Inside STAT: Voice-recognition system promises to automate data entry during office visits

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A speech-recognition software company is hoping to help doctors with the part of the patient visit they complain about the most: filling out an electronic health record during and after the visit. To cut down on the work involved, Nuance is testing a system that can listen in on and transcribe the doctor-patient conversation, then upload key portions of that into a medical record. “All the care team has to do is focus on the patient, listen to the conversation, and take action,” says Nuance's Ken Harper. The technology, if validated, would be a significant development in the use of voice technology in clinical care. STAT’s Casey Ross has the full story here.