Dear PACS Insider,
Many radiologists have resisted the use of speech recognition, turned off by concerns about accuracy and the unappealing prospect of adding transcriptionist duties to an already busy day.
At Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, TX, techniques such as human factor engineering (HFE) and usability engineering (UE) reaped huge rewards during the facility’s conversion to speech recognition, turning critics into fans and bringing sharp reductions in report turnaround times. In a talk at the Advancing Radiology Imaging Services and Operations meeting in Philadelphia earlier this year, director of radiology Martha Koperwhats discussed her institution's success with adopting speech recognition.
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Also, current and prospective PACS users wrestling over archive choices should check out an article contributed recently by PACS consulting firm SG&A Consulting. SG&A's Stuart Gardner and Kris Hughes explain a recent Food and Drug Administration policy clarification, and how it should open the door to more storage options to customers.
