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[html on wheels]

Does anyone understand how dictaphones used by doctors ultimately become voice files for transcriptionis ts? I am trying to determine the feasability/practicality of this in case I want to do it freelance or start my own company.

The company I work for uses software by a company called Execuscribe which coverts zipped files to audio. I use a foot pedal to transcribe the files in a word processor, zip the file and send it to the company I work for.

But I don't know what is going on from the upload end of the process. What tools would I need to supply to the doctor/client? Can it be done easily? HELP!

[bartonc]

Does anyone understand how dictaphones used by doctors ultimately become voice files for transcriptionis ts? I am trying to determine the feasability/practicality of this in case I want to do it freelance or start my own company.

The company I work for uses software by a company called Execuscribe which coverts zipped files to audio. I use a foot pedal to transcribe the files in a word processor, zip the file and send it to the company I work for.

But I don't know what is going on from the upload end of the process. What tools would I need to supply to the doctor/client? Can it be done easily? HELP!

Just thinking out loud: I guess a good reason to go from audio tape to word processor to digital audio is to get the doctors voice out of the equation. Hmm, seems like a lot of extra work (doing the transcribing).
Anyway... AT&T seems to be the leader in the field of text to speach. They publish tons of their research (probably software too). This link may be a good place to start.

[html on wheels]

[ Hmm, seems like a lot of extra work (doing the transcribing).


If you had ever transcribed for doctors, you would know that voice recognition is a long ways away for this particular field. Their transcription is analagous to their chicken-scratch writing.

[AricC]

Anyway... AT&T seems to be the leader in the field of text to speach. They publish tons of their research (probably software too).

We used to love playing with this at work! Not to mention how awesome it is to make one download it and send your buddy some rude message.

[html on wheels]

I actually bought a voice recording machine yesterday, and the process is easier than I thought. You don't need anything but a USB connector which transfers the voice files from the recorder to the computer. From there you can upload,zip, whatever.