So, what exactly is mindfulness? Simply put, mindfulness is the quality or state of being consciously aware. This mental state is achieved by focusing your awareness on the present moment and acknowledging the accompanying feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations without …
The Evolution of Clinical Workflow Optimization
The average medical provider receives between eight and 12 years of formal education followed by practical experience and continuing education. It’s an understatement to say that these providers are highly trained! Nevertheless, as well-versed as they are in the medical …
Next-Generation GPUs: Driving Innovation in Speech Technology and Beyond
As I’ve written before, this is a textbook disruption story. Speech recognition accuracy has grown exponentially over the last few years using off the shelf components (GPU’s, Deep Learning Libraries, etc.) to displace the expensive integrated solutions offered by the …
Bring back the Narrative
“Without a narrative portion in my note, I cannot describe my clinical findings in a meaningful way.” This is what my PCP told me when I inquired about her new EHR. They had just replaced their old EHR with a …
Hiring the Right Product to Get the Job Done (Better)
Since reading Clayton Christensen’s groundbreaking book “The Innovator’s Dilemma” almost twenty years ago, I was hooked on finding and capitalizing on disruption. “The Innovator’s Solution” and “Seeing What’s Next” complete the framework for explaining past disruptive innovations as well as …
How to Choose the Medical Speech Recognition Solution That’s Right for You
What are your speech recognition needs? Currently there are multiple speech recognition solutions geared towards the medical industry. Each differs somewhat and offers a variety of features that present both strengths and weaknesses depending upon your individual needs. Choosing which …
PIMSY + SayIt
We’ve always provided integrated speech recognition to our PIMSY clients; however, when we discovered that SayIt® from nVoq offers a more streamlined, affordable and easy-to-use speech recognition option, we of course wanted to offer our customers an enhanced product. Get …
Is your Cloud-based Speech Recognition HIPAA Compliant?
In today’s complex healthcare environment, clinicians are desperately looking for ways to improve efficiency and decrease the burden of clinical documentation. Speech recognition is gaining in popularity and consumers are now accustomed to speaking instead of typing. A few words …
How Front-End Speech Can Assist the Pathology Workflow
The pathology landscape is quickly changing…regulatory constraint of tests, reduced reimbursements, and bundled payments have forced pathology labs to change the way they operate. Gone are the days where the clinician / pathologist determined what tests and diagnostic studies to …