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ArticleJournal of digital imaging2008

Voice recognition dictation: radiologist as transcriptionist.

John A Pezzullo, Glenn A Tung, Jeffrey M Rogg, Lawrence M Davis, Jeffrey M Brody, William W Mayo-Smith

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Article in Journal of digital imaging, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Speech recognition for clinical documentation from 1990 to 2018: a systematic review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2019
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  4. Risks and benefits of speech recognition for clinical documentation: a systematic review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2016
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Authors and funding

6 authors.

John A PezzulloDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Jpezzullo@lifespan.org
Glenn A Tung
Jeffrey M Rogg
Lawrence M Davis
Jeffrey M Brody
William W Mayo-Smith

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Continuous voice recognition dictation systems for radiology reporting provide a viable alternative to conventional transcription services with the promise of shorter report turnaround times and increased cost savings. While these benefits may be realized in academic institutions, it is unclear how voice recognition dictation impacts the private practice radiologist who is now faced with the additional task of transcription. In this article, we compare conventional transcription services with a commercially available voice recognition system with the following results: 1) Reports dictated with voice recognition took 50% longer to dictate despite being 24% shorter than those conventionally transcribed, 2) There were 5.1 errors per case, and 90% of all voice recognition dictations contained errors prior to report signoff while 10% of transcribed reports contained errors. 3). After signoff, 35% of VR reports still had errors. Additionally, cost savings using voice recognition systems in non-academic settings may not be realized. Based on average radiologist and transcription salaries, the additional time spent dictating with voice recognition costs an additional $6.10 per case or $76,250.00 yearly. The opportunity costs may be higher. Informally surveyed, all radiologists expressed dissatisfaction with voice recognition with feelings of frustration, and increased fatigue. In summary, in non-academic settings, utilizing radiologists as transcriptionists results in more error ridden radiology reports and increased costs compared with conventional transcription services.

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Medical RecordsRadiology Information SystemsSpeech Recognition SoftwareUser-Computer InterfaceAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansJob SatisfactionMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'Private PracticeRadiologyTimeWork Simplification

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PMID17554582
PMCPMC3043849

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