Based on customer feedback, eScription was ranked #1 by KLAS in the Transcription and Back-End Speech Recognition category."
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UNC Health Care Saves Over $1 Million with Computer Aided Medical Transcription Solution from eScription
September 27, 2004 (Boston, MA) - eScription, Inc., the leader in Computer Aided Medical Transcription (CAMT) software announced today that its EditScript™ solution is saving UNC Health Care, more than $1 million dollars in the cost of medical transcription. Installed one year ago, EditScript is currently being used organization-wide both in the 688-bed facility of the University of North Carolina Hospitals, and in its network of primary care and specialty clinician practices. In addition to delivering savings of more than 38% in medical transcription costs, the EditScript solution has successfully reduced overall transcription turnaround time (TAT) to less than 12 hours for this leading health care organization.
The EditScript solution from eScription, which received the #1 ranking in the Dictation, Transcription & Speech Recognition category of this year's KLAS Top 20 Midyear Report (see release dated June 25, 2004 and www.healthcomputing.com), is based on the simple premise that it is faster to edit than to type. Clinicians dictate as usual, but instead of having their dictations typed from scratch, EditScript uses powerful speech processing technology to create accurate and fully formatted first drafts that MTs quickly review and edit, often doubling productivity.
UNC Health Care, a leader in the electronic medical record (EMR), wanted to ensure that any new transcription technology could be fully integrated with its comprehensive Clinical Data Repository. "UNC has a strong foundation in the electronic medical record, including a system that has been in place and evolving for more than 14 years," stated James Walsh, Director, Application Development, Financial and Administrative Systems. "The advantage of the eScription solution is that it enabled us to lower transcription costs by more than 38% across the board, while integrating with our existing EMR infrastructure."
Today, more than 23 million lines of transcription per year dictated by more than 1,300 clinicians at UNC Health Care are being processed through the EditScript solution. Clinicians have benefited from the reduced TAT that the new system delivers. "Our clinicians have been astonished by the rapid results. Most of the time, we are lower than the contracted TAT," commented Anne Hopper, Medical Information Systems Manager.
Delivering a straightforward integration, EditScript uses an HL7 industry standard interface to integrate with the centralized data repository at UNC Health Care. Further, on the dictation side, eScription set up the voice capture component so that it mimicked the keypad interface with which UNC clinicians were familiar. "From the clinician perspective, the transition has been practically invisible," Ms. Hopper continued. "They didnt need any training, and they continue to do what they normally do from day to day."
At the heart of EditScript, CAMT software focuses on converting medical dictations to text, interpreting and formatting the draft records, and providing an efficient editing interface for MTs. The speech processor uses models developed solely from the medical transcription environment, and employs techniques that take much more contextual information into account than is possible with real-time technologies. Further, the technology formats the draft reports in the style set up by each health care organization.
"We were attracted by eScriptions centralized voice recognition engine approach, which provides high quality output and does not require us to manage and 'train' multiple PC-based systems," said Jim Walsh. "Within two months of installation we had over 60% of our total dictation being recognized. We do not believe we could achieve that in the first 24 months with any of the other solutions we looked at. More importantly for us, the percentage of our total volume that is being recognized continues to increase."
"UNC has a strong IS team and a well organized HIM department with very high standards. We worked closely with them to integrate the EditScript solution into their sophisticated infrastructure," stated Ben Chigier, CEO of eScription. "The operational outcomes of improved management, decreased turn around time, and cost savings typify the results of our product and service offerings across the country. We are delighted to deliver on UNC Health Cares goals."
About UNC Health Care
From well-baby check-ups to chronic disease care to life-saving surgeries to cutting-edge gene therapy, UNC Health Care is improving health and treating disease across North Carolina. In addition to comprehensive medical, surgical and psychiatric care, UNC is a leader in health promotion and disease prevention. UNC Hospitals is the cornerstone of UNC Health Care. People from all 100 North Carolina counties and throughout the Southeast are patients at the 688-bed facility - more than 27,000 each year. Visit our website at: www.unchealthcare.org.
About eScription
eScription, Inc. is a pioneer and leader in Computer Aided Medical Transcription (CAMT). The company's patent-pending solution, known as EditScript™, is based on the simple premise that it is faster to edit than to type. With its solution deployed at healthcare organizations throughout the United States, eScription is helping streamline processes, speed turnaround time, and save costs of medical transcription, without interfering with clinician workflow. For more information, call 781-455-8900 or visit: www.escription.com.