| The question is being repeatedly raised at various | | | | of it, a dictation was read into it which included a |
| forums and a simple explanation to this will | | | | term "Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis", the |
| obviously is because most EMR software's have | | | | voice recognition transcript mentioned it as "Acute |
| built-in voice recognition available that is not 100% | | | | Ated Lites", which is far from accurate. In |
| accurate. The need for medical transcription | | | | desperation the neurologist had no other option, |
| module within an EMR is therefore essential, until | | | | but to fall back upon the good old fashioned |
| such time till voice recognition software's are | | | | medical transcribers. |
| 100% accurate. | | | | There are offshore companies that provide |
| At this point of time medical transcribers are | | | | transcription modules which are compatible with |
| essential to doctors, the same way as secretarial | | | | most electronic medical record software's. These |
| services are to professionals and enterprises, the | | | | seamlessly integrate with the existing EMRs that |
| difference however being that medical records | | | | do not have a built-in transcription module. |
| cannot afford to have inaccuracies or | | | | The medical transcription vendors are offering the |
| mispronounced medical terms creeping into | | | | transcription modules, if doctors or clinics sign |
| patients records, the voice recognition software | | | | them as medical transcription service providers. If |
| may at present replace an office secretary, but | | | | a clinic has an EMR that is without a transcription |
| medical transcribers cannot be replaced. | | | | module, but with voice recognition included the |
| An incident narrated by a neurologist needs | | | | patients medical records are bound to have |
| mention here, it so happened that the neurologist | | | | inaccuracies, unless the doctors correct the errors |
| installed an EMR software in his clinic that had built | | | | after proof reading it. |
| in voice recog, and to check out the functionality | | | | |