July 2009 - Posts

SpinVox Redux: More On The Speech Recognition Service That Isn't…Sort Of, Maybe
July 27, 2009 11:06 PM by Jay Vance

From telecoms.com today comes news of a statement from SpinVox regarding the ongoing brouhaha over questions surrounding its use (or not) of automated speech recognition technology to transcribe audio messages for its users: "Having experimented with Read More...

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Speech Recognition That Isn't?
July 23, 2009 1:39 PM by Jay Vance

There's a story out of Europe today (links here and here ) about the speech-to-text service Spinvox . The BBC is alleging that, rather than using advanced speech recognition to transcribe voice messages into text, as the service claims, the vast majority Read More...

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AHDI/MedQuist Settlement Benefits Now Available
July 20, 2009 6:37 PM by Jay Vance

For MTs who worked on production for MedQuist between 11/29/98 and 8/11/08, and did not exclude themselves from the settlement class, a web page has been set up on the AHDI website to allow you to select one of the available program offerings: Complimentary Read More...

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Transitioning To Speech Recognition Editing: A Case Study
July 16, 2009 11:05 AM by Jay Vance

I came across a very interesting article published in ADVANCE for HIM's sister publication, ADVANCE for Health Information Executives. The article, entitled, Breaking the Productivity Glass Ceiling , is a description of one medical facility's transition Read More...

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Free Text Expander Roundup
July 2, 2009 7:55 AM by Jay Vance

Fellow blogger Raj over at MT Herald has put together a very useful list of free Windows text expanders . These are all available online free of charge, and in these economically challenging times, free is good! Having said that, of course, you'll need Read More...

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