Communication and Information Technology
Tasha Clemons
HCS/320
June 28, 2012
Matt Dennis

Communication and Information Technology The care of patients almost seems to involve many individuals needing to share patient’s information and discuss his or her management. There is a broad gap in understanding the role of communication services in health care delivery. Concepts about health and behaviors are made by communication, information, and technology that people relate with. Doctors use speech recognition as a form of communication not only for transcription and dictation but also as clinical decision support (just in case). In this paper, the author will discuss the effective and efficient, advantages and disadvantages, as well of the short-and-long term financial impact of speech recognition.
Framework and propositions suggest that successful implement of the speech-recognition technology will positively affect performance in the health care industry (citation). Information is entered into the patient’s record with speech-recognition software by using add-ons. Physicians may have a patient management system; or be a part of a larger system such as, hospitals. Good speech-recognition will should meet standards and have feedback to the physician. Maximum assurance is provided for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. More time is spent with the patient instead of paper work. Speech-recognition will also make business more efficient.
By saying notes openly into EHRs, using speech recognition with the digital dictation systems, doctors can update information quickly and with lesser error (citation). Doctors will receive information about the patients test results faster. Test results and records are accessed rapidly by other physicians. By decreasing the amount of written documents and shortening the process, doctors prevent errors. Disadvantages of using voice recognition include poor result of the software. The software may have a hard time telling the difference between words if someone speaks with an accent. Doctors or medical personnel must take the time to learn exactly how the system works, with an already bust schedule.
Medical speech recognition software offers a primary asset, which can be valuable if it promotes time and cost saving. Speech recognition will promote lower cost in operating. For instance, if doctors dictate their notes on a tape recorder, then he or she would have to pay a medical transcriptionist and wait on the results. The technology will lower its operating cost. Reduction in revenues will change.