Computer-based speech recognition as a replacement for medical transcription.
OBJECTIVE
We have implemented computerized speech recognition in a high-volume clinical setting using a newly developed commercial software system. This paper compares the performance of the computerized system with conventional transcription during a trial week followed by 3 months of routine clinical use.


CONCLUSIONS
The speech recognition system was used for 97% of the cases during the trial week and 87% of cases during the months of continuous use. For a similar mixture of cases, no change occurred in the length of reports after introduction of the computerized system. Speech recognition decreased the time until the report became available by 99% and resulted in a substantial savings in transcription costs. We conclude that speech recognition by computer is practical in a high-volume clinical implementation.
Rosenthal
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Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital-White 289, Boston, USA.
Chew
F S
FS
Dupuy
D E
DE
Kattapuram
S V
SV
Palmer
W E
WE
Yap
R M
RM
Levine
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LA
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D011859:Radiography; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software; D013060:Speech; D013997:Time Factors