Dictaphone introduces browser-based VR software

Stratford, CT-based Dictaphone introduced two new voice-recognition dictation products -- a browser-based PC program and a handheld PDA unit -- this week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in Atlanta.

The Dictaphone Physician Workstation uses a suite of browser-based PC software tools to facilitate dictation, editing, review, and electronic signature of patient reports. It uses Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, and allows physicians to access report services over an organization’s own network.

The software enables the ability to automatically attach patient demographic information, eliminating manual entry, and also allows physician self-editing, which increases physician control over documentation, reduces transcription costs, and improves report turnaround time, according to the company.

The other new product, GoMD, uses a Compaq iPAQ PDA handheld device for high-quality audio recording of voice input through the company’s EXSpeech speech recognition system, allowing documentation of patient encounters at the point of care. GoMD Charges allows capture of patient charges, using many common codes that are entered via keystrokes.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
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