Echo will automatically insert descriptive terminology next to medical terms to help inform patients. e.g. “Apyrexial” becomes “Apyrexial (did not have a raised temperature)” This guide explains how to use Patient Mode using spoken word via dictation.
Log in to Lexacom Echo
Observe the Lexacom Echo toolbar at the top of the screen
Press the ‘Comprehension Engine® hotkey’* on your keyboard and repeat until the green speech icon appears
If you are using a handheld Olympus or Philips microphone with an F2 button, you can press this instead of Insert.
* Note: by default the ‘Comprehension Engine® hotkey’ is the ‘insert’ key but this can be changed in the settings as outlined here.
Dictate your Echo audio in to a chosen application e.g. clinical system
Medical terminology will be identified by Comprehension Engine®. It will automatically insert a description for the patient in brackets next to the transcribed text. E.g.
User dictates = “The patient was aphonic”
Echo transcribes = “The patient was aphonic (voice can not be heard)”
Comprehension Engine® terminology is evolving every day, if you identify a term that hasn’t yet been added and would benefit your patients you can submit a request.
