Crescendo to launch new interactive speech recognition module for clinical notes at AHIMA 2007
Processing clinical notes has never been so fast
Laval, Quebec, Sept. 20, 2007 - Crescendo, Canadian manufacturer of digital dictation, transcription and workflow management systems announced the launch of a new, interactive speech recognition module for clinical notes as part of its MD Center-XL application. This new module, to be launched at AHIMA 2007 (booth #855), allows physicians to process clinical notes in real-time thanks to customized templates, macros, drop-down menus, check boxes, voice commands, front-end speech recognition and electronic signature, all integrated into one single application. Resulting electronic reports can easily be stored and shared with other healthcare professionals.
Upon selecting a patient, the system loads a clinical notes template with bookmarks (i.e.: exam time, medication, length of stay, allergies, diagnostics, etc.) to guide the physician during the dictation process. The physician can navigate from one bookmark to another using voice commands (i.e.: "go to next bookmark" or "go to medication bookmark".)
Text is populated on screen as the physician dictates thanks to the Crescendo front-end speech recognition system powered by SpeechMagicTM.
The new module also supports HL7 ADT integration to automate the import of patient demographics directly into the report. Once the report is complete, the physician can simply sign it off within the same application.
Automatic and predefined distribution occurs after the report has been signed off, and is configurable by work type, author, department and facility. "Every minute saved on charting time is an additional minute spent with a patient," notes Costa Mandilaras, President, Crescendo Systems Corporation. "By combining different technologies and productivity features within one single application, MD Center-XL finally offers a consolidated approach to the management of clinical notes."
On the integration end, like all Crescendo products, the new Clinical Notes module offers seamless interfaces with major PACS and RIS systems and supports thin-client infrastructures (Citrix Presentation ServerTM 3.5 and later versions) and terminals such as Wyse Windows Terminals.
The new module will be available for demonstration at the Crescendo booth during the AHIMA (Oct. 8-11, 2007 - booth# 855) and RSNA (Nov. 25-30, 2007 - booth #6451) tradeshows.
About Crescendo
Crescendo develops digital dictation, speech recognition, transcription, workflow and document management systems tailored for the needs of the healthcare sector. Since 1990, the Crescendo premise-based technology has allowed over 2,000 single and multi-site healthcare installations to streamline and cost-efficiently manage the most complex documentation workflows while achieving the cross-system integrations (PACS, RIS, etc.) that are so critical to the quality of patient care. Partners with some of the most respected companies in the world, Crescendo incorporates technology from Philips SpeechMagic, Citrix, Olympus and Grundig and has a worldwide presence. For more information, please visit http://www.crescendo.com/
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