his voice recognition software to recognize his voice and speech patterns (this takes time and is not done automatically), yes it is possible.
If the doctor thereafter dictates very clearly, using proper punctuation in his speech (stopping for periods, pausing for commas) without any background noise or interruptions. Yes, it is possible.
Will the document be 100% accurate? No.
Remember medical records have to be in compliance with a number of very strict regulations. Most doctors, will not trust voice recognition enough to send these records through without at least a quick glance through.
Even under the best dictating circumstances the report will still need to be proofread and edited. So, yes under the “perfect” circumstances, voice recognition can replace a transcriptionist.
Is it likely? Not unless every physician out there is willing to take the time, energy and ongoing effort to train their voice recognition software and maintain a certain standard of dictation.
I don’t see that happening any time soon. Doctors are busy people, remember? ;)
If anything, us MTs should embrace voice recognition and use it as a tool to help us in our MT careers. If applied properly, it can be a time-saving tool. So why not use it for our purposes?
As with any business to stay ahead of the game you have to adapt to change and technology. Learn how to use it to your advantage instead of being frightened by it. That’s the only way to stay ahead of the competition…. Voice recognition or otherwise.
Source: http://www.askthemt.com/
Friday, August 10, 2007
Voice Recognition And Medical Transcription
You’ve probably heard different opinions and views on this subject. If you’re a medical transcriptionist you may even be concerned about voice recognition taking over your career… and you’re not alone.
Let’s dig a bit deeper into voice recognition.
As you already know, doctors are busy people. This is never more obvious then when they’re dictating their notes. It’s understandable they’re busy, and as their MT, I can surely forgive them but will the latest voice recognition software be as forgiving as me?
Not likely.
As a transcriptionist you will have typed through background noise, patients moaning, doctors eating their lunch, personal conversations (oops they forgot the recorder was on) and other incomprehensible noise. Not to mention, ESL doctors with heavy accents and very tired ER doctors after a long shift!
At this time there is no voice recognition software which can handle this type of voice recognition. It is impossible for the software to determine actual speech from mistakes in conversation, background noise, heavy accents, etc.
So what does this mean for our future?
Rumors of MTs being out of r a job have been around long before I became an MT. Eight years later, there are still no real advances in this field.
Can voice recognition ever replace transcriptionists?
Sure it can.
If a doctor is willing to sit down and take the sufficient time to train his voice recognition software to recognize his voice and speech patterns (this takes time and is not done automatically), yes it is possible.
If the doctor thereafter dictates very clearly, using proper punctuation in his speech (stopping for periods, pausing for commas) without any background noise or interruptions. Yes, it is possible.
Will the document be 100% accurate?
No.
Remember medical records have to be in compliance with a number of very strict regulations. Most doctors, will not trust voice recognition enough to send these records through without at least a quick glance through.
Even under the best dictating circumstances the report will still need to be proofread and edited. So, yes under the “perfect” circumstances, voice recognition can replace a transcriptionist.
Is it likely? Not unless every physician out there is willing to take the time, energy and ongoing effort to train their voice recognition software and maintain a certain standard of dictation.
I don’t see that happening any time soon. Doctors are busy people, remember? ;)
If anything, us MTs should embrace voice recognition and use it as a tool to help us in our MT careers. If applied properly, it can be a time-saving tool. So why not use it for our purposes?
As with any business to stay ahead of the game you have to adapt to change and technology. Learn how to use it to your advantage instead of being frightened by it. That’s the only way to stay ahead of the competition…. Voice recognition or otherwise.
About the Author:
Mila Sidman is an experienced MT and owner of http://www.AskTheMT.com - an informative website dedicated to answering all your medical transcription questions.
Article Source: www.iSnare.com
Let’s dig a bit deeper into voice recognition.
As you already know, doctors are busy people. This is never more obvious then when they’re dictating their notes. It’s understandable they’re busy, and as their MT, I can surely forgive them but will the latest voice recognition software be as forgiving as me?
Not likely.
As a transcriptionist you will have typed through background noise, patients moaning, doctors eating their lunch, personal conversations (oops they forgot the recorder was on) and other incomprehensible noise. Not to mention, ESL doctors with heavy accents and very tired ER doctors after a long shift!
At this time there is no voice recognition software which can handle this type of voice recognition. It is impossible for the software to determine actual speech from mistakes in conversation, background noise, heavy accents, etc.
So what does this mean for our future?
Rumors of MTs being out of r a job have been around long before I became an MT. Eight years later, there are still no real advances in this field.
Can voice recognition ever replace transcriptionists?
Sure it can.
If a doctor is willing to sit down and take the sufficient time to train his voice recognition software to recognize his voice and speech patterns (this takes time and is not done automatically), yes it is possible.
If the doctor thereafter dictates very clearly, using proper punctuation in his speech (stopping for periods, pausing for commas) without any background noise or interruptions. Yes, it is possible.
Will the document be 100% accurate?
No.
Remember medical records have to be in compliance with a number of very strict regulations. Most doctors, will not trust voice recognition enough to send these records through without at least a quick glance through.
Even under the best dictating circumstances the report will still need to be proofread and edited. So, yes under the “perfect” circumstances, voice recognition can replace a transcriptionist.
Is it likely? Not unless every physician out there is willing to take the time, energy and ongoing effort to train their voice recognition software and maintain a certain standard of dictation.
I don’t see that happening any time soon. Doctors are busy people, remember? ;)
If anything, us MTs should embrace voice recognition and use it as a tool to help us in our MT careers. If applied properly, it can be a time-saving tool. So why not use it for our purposes?
As with any business to stay ahead of the game you have to adapt to change and technology. Learn how to use it to your advantage instead of being frightened by it. That’s the only way to stay ahead of the competition…. Voice recognition or otherwise.
About the Author:
Mila Sidman is an experienced MT and owner of http://www.AskTheMT.com - an informative website dedicated to answering all your medical transcription questions.
Article Source: www.iSnare.com
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Can Voice Recognition Technologies Make Transcription Services Redundant?
Many businesses need to convert recorded voice to text and have long been looking for ways to do it quickly and inexpensively. Transcribing medical dictation is a prime example.
Some years ago, when voice recognition software became commercially available, most people expected that the solution had finally arrived. Businesses looked forward to cutting down on transcription costs and everyone who hated typing looked forward to getting rid of their keyboard.
Unfortunately, the reality turned out to be rather different. Voice-to-text technology has been a big let down so far.
The fact is, voice recognition software is easily thrown off track by many different factors. If you don’t speak clearly and distinctly, it may not give you the right output. If you try using it in a noisy place, it will fail more often than not. If you have an accent, it may not understand you. Even if you have a bad cold, you’ll find that the software may give incorrect results!
In other words, voice recognition software works reasonably well under ideal, laboratory conditions, but not in a typical home or business setting!
Healthcare professionals who attempted to use voice recognition technologies to eliminate transcription services found that they need to “train” the software to function well. That takes a long time and a lot of work. Most wound up continuing to outsource their medical transcription work.
Of course, there are many other types of situations where transcription is needed. Examples include recordings of seminars, teleconferences, interviews and classes that need to be converted to text.
In natural speech, people tend to use lots of “aahs” and “umms” as well as unnecessary phrases like “you know”. Current voice recognition technology is just not capable of filtering out such irrelevant sounds or words.
In addition, people also string together several sentences using “ands”. The software can’t break up such speech into meaningful sentences. Nor can it break up speech into meaningful paragraph units the way a transcriptionist can.
And if the recording is filled with background noise, or if more than one person is talking at the same time, the software will not function reliably and consistently.
Maybe sometime in the future someone will invent voice recognition technology that can handle all the above issues. Till then businesses will need to use transcription services, particularly for work like medical transcription, where accuracy is critical.
About the Author:
John Travers is a business consultant who provides information at http://www.business-transcription-guide.info/ and http://www.business-transcription-guide.info/transcription-and-your-business.html about business transcription services including medical transcription.
Article Source: www.iSnare.com
Some years ago, when voice recognition software became commercially available, most people expected that the solution had finally arrived. Businesses looked forward to cutting down on transcription costs and everyone who hated typing looked forward to getting rid of their keyboard.
Unfortunately, the reality turned out to be rather different. Voice-to-text technology has been a big let down so far.
The fact is, voice recognition software is easily thrown off track by many different factors. If you don’t speak clearly and distinctly, it may not give you the right output. If you try using it in a noisy place, it will fail more often than not. If you have an accent, it may not understand you. Even if you have a bad cold, you’ll find that the software may give incorrect results!
In other words, voice recognition software works reasonably well under ideal, laboratory conditions, but not in a typical home or business setting!
Healthcare professionals who attempted to use voice recognition technologies to eliminate transcription services found that they need to “train” the software to function well. That takes a long time and a lot of work. Most wound up continuing to outsource their medical transcription work.
Of course, there are many other types of situations where transcription is needed. Examples include recordings of seminars, teleconferences, interviews and classes that need to be converted to text.
In natural speech, people tend to use lots of “aahs” and “umms” as well as unnecessary phrases like “you know”. Current voice recognition technology is just not capable of filtering out such irrelevant sounds or words.
In addition, people also string together several sentences using “ands”. The software can’t break up such speech into meaningful sentences. Nor can it break up speech into meaningful paragraph units the way a transcriptionist can.
And if the recording is filled with background noise, or if more than one person is talking at the same time, the software will not function reliably and consistently.
Maybe sometime in the future someone will invent voice recognition technology that can handle all the above issues. Till then businesses will need to use transcription services, particularly for work like medical transcription, where accuracy is critical.
About the Author:
John Travers is a business consultant who provides information at http://www.business-transcription-guide.info/ and http://www.business-transcription-guide.info/transcription-and-your-business.html about business transcription services including medical transcription.
Article Source: www.iSnare.com
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