title: Integrated voice recognition and picture archiving and communication system: development and early experience.
abstract: Voice recognition (VR) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) both have advantages and disadvantages in radiologic practice. We describe a fully integrated VR/PACS system running on a single platform. Integration optimizes the positive features of both systems and creates a synergy that is not otherwise realized. The planning and development of the system is described, as well as a number of challenges that were addressed. Radiologists have viewed the process changes very positively during initial use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19118, USA. weissd@chh.org
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kustas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D018511:Systems Integration; D014831:Voice