In sci-fi land, the commander of the spaceship speaks to his computer – and the computer speaks back. Recent developments in voice recognition and wireless technology make this an increasingly reachable scenario within a hospital.

Already, some NHS staff are wearing badges that that they can use to contact any other badge-wearing member of staff. Telephone handsets are being piloted that allow nurses to say the name of a piece of equipment to find the location of the nearest item to them.

Clinicians are using voice recognition systems to generate letters and reports; and trials are going on to link their voice commands with databases supporting patient pathways and prescribing.

The Value of ACE in capturing healthcare information

SpeechMagic provides industrial grade speech recognition for accurate, convenient and efficient (ACE) information capturing in healthcare IT systems. Leading healthcare IT providers seamlessly integrate SpeechMagic to help physicians improve the availability and quality of medical reports. As a result, validated information can be quickly accessed, shared and searched. This provides a reliable basis for clinicians and referring physicians to continue treatment. SpeechMagic has been designed to support the hospital-wide deployment of speech recognition across all medical specialties and is the only Citrix Ready technology in its field.

E-mail: info.speech@philips.com
Tel: +44 (0)7789 650 190 (Gary Williams)
Web: www.philips.com/speechrecognition

Experts in Speech Recognition

The automation of medical transcription is driving the growth of speech recognition. G2 Speech provides integrated speech recognition and digital dictation systems to 95 out of 106 Dutch hospitals and more than 18 trusts in the UK.

With glowing testimonials and case studies, it is not difficult to see why we are the market leaders in document creation and workflow management solutions to the medical market.

MediSpeech combines digital dictation and speech recognition and can be seamlessly integrated with your hospital and patient information systems, reducing turnaround times for report creation and improving patient care.

To join our growing list of clients, or find out exactly how our Philips SpeechMagic powered solutions can benefit you, visit our website or call us.

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

Transform the way you create documents

SRC’s market leading speech recognition solutions transform the way documents are created, saving money and time while improving accuracy and document quality. However, while some specialties are suited to speech recognition, others require different document creation solutions to boost efficiencies.

SRC’s comprehensive range of solutions, deployed at more than 30 trusts, include industry leading digital dictation, integration with PAS for automatic document population, and outsourced transcription solutions that provide control and visibility on work, even when using multiple, outsourced transcription providers.

Create documents the way you want to – and find out how NHS trusts are saving time and money and so helping to improve patient care with SRC’s innovative range of healthcare solutions.

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

Crescendo presents professional speech recognition

Historically, users have experienced frustration when using speech recognition. Most systems required long “training” periods by each user to achieve any kind of accuracy and were susceptible to environmental noise.

Crescendo’s solution, built upon Philips’ SpeechMagic, overcomes these problems and takes advantage of customised contexts, specifically tailored to a variety of hospital specialities.

Crescendo provides a complete digital dictation system with workflow management that integrates into a variety of hardware (desktop, mobile, PDA, telephone dictation devices), allowing users to make full use of voice recognition without having to change solutions or adjust their working methods.

E-mail: eleanorl@crescendo.com
Tel: +44(0) 870 770 1717 (Eleanor Lewiston)
Web: www.crescendo.com/en/speech_recognition.php

Vocera improves staff communication and patient care at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

98% of hospital workers benefit from instant voice communication

The Vocera system is an 802.11b/g wireless platform that enables instant voice communication for mobile hospital workers. Hospital staff wear a pendant-like badge around their neck and, by pressing a button on the badge, can instantly speak to the person they need.

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust deployed the system at the Royal Victoria Hospital's emergency department. A benefit study revealed many positive results including:

• improved patient care and safety
• increased patient and clinician satisfaction
• a saving on clinical process time
• improved process efficiency
• a reduction in patient delays

To read the full report visit www.vocera.com

E-mail: sales@vocera.com
Tel: +44 (0)1189 036160 (Vocera Communications)
Web: www.vocera.com

SOLITON Reporting for radiology, pathology and clinical systems

Soliton IT is a UK software company specialising in speech recognition, digital dictation and workflow management systems for NHS hospitals.

SOLITON Reporting uses real-time speech recognition (Philips SpeechMagic) for generating clinical reports. The system is robust, proven and provides same day report turnaround times. Soliton is used by many hospitals, including several university hospitals in London.

SOLITON Reporting has been implemented with the following systems: Agfa, Carestream, Cerner, eFilm, GE Healthcare, HSS, iSoft, Meditech, Merge, Misys, Philips Medical, SECTRA, Siemens Medical, SystmOne. Reference sites are available. Please contact us for a demonstration (trial systems can be arranged). .

E-mail: bob.watson@solitonit.com
Tel: +44 (0) 208 123 7000 (Bob Watson)
Web: www.solitonit.com

Words are powerful. Integrated words, even more so.

Voice Technologies are leaders in speech processing and integration systems, winning awards for innovation and service-focused solutions. We know that digital dictation and speech recognition saves time and money – and that combining this with workflow processes brings greater benefits.

It is this customer-centric approach that has led to partnerships with Philips, Carestream and HSS. Our credibility was strengthened when NHS Scotland appointed us as the sole digital dictation and speech recognition providers for the national framework.

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

Digital Dictation and Speech Recognition

MedSpeech is a software product specifically designed for digital dictation in healthcare and developed with a focus on patient security, superior workflow and speed.

With more than 25,000 active users, MedSpeech is the most common system for digital dictation and speech recognition in the Swedish healthcare system, where it used in over 100 hospitals and primary care centres.

MedSpeech presents the clinician with two different methods of dictation: digital dictation with transcription and speech recognition which converts dictation into text. MedSpeech integrates the speech recognition capabilities of Philips’ Speech Magic.

Euromed Networks Ltd is working on enterprise-wide deployment of the MedSpeech Speech Magic solution for HCA International and has installations in NHS institutions.

E-mail: Alexander.ryan@euromed.se
Tel: +44 (0) 207 023 9776 (Alexander Ryan)
Web: www.euromed.se/eng