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Benefits of Speech Recognition
John Dorsky, Mellar Davis, Eduardo Oliveira, Lewis Rubin
Leading in Healthcare
Speech Recognition Systems Speech Recognition Systems: Real Time Transcription Services Savings after EMR Implementation Rationale for Speech Recognition Systems
CCF Weston, FL • Hard copy record is gradually transforming into an
Fusion Text – 2 transcription options Ancillary Features
electronic record
• Digital dictation (sound) • Auto text design for routine report • Number Physicians : 100 • Transcription needs will increase
• Simultaneous speech recognition • Intelligent speech interpretation technology eliminates • Year of EMR implementation: 2006 • Inefficiencies will increase since the “typed” word is
background noise, redundancy • Comparison of Transcription costs between 2005 and 2006 slower than the “spoken” word
Advantages • Overhead costs will increase with diminished revenues
Transcription Costs Before EMR • Patient care may become less efficient
Speech Recognition Fusion Systems • Generates text in 1/3 of the time needed for typing 2005
• Face to face time with patient Month total 104,570.93 105,433.59 117,312.79 97,513.10 98,602.87
Run-in • Improves efficiency 50% over transcription services Weakness of Speech Recognition Systems
Savings with EMR
• All physicians digital dictate • Shortens front-end, back-end processing Sum of Jan-May of 2005 $ 523,433.28
• Technology adapted to CCHS
• Dictation is recorded as a sound file • Adapted to different physician preference – editing, Sum of Jan-May of 2006 53,306.37
• Physician buy in
correcting, hard copy • Receiver operator dependency
• Generation of voice recognition file by transcriptions 5 months of Savings $ 470,126.91
• Upfront costs during transition
• Evaluation mode between digital and voice recognition • Attach reports and images in real-time (transcription plus speech recognition systems)
Approximate annual savings using a full year is $1.3 million.
• Speech recognition adapts to speaking habit, profile of • Reduce telephone traffic
each physician • Improves physician efficiency by reducing Current Transcription Costs Speech Magic
2007 Jan Feb March April May
• Switch to speech recognition interruptions Month total 14,299.60 9,539.77 9,958.10 10,354.38 9,154.52 • Discussions between Philips and EPIC
Advantages of Fusion Systems • License to distribute both together
• Turnaround time from 24-96 hours to 4-72 hours Consult note to Improves patient care • Support for Speech Magic in Smart Text
physician same day – Progress notes, in-basket ED
• Annual transcription cost in outsourcing reduced by 40% Software License (Dragon Naturally Speaking) $800-1000 – Speech to text
• Transcription production improves 50% – Use of Smart Tools to create pre-defined text
– Basic navigation available; workflow specific n/a
• Little change in physician work method $200 Set-up
$400
Hardware $100 - 400
Opportunities of Speech Recognition Systems
Upgrade Headset,
Speech Recognition Systems: Real Time microphones Per physician $2400 • “Complete” transition to fully electronic record
Reduces LOS
• Reduce overhead, freeing funds for innovative
• Link speech recognition to word processing in real-time projects or direct patient care
Redirect FTEs Update every 4 years $400
Requirements to patient care
• Open document Threats of Speech Recognition Systems
• Switch on and off italics Acuracy Intangible Costs • Technology may not be advanced enough for rapidly
• Go back and forth for corrections • 90-95%- operator dependent changing medical environments (limited usefulness to
• Personnel for maintenance non-specialized or non-complex practice
• Allow for spelling • PC compatible headsets wired, wireless, handheld
• Time to full implementation by physician and system environments)
• Insert blocks of text (“smart phrases”) (“speech with barcode scanners, digital recorders • Lack of integration: systems not fully integrated
• Downtime
macros”) resulting in “piecemeal” add on technologies that are
• Integration into Epic cumbersome
• Navigate forms without keyboard
Transcription Costs per Month: CCHS • Start-up costs
• Recognize acronyms which are turned to full phrases
• Differentiate “command” from “text” Speech Recognition Systems: Stakeholders Recommendation
Pitfalls • Private practice $1000/physician/year
• Receiver operator dependent • General Internal Medicine: $79,000/year • Transcriptionist – Fusion Technology • Fusion technology for efficiency before advancing to
• Upstart physician time • Orthopedic Surgery: $168,000/year • Physicians- Real Time Technology Real Time
• Acoustic background interference • Urology: $39,000/year • Once efficiency is tested, roll out Real Time to target
• Dialect differences • Taussig Cancer Center $24,000/year services for feasibility. Target services would have
• Pronunciation
Speech Recognition Systems Address been involved with Fusion testing
Transcription Costs by Transcription Service • First step is to investigate, interview and bid multiple
• Integration into existing database systems • Front-end, back-end report processing companies (Dragon, Philips Speech Recognition)
Per Month
• Context vocabulary • Delays in care Action Items
Company Costs per Year
• Spontaneous dictation often leads to: CYMED of Ohio 906,147 • Inefficiencies due to: • Clarify indirect costs
– Missing articles – Telephone traffic • Invite companies to display , present and bid
Medical Transcription 47,615
– Missing verbs – Time delays between studies/consultation and reports • Reassess based on technology-go or no go
Marquis Inc 1,943,855
– Lack of or incorrect punctuation • Trial Fusion Speech Recognition-3-6 months
Premier Office Tech 142,509 • Length of stay
– Redundancies and repeats • Visit facilities using Speech Recognition Systems
Spheris Operations 2,608,531 • Communication between consultant/referring physician
• Integration into other systems • Assess efficiency, accuracy, turn around time,
• Overhead costs
• Electronic failure (power outage “downtime”) Totals $5,648,657 satisfaction, cost , work accomplished per unit
