E-Health Insider: Special Report Voice Recognition
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Digital dictation and voice recognition systems are helping trusts to save money and prepare for upcoming targets, such as next April’s imperative to deliver discharge summaries to GPs within 24 hours.

Daloni Carlisle reports.

Dictate IT

Nuance A new dimension in speech recognition

Nuance, the leading provider of speech-based clinical documentation solutions, has introduced SpeechMagic 7 to facilitate the large-scale deployment of speech recognition in healthcare. SpeechMagic 7 delivers robust technology, high initial performance, Citrix and Windows 7 support and healthcare-specific workflow features. Together with Dragon Medical 10, the desktop speech recognition software for GPs and small clinics, Nuance now provides a comprehensive solution aimed at reducing costs and raising the service quality in healthcare.

SpeechMagic is available through Soliton IT, Euromed, Voice Technologies, Crescendo, Dictate IT, G2 Speech, WinScribe and E-Dict. Dragon Medical 10 can be purchased through Voice Power, Freedom of Speech, Hands-Free Computing, SRC and Ababcus.

E-mail: anne.durand-badel@nuance.com
Tel: +43 1 60119 1048 (Anne Durand-Badel)
Web: www.nuance.co.uk/healthcare

StalisDictate.it and PCTI bring hospital records to GPs in real time

Hospital records can now be signed off online and be with a patient's GP immediately, thanks to a new partnership between Dictate.it, the leading supplier of digital dictation and voice recognition solutions to the NHS, and PCTI, the specialists in electronic document management solutions.

Dictate.it is the only company in Britain able to provide trusts with a comprehensive patient data management platform that includes digital dictation (powered by Nuance's SpeechMagic technology), transcription and speech recognition, all seamlessly integrated into a cutting-edge workflow management platform.

Under the new agreement, this platform is now integrated into PCTI's Electronic Document Transfer (EDT) solution, which provides trusts with a simple and secure way to instantly deliver electronic documents to GP surgeries and primary care organisations. Using E-sign technology, specialists can sign off patient records online.

E-mail: Mark.miller@dictate.it
Tel: +44 (0) 207 813 2200 (Mark Miller)
Web: www.dictate.it/public/

SRC

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Talking Point

StalisThe voice is mightier than the keyboard

With over 15,000 users across more than 45 NHS trusts, SRC is the recognised market leading provider of document creation solutions. We deliver a range of solutions that incorporate both digital dictation and speech recognition and extend to include document production, distribution and storage.

SRC has a history of delivering innovative solutions that are:

  • Proven to provide major savings
  • Enable trusts to produce and distribute documents within 24 hours
  • And contribute to improved patient care.

Our implementation and training services enable an easy adoption path for users and trusts, ensuring efficiency savings are delivered from day one.

E-mail: main@src.co.ukt
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7471 0100 (Carl Sargent)
Web: www.src.co.uk

Voice TechnologiesDigital dictation integration and process experts

Save the NHS time and smooth processes – that’s what Voice Technologies does. We craft trusted digital dictation, workflow management and speech recognition solutions around NHS sites to make a difference.

Don’t just take our word for it: we are the top supplier on the dictation framework contract for the NHS in Scotland, and have a number of awards from Philips.

In 18 months, we deployed solutions to more than 5,000 users, including multi-disciplinary specialties, in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland. Solutions including our own WinVoicePro with WinScribe can help meet targets such as the 18-week referral to treatment time pathway. We are ready to deliver the same benefits to you.

E-mail: heather@voicetechnologies.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 141 847 5610 (Heather Wylie)
Web: www.voicetechnologies.co.uk

CrescendoFull Charting and Workflow Solutions from Crescendo

Crescendo’s software solutions allow healthcare facilities around the world to automate and streamline the most complex documentation workflows, from the dictation phase to the automated distribution of final reports.

Crescendo's digital dictation and medical transcription systems are complemented by a full speech recognition module, an electronic signature application, an IP gateway for real-time voice and data processing as well as custom interfaces.

New for 2010: Centro Unified Charting which features instant report creation, allowing the consultant unprecedented flexibility by combining handwriting and speech recognition, charting on anatomical images, fingertip access to patient history and more, from the patient’s bedside.

E-mail: johnb@crescendosystems.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 844 846 6417 (John Bendall)
Web: www.crescendosystems.co.uk

G2 Speech G2 Speech – effective, proven, fully integrated workflows

Expert in speech recognition, digital dictation and workflow management, G2 Speech gets to the heart of the issue, developing bespoke integrated solutions for a modern, efficient health service.

Its highly effective MediSpeech system has been implemented trust-wide in many locations, achieving dramatically reduced target times for document turnaround and creating significant financial efficiencies. Tailored to suit any hospital information system, it can also be configured to suit the individual preferences of clinicians.

“G2 Speech was able to show us its system in action, in multiple clinical specialties. The company stood out both in terms of its flexibility and willingness to integrate with our systems.” NHS Borders.

E-mail: r.prins@g2speech.com
Tel: +44 (0) 208 539 6541 (Ryan Prins)
Web: www.g2speech.com

AdastraTalkingPoint - Speech Recognition Experts

TalkingPoint's intuitive 'overlay' for Dragon Professional enables trusts to rapidly deploy, support and maintain enterprise-wide solutions for voice recognition and digital dictation.

TalkingPoint provides bespoke workflow solutions that save time and money and is being used by more than 1,000 clinical users at more than 30 trusts across all acute disciplines.

With a "get it right first time" attitude, and a "knowledge transfer" philosophy, we enthuse and empower trusts to maximise the cost and service improvements speech technology affords.

Pioneering work continues with:mobile MCA tablet deployment; Lorenzo; clinic letters; GP systems/communication; order comms; discharge summaries and document management integration.

Powered by Dragon -TalkingPoint delivers what the technology promises.

E-mail: Jim.robinson@talkingpoint.uk.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1908 201906 (Jim Robinson)
Web: www.talkingpoint.uk.com


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