[Computed assisted voice recognition. A dream or reality in the pathologist's routine work?].
During the last 30 years the analysis of human speech with powerful computers has taken great strides; therefore, cost-effective, comfortable solutions are now available for use in professional routine work. The advantages of using voice recognition are the creation of new documentation or archives, reduced personnel costs and, last but not least, independence in cases of unforeseen notification of illness or owing to annual leave. For voice recognition systems to be used easily, a considerable amount of time must be invested for the first 3 months. Younger colleagues in particular will be more motivated to dictate more precisely and more detailed because of the introduction of voice recognition. The effects on other sectors of medical training, quality control, histology report preparation, and transmission can only be speculated.
D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000639:trends*; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests / Q000639:trends; D014831:Voice; D015443:Word Processing / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce