We often get asked about how we type dictations. And the truth is that its a combination of:
1. “traditional transcription” – where a person dictates and a Transcriptionist listens to the dictation and types up the dictator’s notes OR
2. “back end” speech recognition software – this intelligent software creates a draft document from the dictation, which the Transcription “Editor” then reviews and edits, rather than typing from scratch.
We both of these methods because sometimes its faster and easier to type the traditional way if the quality of the dictation is very poor, than to edit a speech recognised document. And most of the time its quicker to use the speech recognition software engines to do the heavy lifting, and then to edit a high quality 1st draft produced by the speech engine.
Either way we have the people and the technology to produce high quality fast turnaround documents! And because it is much faster to edit than it is to type, back end speech recognition results in significantly more productive transcribing which allows us to manage high volumes of work for many Australian Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Clinics.
We have found back end speech recognition software technology:
1. Reduces the document turnaround time significantly. Over time, the speech recognition software creates increasingly accurate, formatted drafts, allowing the Transcription Editor to process a greater volume of documents in less time.
2. The quality of the document as the Transcriptionist is now focussing on editing and not typing. This in itself is a completely different skill.
3. Reduces costs and related overheads.
The overall result is that everyone benefits regardless of how we get your letters to you!