
Microsoft is collaborating with Nuance Communications to develop technology to "listen" to physician-patient conversations and automatically document in an electronic health record (EHR).

The service also offers an easy-to-use application programming interface that can integrate with voice-enabled applications and any device with a microphone.Ĭlinical speech recognition is one of many areas in which Amazon is competing with Microsoft and Google. Transcribe Medical is a machine-learning-powered medical transcription service that utilizes automatic speech recognition applications to offer a more efficient and accurate medical note-taking experience, AWS said in a press release.Īccording to AWS, Transcribe Medical is HIPAA-eligible, meaning healthcare organizations can use these services in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). RELATED: Amazon launches pilot of virtual employee medical service Amazon Care

That tool allows developers to process unstructured medical text.

In 2018, AWS rolled out Amazon Comprehend Medical, a machine learning tool that pulls out medically relevant information such as patient diagnoses, symptoms, medical test details, treatments and dosages while simultaneously highlighting any protected health information.
