Evaluation of voice-based data entry to an electronic health record system for dentistry

Abstrakt

This paper compares three methods of the patients´ data storage in dentistry – paper dental card, lifetime dental HER controlled by keyboard and lifetime dental HER controlled by voice. The study compares the elapse time needed for update/enter the information about patients dental status using the above mentioned methods.

The paper dental card is the most rapid method, but not the best one for medical documentation and dentists.

Klíčová slova

• dentistry
• medical documentation
• electronic health record
• automatic speech recognition