Although voice recognition adoption got off to a rocky start — largely because the technology was expensive, bulky, and not yet accurate enough — the growth of the market is now on track to reach $184.9 billion in global revenues by 2021, growing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 12 percent.
Physicians and other healthcare providers are finding that voice recognition can be a viable option, especially when the platform is chosen wisely. Here's why SayIt voice recognition is so appealing.
EMR Integration and Compatibility
One of the biggest hindrances regarding the adoption of voice recognition has been the inability to easily and inexpensively integrate the software with an existing EMR. Physicians and hospitals have invested thousands of dollars to get up and running with an EMR and the thought of spending even more time and money for yet another platform can be a huge turnoff for many.
But with options like SayIt, providers don't need to invest in bulky and costly infrastructure, bring in additional IT staff, or burden existing tech employees. SayIt integrates with any clinical documentation system on the market today, whether those systems operate in the cloud or on the desktop. It works seamlessly with Epic, Meditech, Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, Epic, Kareo, NextGen, and Practice Fusion — just to name a few. We haven't found an EMR yet that SayIt doesn't work with.
Plus, it's compatible with Citrix and other virtualized desktop environments too.
Voice Training and Downtime
While many speech recognition systems have made strides in the time required to get up and running, SayIt has narrowed that training window down to practically nothing. Since SayIt doesn’t require any sample reading or voice training, most users are productive within 30 minutes.
No more hours and days of downtime. No more time lost to "training" the system to work for you. And with the ability to create shortcut inserts or text macros plus easily navigate between frequently visited sections of a patient’s chart, productivity is boosted and clinical documentation is streamlined. On average, users can enter data at 3-4X the speed of typing and save 25 percent or more of clinical documentation time each day.
Contracts and Pricing Structures
In the past, the most popular and widely available voice recognition platforms have generally also come with lengthy contracts and relatively high fees. Again, neither of those were very enticing to providers already struggling to maintain diminishing revenues while simultaneously upgrading to electronic records.
SayIt has been a game-changer. With no upfront investments or long-term contracts, SayIt offers affordable and flexible payment structures like pay as you go and monthly or annual installments. And coming in at nearly half of the three year total cost of ownership of Dragon Medical, providers can save big bucks on overhead costs.
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