SR Errors—Funny…or Fatal?
Imagine your medical record without healthcare documentation specialists…
Speech recognition (SR) technology is like “autocorrect” on your smartphone…it is far from perfect. Healthcare documentation specialists are auditing and correcting medical records to ensure their accuracy and completeness. Below are examples the specialists caught in draft medical records produced by SR―some very funny, while others are potentially fatal. Employ healthcare documentation specialists for quality patient care documentation.
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Dictated: The patient had influenza A.
Recognized: The patient had a pleasant day.
Dictated: Lipitor 20, two pills a day
Recognized: Lipitor 22 pills a day
Dictated: Aspirin 325 mg p.o. daily
Recoginzed: Digoxin 125 mcg p.o. daily
Dictated: Nystatin
Recognized: NIASPAN
Dictated: Pulmonary vein isolation system
Recognized: Pulmonary bagel isolation system
Dictated: The procedure is successful…
Recognized: The procedure is not successful…
Dictated: Single lung transplant
Recognized: Sing-a-long transplant
Dictated: Pravastatin 40 mg a day
Recognized: Gabapentin 200 mg a day
Dictated: ALLERGIES: SULFA. (Next)
Recognized: ALLERGIES: XOPENEX
Dictated: Arterial insufficiency
Recognized: Cheerio insufficiency
