title: Voice recognition--an emerging necessity within radiology: experiences of the Massachusetts General Hospital.
abstract: Voice recognition represents a technology that is finally ready for prime time use. As radiology services continue to acquire a larger percentage of the shrinking health-care dollar, decreasing operating costs and improved services will become a necessity. The benefits of voice recognition implementation are significant, as are the challenges. This report will discuss the technology, experiences of major health-care institution with implementation, and potential benefits for the radiology practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Dreyer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schweitzer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Couris
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014831:Voice