Zemmel N J, Park S M, Schweitzer J, O'Keefe J S, Laughon M M, Edlich R F
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
J Emerg Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;14(4):511-5. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(96)00092-3.
The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy of the IBM VoiceType Dictation emergency medicine vocabulary domain under several conditions. The vocabulary domain, microphone position, and background noise markedly reduce dictation accuracy. Consequently, this voice recognition system is impractical in an emergency department setting.