Overview

With FutureNet's professional dictation and transcription package, it is now possible for small transcription businesses and individual transcriptionists to offer cost-effective, competitive services using cutting-edge technology.  Our professional system can operate as a complete dictation and transcription system, or as a single transcription station.  As a complete system, doctors record digital voice files using iRecorder.  Transcriptionists then download these voice files, transcribe the dictations, and transmit the completed records.  As a transcription station, transcriptionists are connected to either FutureNet's dictation center, or their own transcription service's office.  FutureNet's professional system makes establishing individual transcription stations or complete dictation and transcription systems both easy and affordable.

iRecorder

To fully utilize the networking capabilities of the iVoice dictation system, iRecorder was developed for doctors to dictate either directly into multimedia computers or handheld digital dictation devices.  After dictating, iRecorder uploads physician dictations to iVoice, sending the voice files to transcriptionists, either by email for remote transcription, or by network for local transcription.  iRecorder software on multimedia computers provides an easy-to-use recorder without an expensive hardware dictation station.  iRecorder handheld digital dictation devices provide mobility in any environment and transmit dictations to the iVoice server when placed in a docking station.

iRecorder Advantages:

• Windows OS environment and graphical user interface - no training required
• Easily installed onto most Windows PCs with a 16-bit sound card
• All voice files are recorded in standard Windows .WAV format
• Physicians can dictate directly into their multimedia PCs
• Physicians can dictate with handheld recorders
• Physicians can review and edit their dictations
• Voice files can be transferred from PC to PC
• Voice files can be uploaded to iVoice servers
• Voice files can be emailed to transcriptionists
• Docking and voice file importing from handheld devices

iTalk

FutureNet offers Windows CE-based Portable Dictation Software (PDS) that can operate on any Windows CE-based Pocket PC or palm-size PC.  This software provides physicians a unique but convenient way to dictate their patient records and access reports for review and signature.

Advantages of FutureNet's Pocket PC PDS:

• Built-in handheld digital recorder for voice recording
• Seamless integration with FutureNet's iVoice digital dictation system for telephony transcription or voice recognition
• Supports all regular dictation functions, such as editing and opening reports
• Supports multiple voice compression formats to hold up to seven hours of dictation
• Interfaces with HIS for patient ADT information and chart deficiency functions
• Expandable for barcode scanner
• Expandable for wireless network to upload dictations automatically (iPAQ models)

iType

iType is a sophisticated Microsoft Word-based typing program tailored to the needs of transcriptionists.  The program includes FutureNet's specially designed transcription functionality and is completely hot key-activated for increased productivity.  iType is seamlessly integrated with iPlayer to allow voice playback and typing all in the same program window.

iType is convenient to use and easy to learn.  The iType system includes FutureNet's specially designed transcription functions, giving transcriptionists the ideal all-in-one tool for efficiency.

iType Advantages:

• Windows system with database and word expander programs based in a user-friendly Windows work environment
• Integrates seamlessly with iPlayer voice downloading and playing functions
• Includes an embedded database for typed text files and information searching
• Efficient transcription with the built-in typing shortcuts program, iText (also supports commercial word expanders, online medical dictionaries, and drug indexes)
• Automated patient demographics and doctor information
• Download patient census from hospitals or physician offices
• Download or setup physician information in the system
• Fill in patient demographics automatically from a pop-up list
• Transcriptionist-controlled account information
• Setup and maintain account information in the system
• View and edit report types, macros, and normals for each account
• Communicate with physicians or service offices via email or network
• User-friendly transmission and invoice functions
• Maintain and view both transmission and invoice logs
• Click a button for text file transmission
• Document transmission with hot keys
• Click a button to send invoices
• Automated invoicing based on accurate line counts

iPlayer

iPlayer offers transcription without an expensive hardware transcription station.  iPlayer software installs easily on a Windows computer, while the iPlayer foot pedal utilizes a USB or game port on the sound card of the PC and provides for total control of play, pause, forward, and rewind functions.  iPlayer eliminates costly and bulky transcribe units and improves accuracy and speed by providing detailed job information right on the screen.

With FutureNet's iPlayer software, transcriptionists download digital voice files through the Internet or network and play them with either a foot pedal or keyboard.  Background downloading allows the transcriptionist to continue transcribing while the downloading is taking place.  In addition, iPlayer is fully integrated with the iType transcription software for a full transcription solution.

iPlayer Advantages:

• Transcription without a phone station - reduces transcriptionists' initial equipment setup costs
• Cuts down on long-distance phone call charges
• Supports both local and remote transcription
• Digital voice files have better sound quality
• Microsoft Windows OS environment and TCP-IP connection
• Easy to install on most popular PC stations
• Easy to setup Internet or modem-to-modem connections for voice file downloading and text file uploading
• Streamlines file downloading plus data re-transfer
• The number of files downloaded per session is adjustable
• One-minute voice files are downloaded in 40 seconds without a reduction in sound quality using a 28.8 kbps modem (broadband connections will download a similar file almost instantaneously)
• Dictation playback and transcription in one work environment
• Allows typing in iType while playing and downloading voice files in the background
• Control voice file playback with foot pedal, mouse, or hotkeys
• Select and sign-off voice files directly from the Windows screen
• Easily manage dictation files