Healthcare professionals gain control of their transcription; reduce backlog for better, faster patient results

Chicago, January 10, 2006 - WinScribe, developer of one of the world’s most widely used digital dictation workflow systems, will be exhibiting at HIMSS 2006, February 12 – 16 in San Diego.

WinScribe has been developed with the requirements of the medical profession in mind, meaning that healthcare organizations benefit from improved workflow and employee performance. The healthcare sector has specific requirements for dictation, including the need for efficient turnaround of transcripts to provide patients and physicians with fast, quality results.

WinScribe is the solution of choice for many healthcare organizations globally and is being used to create new levels of efficiency for these customers. Aiken’s Regional Medical Center, located in South Carolina, was looking for a solution that would allow better control of radiology transcription backlog and reduced operating costs. Howard Sanford, Aiken’s Radiology Department Head, reports, “WinScribe has eliminated the requirement to cut and paste transcribed text into Aiken’s Radiology Management System cutting average report turnaround by up to 48 hours. Reports are available to physicians on average 90 minutes after the Radiologist dictates the report. Transcription productivity has improved by more than 150 percent”.

Users of WinScribe software can dictate anywhere, anytime and have their dictation automatically routed to the relevant transcription staff, wherever they are located. By adding VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) the latest release of WinScribe also allows customers to make VoIP or Internet telephony calls directly to the WinScribe server, meaning they can directly dictate to the WinScribe system, and bypass in this instance the need for recorders or other equipment.

The solution also supports the HL7 standards, making it simpler to integrate into hospital system environments. HL7 is a health industry standard designed to allow disparate computer systems talk to each. This standard language has been adopted by WinScribe, enabling it to fit directly into any Hospital IT infrastructure. As dictations flow through WinScribe, HL7 based messages are sent as progress reports to the relevant stakeholders throughout the hospital.

Matthew Weavers, WinScribe’s CEO, sees healthcare as an important sector driving WinScribe’s continuing growth. "It is not enough to simply offer an elegant solution for the dictation and transcription of documents. We are finding our customers need a total solution – one that handles the workflow elements of transcription well. We offer a solution that copes effectively with the healthcare industry’s workflow”, he says.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society hosts the annual HIMSS event for healthcare professionals to maximize their IT education and provide critical access to healthcare IT leaders. The four day congress will feature technical presentations and an exhibition of the latest research and development for the healthcare sector. WinScribe will be exhibiting at Booth 1043 where the latest release of the WinScribe solution will be on show. Senior staff will be available for meetings if arranged in advance.


About WinScribe
WinScribe is a world leading provider of digital dictation software supporting business requirements for digital dictation, transcription, voice recognition, and workflow management. Founded in 1989, WinScribe has offices in the USA, UK, New Zealand and Switzerland, with more than 100 sales partners in over 25 countries supporting more than 300,000 users worldwide.


The WinScribe solution is built on Microsoft architecture, to ensure easy integration and maintenance. WinScribe also supports a wide range of manufacturer-independent dictation devices and is scaleable from small, single office locations up to large multinational corporations. WinScribe is fully customizable to meet the needs of a number of significant vertical markets including Legal, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Transcription, Insurance and Government sectors.
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WinScribe Marketing
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