Voice-activated networked workstation for a physically disabled physician

Investigators at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Advanced Computer Applications Lab (ACAL), in conjunction with personnel from Integrated Voice Solutions, Inc. (IVS) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), have developed an application which links a hospital information system with a remote workstation that accepts voice commands to operate a system for renewing, canceling and writing prescriptions. This integrated system provides a handicapped physician with a means of writing prescriptions without assistance, enhances his efficiency and the quality of patient care he is able to provide. This report describes the Point of Care Order Solution for Pharmacy Orders (PCOS/PO) and shows how voice technology can be used to enable physically disabled users to access mainstream computer work groups and information networks