Ashley Gunkle
November 2, 2017
HIT 110
Voice Recognition Software for EMR
Voice recognition is a fairly new way to enter patient data. Voice recognition software is
able to transform spoken words into text. Voice recognition technology allows providers to
effortlessly incorporate their electronic medical record system into their exam rooms. The voice
recognition software can be used for both electronic medical records (EMR) software and
medical record notetaking. Speech recognition can both enhance and improve clinical
documentation in many ways.
Physician practices that have tried voice recognition back in the early 1990s used a voice
recognition software that required the user to pause after each word. Continuous voice
