Medical companies could self host their speech to text translation. At the end the medical data is also on some servers stored. So doing speech -> text translation seems just efficient and not too much worrying if done properly.
Medical companies could self host their speech to text translation. At the end the medical data is also on some servers stored. So doing speech -> text translation seems just efficient and not too much worrying if done properly.
So you think the better solution to doctors not being able to try is for them to self-host a speech to text translation systems, rather than teaching doctors to type faster?
Their healthcare/IT provider like Epic would do it. And in fact some have already done it, from what I can see.
Furthermore, preparing/capturing docs is just one type of task specialization and isn’t that crazy: stenographers in courtrooms or historically secretaries taking dictation come to mind. Should we throw away an otherwise perfectly good doctor just for typing skills?
Who is responsible when the speech-to-text model (which often works well, but isn’t trained on the thousands of similar-sounding drug names) prescribes Klonopin instead of Clonidine and the patient ends up in a coma?
These models definitely aren’t foolproof, and in fact have been known to write down random stuff in the absence of recognisable speech: https://koenecke.infosci.cornell.edu/files/CarelessWhisper_E...
This isn't a speech recognition problem per se. The attending physician is legally accountable regardless of who does the transcription. Human transcriptionists also make mistakes. That's why physicians are required to sign the report before it becomes a final part of the patient chart.
In a lot of provider organizations, certain doctors are chronically late about reviewing and signing their reports. This slows down the revenue cycle because bills can't be sent out without final documentation so the administrative staff have to nag the doctors to clear their backlogs.
I imagine where the speech to text listens to the final diagnosis (or even the consultation) and summarizes everything in a PDF. Of course privacy aware (maybe some local hosted form).
And then the doctors double checks and signs everything. I feel like, often you go to the doctor an 80% of the time they stare at the screen and type something. If this could get automated and more time is spent on the patient, great!