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Centricity RISi/PACS Postprocessing with SpeechMagic™
GE Centricity RIS/PACS/Speech
recognition integrated solution drives
and optimises the complete radiology
workflow from order entry to
image report and distribution, thanks
to highly performant and advanced
functionalities which are perfectly
adapted to all users needs:
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Faster image storage and display
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Far beyond 3D: advanced dedicated clinical applications for image postprocessing
like virtual colonography, advanced vessel analysis, CAD and
much more
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Voice commands for faster reporting
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Always free choice between digital dictation, offline recognition and online
recognition
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Intuitive and highly customisable user interface for easy and effective daily use
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Online monitoring of performance via business dashboards to optimise
workflow and reduce waiting times
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True Enterprise PACS for radiology, cardiology and any other type of images
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SpeechMagic™ direct integration in Centricity
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SpeechMagic is seamlessly embedded in Centricity RISi, allowing healthcare organisations to take full advantage of Philips’ innovative document creation solutions. Centricity powered by SpeechMagic helps boost a hospital’s productivity by making information available instantly and accurately throughout all institutions and beyond.
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Benefits and results
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Faster report turnaround time: from 3–4 days to
same-day delivery
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Faster report delivery to referring physicians, allowing
earlier treatment and optimal handling of emergency
patients.
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Faster report delivery to patients, noticeably reducing
their waiting time and comfort
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Reduced administration costs through the use of
network-based, frontend speech recognition.
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Overall improved patient care
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What has changed in the report creation process?
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"We reallocated our resources right from the start because we decided to work with frontend speech recognition. When we didn’t have speech recognition, a radiologist would dictate his or her reports and a transcriptionist would type it up. Now
transcriptionists can take on other tasks, as the radiologists take control over the whole report creation process. They dictate their reports using a Philips SpeechMike, correct the recognised texts and finalise their own reports."
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Has the turnaround time for reports improved?
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"Patients and referring physicians receive their reports much faster after an exam. Without digital dictation and speech recognition, a report would typically be finalised after three or four days. Today, patients usually get the results on the day
after the exam. In urgent cases, they will receive the report right after the exam. We are now using our resources in another way – for the benefit of the patient."
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How long does it take for new physicians to get used to the system?
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"When our contact person at GE said that the Initial Training would take no more than half an hour I found that hard to believe but it turned out to be true. Whenever we have a new doctor coming to work with us permanently, my assistant
or I will give them a half-hour training with the system. New words will then be added over the next few weeks in order to create a personal profile."
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What is your recommendation for other hospitals looking at speech recognition?
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"Just go for it! It’s not difficult to use at all and the results will show quickly."
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