Digital dictation device A-guide
The accuracy of your transcripts depends heavily upon the quality of the recordings submitted. In turn, this quality depends on, besides other things, the recording device employed. We shall give you a few suggestions and pointers to be remembered while choosing dictation recording device. Ideally we would recommend the use of a digital dictation device for all physician dictation recording requirements.
These are much more convenient in recording, storing and retrieving content compared to prevailing audio cassette recorders or Digital Audio Tape formats. .However, DAT recordings score in the pricing criterion and are also better than Audio cassette recordings in terms of quality and the quantum of storage.
A detailed comparison chart for different factors, among all the dictation recording devices, is as follows:
Digital |
DAT |
Audio Cassettes |
|
Ease of recording |
Excellent |
Poor |
Poor |
Ease of storage |
Excellent |
Average |
Average |
Ease of editing |
Excellent |
Poor |
Poor |
Ease of retrieval |
Excellent |
Average |
Average |
Quantum of storage |
Excellent |
Average |
Poor |
Portability |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Cost |
Average |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Data Transfer |
Excellent |
Poor |
Poor |