Each speech recognition system will provide a quick reference training guide to help integrate the SRT with your LIS. We will continue with our Dragon Medical One example. Its quick reference training guide looks like the following:
To successfully use an SRT, users need to master the following workflow:
- Launch CoPath Dragon from your portal applications page and log in to the Sunquest CoPath Plus application.
- Dragon Medical One will automatically launch and you will see the following User profile screen (see image, top right):
- When you log in to Dragon Medical One, you need to:
- Check your username
- Select the appropriate microphone
- Choose Pathology from the Specialty drop-down menu
- Click OK.
- The Dragon Tool Bar launches (see image, bottom right):
- If the microphone button is red, it indicates the microphone is off.
- If the microphone button is green, it indicates the microphone is on.
- You are ready to dictate! Place your cursor anywhere in a LIS field (for example, CoPath) that you need to dictate text, and click the microphone button on the Dragon Toolbar.
Positioning the Microphone
- Take a moment to ensure the microphone is positioned correctly. Microphone position is one of the most important factors in obtaining good recognition accuracy.
- The microphone should be approximately 1–3 inches from the mouth. Speak directly into the microphone.
- Say “Stop Listening” or “Microphone Off” to turn off the microphone.
Important Reminders
- Make sure to wait a half second after pressing the microphone button to dictate. Pause briefly before and after saying a command. The pause lets Dragon know the phrase is a command.
- Do not pause in the middle of saying a command. Think about what you want to say before you start to speak.
- Try to speak in longer, more natural phrases.
- Be sure the cursor is always blinking in the window where you want Dragon to type.
- Speak at your natural volume and pace.
- Say “What Can I Say” for a command list.
- Remember to turn the microphone off when finished dictating. You can say, “Stop Listening” or “Microphone Off.”
- Correcting commonly misrecognized words will increase accuracy and decrease frustration.
