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[Digital speech recognition in dermatology: a pilot study with regard to medical and economic aspects]
1Hautklinik des Universitätsklinikums Erlangen, Hartmannstrasse 14, 91052, Erlangen.
Background:
Economic factors dominate more and more the healthcare systems; modern technologies advance every day and offer opportunities for savings.
Material And Methods:
In a pilot study, digital speech recognition based on Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Version 7 was compared with common dictation in dermatology.
Results:
The conventional method took 24.1 minutes per page and reports could be sent out after 16.8 days; in sharp contrast, the reports dictated by digital speech recognition took 15.8 minutes per page and were sent out after 3.2 days.
Conclusion:
Digital Speech recognition in dermatology has advantages compared to ordinary dictation, if the dictating person is trained with the software and it is implemented in a digital patient documentation system.
