November 15, 2005
Dictaphone Introduces New Microphone with Full Mouse Capabilities for Speech Recognition Applications
This new microphone from Dictaphone sounds pretty useful... well, if you're using Dictaphone voice recognition products, that is...
Dictaphone Corporation has introduced the PowerMicII microphone, combining advanced dictation and review functions with full Microsoft Windows mouse capabilities to support physicians who are dictating and self-correcting reports generated with speech recognition technology. The PowerMicII reduces keyboard and mouse reliance for caregivers using Dictaphone's Enterprise Workstation and PowerScribe Workstation speech recognition systems, which in turn dramatically increases ease of use and productivity.
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Nightingale Speech-Enables EMR Solution With Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical From Nuance; Nightingale Taps Dragon NaturallySpeaking to Deliver Complete EMR Solution; Reduces Costs and Improves Overall Patient Care
Canadians may soon see their friendly local Emergency Medical Technicians using voice recognition to speed their medical care:
Nuance Communications, Inc., formerly ScanSoft, Inc., the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world, today announced that Nightingale, the leading provider of ASP-based solutions to Canadian healthcare providers, has selected Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical to enable speech recognition within its Nightingale electronic medical records (EMR) solutions. The new integration will enable Nightingale's customers to dictate directly into the myNightingale EMR system, dramatically lowering administrative costs, errors, and turnaround time typically associated with manually transcribing critical medical records.
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October 25, 2005
Registration Open for Nation's First University Course on Medical Transcription Voice Recognition Editing
The Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA) in Richmond VA, opened enrollment today for a medical transcription training course aimed at graduating students who are prepared to edit preliminary medical reports generated through voice recognition.
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July 27, 2005
Dictaphone Introduces First Clinical Documentation Solution Combining Speech Recognition and Natural Language Processing
Dictaphone Corporation today announced the introduction of mdEssential, the industry's first software solution designed to automate the clinical documentation process in the clinic and physician group practice markets by combining Dictaphone's voice dictation, speech recognition, and natural language processing (NLP) technologies. The software speeds documentation time and reduces transcription costs by removing manual processes from the traditional dictation/transcription process, while fulfilling the essential data capture requirements of the electronic medical record (EMR).
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June 25, 2005
Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital Selects ScanSoft Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8
ScanSoft, Inc., a global leader of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital, a large healthcare provider in central Ohio, has implemented ScanSoft(R) Dragon NaturallySpeaking(R) Medical 8, the leading speech recognition solution for medical professionals, to automate transcription within its Emergency Department. Since implementing Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical, the department has reduced reliance on manual transcription services by 97 percent and in doing so has saved $600,000 per year. In addition, doctors, nurses, and other emergency room staff no longer need to wait several hours or days for patient records to be transcribed - this information is available immediately, saving valuable time and speeding critical care to patients.
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