Tag Archives: Speech Recognition

Speech Recognition for Medical Transcription – Benefits and Challenges

This is an update on the January 8, 2014 blog “Advantages and Disadvantages Of Using Speech Recognition Software For Medical Transcription“ Speech recognition (SR) or voice recognition has had a deep impact in the field of healthcare, with the HIMSS … Continue reading

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How Voice Recognition Systems along with Medical Transcription Can Help with Accurate Documentation

Typically, clinicians outsource medical transcription requirements to speed up the documentation and save time. In the present digital age, many tasks done by humans are being entrusted with machines and one such technological development is voice recognition software. Since this … Continue reading

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Google Gears Up to Improve Speech Recognition Capabilities

The introduction of speech recognition technology has significantly impacted the way documents are produced, especially healthcare documents. Medical transcription speech recognition platforms are designed to interpret physicians’ dictation and convert it into text that can be stored on a computer. … Continue reading

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Global Medical Transcription IT Spending Market to Grow at a CAGR of Over 6% Until 2020

According to a recent market research report by Technavio, the global medical transcription IT spending market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 6% over 2016-2020. The report says that the need for a digital healthcare system will … Continue reading

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National Medical Transcriptionist Week, May 17-23

This year, National Medical Transcriptionist Week will be celebrated from May 17 to 23. Sponsored by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI), this event mainly aims at recognizing and celebrating the contributions of healthcare documentation specialists (HDSs). The spotlight … Continue reading

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Challenges of Using Mobile Transcription Apps in Healthcare

Healthcare providers are relying on technology to speed up their clinical documentation process and thereby address the increasing healthcare demands. Mobile transcription apps are one such technological development. The advantages of using such apps are that Clinicians can use them … Continue reading

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Google’s Patient-Doctor Video Chat Service to Facilitate Virtual Office Visits

Google is reportedly testing a service that connects patients with doctors over a video chat, across a limited number of users. As per the Verge report, when people search for basic health information (for example, knee pain), a blue icon … Continue reading

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Speech Recognition Software for Medical Transcription

One of the greatest headaches in medical practice is documentation. Accurate and timely documentation is critical to proper patient care, accurate billing and for legal purposes. Audio recordings of history and physical reports, clinic notes, consultation reports, procedures, ER reports, … Continue reading

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Latest Trends Impacting the Medical Transcription Industry

The latest trends that impact the medical transcription industry include: advancements in speech recognition software and new guidelines on EHR. Continue reading

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