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Voice recognition a solution for medical luddism

Voice recognition a solution for medical luddismWonder ware that wentVery little (none?) accessibility co's at FOSE this year, except Adobe CS4 with their partner (sales - "we can no longer believe what we see. for example in John Adams"). Makes me curious sir, curious sir."Doctors don?t like keyboards."Actually it's...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, HEALTHCARE, Brute-Force, Adams, voice recognition, medical luddism, luddism, health care

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

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Why not pay for what works?

Lawsuits not a costly issueThat's a typical republican, politcal response. Studies have been done to show that's it's a very small percentage of overall costs in healthcare. Not that tort reform wouldn't help, it's just a small issue in the big picture.Most unnecessarly procedures are generally performed...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Betsy McCaughey

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

News to know: Microsoft; Facebook; Acer; WiFi health scare

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Jury orders Microsoft to pay $388 million over anti-piracy patent Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft delivers SQL Server 2008 SP1 Adrian...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Health Care, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp., Acer Inc., TechMeme, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-04-09

Voice recognition a solution for medical luddism

Nuance is out with a study claiming 69% of doctors find Electronic Health Records EHRs with voice recognition are easier to use. The company has launched a certification program to make voice recognition standard with EHR solutions like Allscripts. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Solution, Voice Recognition, Electronic Health Record, Nuance, E-health, Speech Recognition, Telephony, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Will health IT push back against populist Luddism?

Will health IT push back against populist Luddism?Luddism?Luddism?Or just plain common sense?Is there really some mandate that everything [b]must[/b] get caught up in the flood of technology?If the technology can be secured and isolated, great, and if it offers real, tangible benefits, go right on ahead.[b]But if it's technology simply...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Banking, HEALTHCARE, Luddism, populist Luddism, health-IT

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

Making comparative effectiveness partisan is malpractice

Making comparative effectiveness partisan is malpracticeA Couple Comments"Comparative effectiveness CE is a tool that tells doctors what is most likely to work, based on hard data, knowledge they can override if they are willing to defend their decision. What CE thinks works changes as the data changes."If you doctor isn't...

Tags: Taxes, Insurance, Personal finance, BPH, Hytrin, comparative effectiveness

Discussion threads 2009-02-05