Freedom of Information request 297-2022

We are currently updating data on your trust’s Digital Dictation, Voice Recognition, and medical transcription suppliers. If you do not use any of these services please type “No system installed”. The information we need is the following: Digital Dictation Please specify the information by department that has the service, e.g., radiology, dermatology, etc.. Department 1 Supplier name System name Contract initiation date Contract expiration date Is it a rolling annual. contract? Y/N. What is the annual or contract cost? Please specify one option. Department 2 Supplier name System name Contract initiation date Contract expiration date Is it a rolling annual. contract? Y/N. What is the annual or contract cost? Please specify one option. Voice recognition Please specify the information by department that has the service, e.g., radiology, dermatology, etc.. Department 1 Supplier name System name Contract initiation date Contract expiration date Is it a rolling annual. contract? Y/N. What is the annual or contract cost? Please specify one option. Department 2 Supplier name System name Contract initiation date Contract expiration date Is it a rolling annual. contract? Y/N. What is the annual or contract cost? Please specify one option. Outsourced Medical transcription Supplier names. Contract initiation Contract expiration Is it a rolling annual. contract? Y/N. Total spending 2019 Total spending 2020 Total spending 2021 Please find attached an excel file for you to easily fill in with the information. System definitions Digital Dictation: Device used to record audio and share recordings digitally. Voice Recognition: Identifies and translates spoken words into text. Used to complete tasks or transcribe documents. Medical transcription: The manual processing of voice reports dictated by physicians and other healthcare professionals into text format