New speech recognition system for less bureaucracy in Lower Austria State Clinics

New speech recognition system for less bureaucracy in Lower Austria State Clinics

Korneuburg, Österreich - In the state clinics Hollabrunn and Korneuburg-Stockerau, an innovative speech recognition system was introduced. This system is intended to significantly reduce the bureaucratic processes in healthcare. According to State Councilor Ludwig Schleritzko, a large part of the working hours of medical specialists are required for documentation. "The new tool optimizes these processes and gives employees more time for direct patient care," explains Hubert Groiss, the ICT manager of the clinics. The automatic creation of written files from dictations of the doctors will be tested in a pilot phase and will soon be rolled out in a clinic, such as meinbezirk.at reported .

Stockerau demands new hospital

The city of Stockerau has applied as a location for a new, large hospital that is supposed to summarize the existing clinics in Hollabrunn, Stockerau and Korneuburg. This discussion was initiated by a concept that suggests building a new hospital in the South-West Weinviertel in order to bundle the clinical services. Despite the suggestions, it remains unclear where the new hospital should be built. However, the majority of the municipal councils support the resolution of establishing the new hospital in Stockerau. According to nön.at , this step is part of a larger plan to improve health care in the region.