An automatic speech recognition system for bedside data entry in an intensive care unit

Author

Petroni, M. ; Collet, C. ; Fumai, N. ; Roger, K. ; Groleau, E. ; Yien, C. ; Malowany, A.S. ; Carnevale, F.A. ; Gottesman, R.D.

Author_Institution

McGill Res. Center for Intelligent Machines, McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

fYear

1991

fDate

12-14 May 1991

Firstpage

358

Lastpage

365

Abstract

The development of a patient data management system (PDMS) and its voice data-entry unit is outlined. The PDMS is based on an IBM PS/2 interfaced to a local area network for the acquisition of real-time patient data. The voice data-entry unit is based on a speech recognition unit plugged into a slave IBM AT system which communicates with the PDMS computer and software by means of a serial link. An outline of the features of the speech board is presented, and its user interface and its interface with the current PDMS hardware and software discussed. A prototype version of the voice data-entry unit is being tested with the PDMS for the entry of fluid balance data at the patient bedside. By providing a more natural means of manually entering data, the use of speech recognition and generation in intensive care units looks promising

Keywords

data acquisition; local area networks; medical administrative data processing; medical computing; microcomputer applications; patient monitoring; speech recognition; IBM PS/2; PDMS; automatic speech recognition system; fluid balance data; local area network; patient data management system; real-time patient data; serial link; slave IBM AT system; speech board; speech recognition unit; voice data-entry unit; Automatic speech recognition; Biomedical monitoring; Computer displays; Computerized monitoring; Hospitals; Keyboards; Machine intelligence; Medical services; Mice; Pediatrics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1991. Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2164-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CBMS.1991.128993

Filename

128993