Let’s talk a bit about voice recognition (VR) versus the standard transcription from a voice files or tapes. I recently read an article in Transcription Gear that stated the following:
“As the healthcare system rapidly moves toward adoption of EMRs and ultimately the EHR, widespread attention has now turned toward speech recognition, yet vendors consistently cite a low percentage of qualified users as a chief concern in assisting clients in adoption and implementation of this technology.”
The article went on to state that there was a course available for physician’s to take that would better educate them on how to use this emerging technology. So, one has to assume that first, the physician has to learn to use VR and ultimately, still has to hire someone as an Editor. I do not see how this will be very advantageous in the near future? As a transcriptionist, I fully understand that a physician has little time or interest in sitting in his/her office at the end of the day or in between patients to sit quietly and articulate his notes into VR. Not to mention doing that does not generate income, but rather takes away from the time he/she has to spend wit patients.
I believe that for, at least the immediate future, transcriptionists have a fairly secure future, if not in transcription, then at some point as Editors. If you are a physician reading this, take a moment to visit our site, www.aonemt.com, and you will find you can have both transcription and EMR for a reasonable price.