Speech Recognition

Professional report creation


Built upon Philips SpeechMagicTM, established market leader with thousands of installations worldwide, Crescendo Speech Processing is comprehensive speech recognition solution designed for professional, dictation-intensive environments. With its wide selection of professional vocabularies and modular features, Crescendo Speech Processing helps you take a giant step towards the faster and more cost-effective creation of professional reports.

Mission


To speed up the document creation process and improve productivity within structured dictation-intensive environments.

Front-end speech recognition

In the front-end mode, recognized text is produced in real-time while the Author dictates. In environments where medical reports are typically short ("normal findings") or where there is a shortage of medical transcription resources (Radiology, Pathology, ER), foreground speech recognition allows Authors to correct, sign and release reports faster then ever. It is also a precious alternative to traditional transcription for urgent cases, week-end or night shifts.

Foreground Speech Recognition Workflow

Should he lack time or be interrupted in the middle of the correction process, the Author can still re-route the report to a Transcriptionist.

Key features:
  • Use Voice Commands to navigate, edit, format, spell, play, select and sign off report 
  • Automatic template and demographic information fill-in
  • Ability to switch to back-end mode while logged in (no need to log out)
  • Choice of visual or minimized mode (text is produced on screen as the Author dictates or once the dictation is complete)
  • Save ongoing work and resume later on
  • Sign off dictation and/or report for release

Back-end speech recognition

When implemented as a back end layer, the system is fully transparent to Authors, who may not even be aware that speech recognition technology is being used. Once the Author has finished dictating, recognized text is produced in the background and sent to the Transcriptionist for correction. 

Authors also have the option to correct the recognized text themselves. Once the dictation has been returned from the speech recognition server, Authors can edit the report while performing synchronized playback and sign off both the dictation and report using one single application. In case major re-work is required, they can always decide to return a report to the Transcriptionist (routing defined by Author).

Back-end Speech Recognition Workflow


Key features:
  • Correct recognized text while performing synchronized playback
  • Sign off dictation and/or report for release

Crescendo unique features

The ability for users to use any mode (back-end or front-end speech recognition) with one license is unique to Crescendo. This allows healthcare facilities and law firms to leave their document creation options open. For instance:

  • Switching from back-end to front-end recognition may compensate for transcription resource shortage or periodic peaks of activity
  • A facility can also decide that short reports can be reviewed by Authors in foreground mode, while more complex and detailed work can be routed to transcription for correction as a standard or on the fly.

Another unique Crescendo feature is the ability for Authors to switch from one mode (back-end, front-end) to the other while logged in whereas other systems would force users to log out.

Minimal training

Whether it is front-end or back-end, Crescendo Speech Processing requires minimal training. The system transparently adapts to individual voice characteristics and authors dictation habits remain unchanged. Also, once a report has been corrected, the file is automatically sent for adaptation so that the system continuously learns and improves its recognition rate.

A true enterprise solution


Like all Crescendo products, the speech recognition platform is designed as a true enterprise solution and thereby meets the needs of the entire facility/firm as opposed to one department. This results in significant cost savings while enabling patient/client data to be delivered wherever and whenever it is needed.

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Key benefits
  • Minimal training
  • Fast report creation
  • Increased productivity
Professional vocabularies
Differentiates between:
  • Accents
  • Dialects
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Emotional state
  • Rate of Speech
  • Environmental noises
Available as part of:
  • DigiScribe-XL
  • MedRite-XL
  • MD Center-XL
In their own words...
  • "Clinicians are generally very leery of voice recognition technology. However, Crescendo Speech Processing powered by SpeechMagic actually works - and in the middle of a busy Emergency Department! Combined with the Crescendo Pocket PC dictation interface, it allows me to save significant charting time while fully fitting into the mobile working conditions of this environment.

    Instead of writing diagnostic notes, filling out reports and carrying files when visiting a patient, I can now see patient data (bed location, priority, etc.) and dictate progress notes on my Pocket PC, in real-time, without having to alter the way I practice. The speech recognition rate is extremely high, requiring minimum correction time from my part. As a result, completed reports are made available and shared with all appropriate parties prior to the patient or physician leaving the hospital. The system surely shows great potential for working in an emergency department setting."

    Dr. Stephen E. Rosenthal Dr. Stephen Rosenthal, Emergency Medicine Specialist and Director of Medical Informatics, SMBD Jewish General Hospital
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