Sydney hospital selects Crescendo for radiology digital dictation

Sydney Adventist Hospital in Hornsby, Australia, has completed the roll-out of DigiScribe-XL Digital Dictation from Crescendo Systems in its radiology and pathology departments.

DigiScribe-XL allows radiologists to dictate directly from their PC while viewing images, said the Laval, Quebec-based company. Telephone access is also available for review of reports by non-radiology areas requiring quick access to results.

Crescendo said the DigiScribe provides pathologists with a hands-free dictation environment using a small microphone attached to the microscope.

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