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Weiss describes back-end transcription as a process in which a transcriptionist listens to an audio file while viewing the text and makes corrections.
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In the source's own words
“In this process a transcriptionist listens to an audio file while viewing the text and making corrections.”
Speech recognition: Evaluation, implementation, and use, David L. Weiss, Applied Radiology, 2008, Report editing section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Weiss notes that this approach relieves radiologists of clerical work, but reduces cost savings and can produce variable turnaround times.
- What it does not show
- A 2008 trade article. The turnaround and cost points are qualitative, with no figures.