Voice recognition--an emerging necessity within radiology: experiences of the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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.
Mehta
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Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Dreyer
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Schweitzer
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Couris
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Rosenthal
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D006801:Humans; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014831:Voice