VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR USE IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20080154598A1
• Filed: 01/07/2008
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mdoffices.com Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mdoffices.com Incorporated
• Inventors: Smith, Kevin L.
• Application Number:
  US11/970,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20080154598A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/246
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is provided for use in a health care management system that includes a voice recognition system having a first queue, a transcription service node having a second queue, at least one portable user interface device, and a memory. A voice file is created using a portable user interface device. The voice file is sent to the voice recognition system and is stored in the first queue. The voice recognition system creates a text file based on the voice file. Both the text file and the voice file are placed in the second queue of the transcription service node for manual processing by a transcriptionist. The transcriptionist edits the text file based on the voice file. The edited text file is stored in the memory. The edited text file is then used to train the voice recognition system so as to avoid errors which would otherwise need to be corrected by the transcriptionist.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for use in a health care management system including a voice recognition system having a first queue, a transcription service node having a second queue, at least one portable user interface device, and a memory, the method comprising:

(a) creating a voice file using a portable user interface device;

(b) sending the voice file to the voice recognition system and storing the voice file in the first queue;

(c) the voice recognition system creating a text file based on the voice file;

(d) placing both the text file and the voice file in the second queue of the transcription service node for manual processing by a transcriptionist;

(e) the transcriptionist editing the text file based on the voice file;

(f) storing the edited text file in the memory; and

(g) using the edited text file to train the voice recognition system so as to avoid errors which would otherwise need to be corrected by the transcriptionist.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

(h) sending a data file associated with the voice file to the voice recognition system, wherein the data file indicates the priority of the voice file.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

(h) the portable user interface device accessing the edited text file stored in the memory.