Demand for voice recognition is expected to grow as doctors face increasing regulations and reporting burdens. Big minds, including at Google and Nuance are working on this, and EHR vendors will want to be at the forefront when the next best solution comes along.

Marketers tend to follow technological trends to understand how they can help influence and engage new consumer groups. According to eMarketer last year, 35.6m Americans used voice-activated assistants, a number that has doubtlessly grown in the past year since with Amazon Echo possessing 70% of voice device users. 

If you are a doctor in the U.S., chances are you spend a lot of time doing paperwork — sometimes double the amount of time you spend seeing patients. 

The new voice assistant tool comes as organizations are looking for add-ons to optimize their EHRs and ease clinical burnout. In a 2017 survey by Nuance and HIMSS Analytics, 83% of healthcare leaders expected their organization to realize their EHR's full benefits and 68% said adopting new technology and tools would improve clinical satisfaction.

Voice technology will become commonplace at Boston Children's Hospital now that three pilot projects set in clinical settings have proved successful.

How smart assistants are currently being implemented into the various segments of our healthcare system and to learn what’s on the horizon in the coming years.

The Voice Health Summit explores all the ways speech technology and AI are transforming healthcare.

Nearly half of Americans use digital voice assistants, and U.S. smart speaker sales doubled last year. Voice technology is changing the way we experience entertainment, shopping, and in some cases, healthcare.

Voice interfaces are not new to healthcare. Many physicians have used, or still, use Dragon Naturally Speaking (DNS) to transcribe their clinical notes. What is new is the arrival of digital assistants, powered by natural language processing, ambient computing, and machine learning.

Lois Seed's vision impairment makes it difficult for her to read books and to look for information on the Internet. So when her retirement community in Carlsbad, Calif., offered to place an Amazon Echo with Alexa voice technology in her one-bedroom apartment, she decided to give the home speaker a try.

Mr. Son has respected the work of Ping An Good Doctor for a long time. On 4 May, Ping An Good Doctor was listed in the HKEx, becoming the first listed HealthTech company in the world. As far back as the end of 2017, one month before Ping An Good Doctor submitted its listing application to the HKEx, Mr. Son had already invested USD400 million in Ping An Good Doctor through SoftBank Vision Fund.

Voice First is changing health and wellness offerings today. Already the predicted capability to speak a request or instruction without having to type or tap on a device – known as Voice First – has transformed how we interact with technology.

In the study, Zhou, MD, et al. aimed to identify and analyze errors at each stage of the voice recognition-assisted dictation process and provide recommendations to ensure EHR clinical documentation maintains a high level of accuracy.

Speech-recognition software has emerged as a valuable tool for doctors and other clinicians, but the technology doesn’t appear ready to be used as the sole component of the transcription process, according to a new study.

Healthcare is improving with each passing year, allowing more aging patients to enjoy longer and healthier lives. Unlike in years past, though, this population isn’t necessarily limited to years of hospitals and assisted living homes. Driven by a desire for lower costs and increased independence, a broad range of new technologies are aiming to keep aging loved ones healthy in the comfort of their own homes.