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ASSESSING THE ADVANTAGES OF IMPLEMENTING VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY (VRT) IN SAUDI ARABIA'S HEALTH SECTOR

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Nada Ahmed Ali Alkhamis & Ms. Suchithra Koipurathu Rajappan
ยป doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.13.2024.743-750

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Voice recognition technology (VRT) is a form of artificial intelligence that can convert spoken words into written text in real time. The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted in different hospital settings throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) among 100 healthcare professionals using self-administered questionnaire. The purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness and usefulness of implementing voice recognition technology among healthcare professionals. A pre-structured questionnaire created using Microsoft Team forms, and after validation, it will be distributed via social media to respondents. After receiving responses from the respondents, data gathered, verified for completeness, and then further analyzed using SPSS software. 91.95% of respondents were aware, 50% of respondents found voice recognition technology extremely easy to use of voice recognition technology in their professional practice. The time saved by using voice recognition technology could be utilized for clinical consultations, work and life balance, or for doing more research. As a result of saving time voice recognition technology also contributes to significant increase in the number of reports completed per day compared to those without using voice recognition technology (p<0.001).Overall, voice recognition technology improves efficiency and productivity in healthcare setting

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