Not just slashed zeroes/ohs

[dave.g4ugm at gmail.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Teo Zenios via
> cctalk
> Sent: 28 April 2022 06:43
> To: Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com>; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-
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> Subject: Re: Not just slashed zeroes/ohs
> 
> I watched the screen and it works very well. His only problem is he
> sometimes forget to click a button to start the input going. There is a
box
> where what he speaks gets transcribed and then he cuts and pasts it to the
> correct spot in the patients worksheet.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Cisin via cctalk
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 11:19 PM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: Not just slashed zeroes/ohs
> 
> On Wed, 27 Apr 2022, Teo Zenios via cctalk wrote:
> > One of my mothers doctors just talks into a microphone and it does the
> > typing for him in real time.
> 
> YIKES!
> I hope that he MANUALLY edits the results!
> People that aren't familiar with such OFTEN have excessive confidence that
it
> is getting it right.  When a human transcribes, they filter through
"common
> sense"; people sometimes ASSUME that the dictation program also does so.
> 
> An auto-corrupt could be dangerous.

It could, but I know of a couple of medical folks that use similar
technology. They say it is more accurate than their typing..

Dave
G4UGM