using VR

VR has been around for a good number of years. The use of it is increasing, it and will continue to increase, but I don't suspect it will ever put the MT out of business. Maybe transition more to a different position (editor).

The success or failure of the program in private use (by a single individual) lies directly with the training process. If you don't train it correctly, you'll spend a lot more time editing it than you might if you zipped across the keyboard ... BUT ... that would also depend upon your production rate on the keyboard versus your experience with the high points of VR (templates and macros).

I can't speak for the major institutions that use VR, except to say that I did attend a Dictatphone forum and the product they offered was praised by two facilities. They said that turnaround time was improved at a huge cost savings to their department. Another Kansas-based facility also stated their department experienced a savings of $2.5-million a year. I also remember one physician who said that a Dictaphone product they tried out produced several reports with 100% accuracy. Well, for a $1200/month leasing fee I would certainly hope so.

In terms of personal experience with VR, when the time and effort is put into setting the program up correctly as well as training it diligently, there is no reason why the "dictator" (you) can't average 400+ lph with 99% or better accuracy. And that's before the use of macros and templates (something which I have yet to get into). I'm speaking in terms of straight dictation. For someone such as myself, who is not a particularly fast typist (maybe 85 wpm), who doesn't do well with expanders, and is being to experience a little "creaking" of the poor old bones, it's kept me "in the money."

• Questions about VR - sm
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      • is this post from JMO ? - just wondering if its you

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