

This includes navigating websites, email functions, shortcuts on the keyboard, and operating the mouse. Microsoft has developed a Windows component for speech recognition that allows voice commands to dictate a variety of text. This has significant applications for Australian compliance in the medical field. It’s also a risky option for medical dictation because you are sending private patient data to an overseas server in an unencrypted manner. Google voice is great for general dictation while on the go though. Cloud-based voice recognition like this isn’t really suitable for a busy medical clinic. This makes it extremely limited for medical specialist who may need a complex cardiology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic and so forth vocabulary. Another disadvantage is that you can only dictate for a maximum of about 20 seconds which greatly limits your ability to import lengthy paragraphs.Īlso, Google voice does not have a medical vocabulary. The disadvantages that you need a good Internet connection as voice recognition is executed in the cloud. The big advantage of Google voice is that it is built into many smart phones and android operating systems.

The Google app has been integrated with Google Drive and Dropbox which means you can effortlessly move your transcribed text to different online accounts. This particular system uses Chrome's Web Speech API. The app from Google Chrome provides voice recognition that can be used for everything from creating basic emails to sending short text messages.
