For courses in Medical Transcription and Medical Clerical.

This first-of-its-kind educational tool introduces skill sets that promote successful speech recognition to students entering the profession of healthcare documentation. The texts understandable format enables students to become familiar with the history of speech recognition, gain an understanding of hardware requirements necessary to successfully operate the software, get an overview of a popular speech software program, and learn how to successfully use speech recognition for professional dictation.

• Efficacy skill sets.

  • Helps students use speech recognition as a professional dictation tool.

• The development of a Personalized Language Model™.

  • Shows students how to achieve recognition accuracy rates of 98% by using the specific steps introduced in the text.

• Necessary hardware requirements for speech recognition software.

  • Enables students to understand the necessary hardware requirements for the successful operation of speech recognition.

• Misconceptions of speech recognition software.

  • Eliminates some of the previous frustrations and “false starts” in the attempt of utilizing speech recognition as a professional dictation tool.

• A practical, proven presentation—Features “in the trench” experience from the author introducing speech recognition successfully to hundreds of health providers.

  • Provides students with realistic real-life knowledge and skill sets for this technology to become a successful data entry tool.

• National MT Educators Survey.

  • Shares with students realistic expectations of MT educators and of their perceived importance of this new technology in the future.

I. SPEECH RECOGNITION.

II. SPEECH RECOGNITION SKILL SETS.

No Longer an Emerging Technology!

Speech Recognition for the Health Professions introduces the concepts of speech recognition, and most importantly, presents the primary skill sets for its efficacy as a professional dictation tool. You'll learn about:

• Medical Transcription Educator National Speech Recognition Survey
• History and Hardware Requirements of Speech Recognition
• Improving Recognition Accuracy
• Primary Efficacy Skill Sets

Speech Recognition is the new data entry paradigm for the healthcare market—using back- and front-end applications. Now is the time to learn to use this technology to benefit you in the production of medical documentation.

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