MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedQuist Inc. (Pink Sheets: MEDQ.PK) announces Protege(TM), its latest digital handheld dictation solution, designed to create greater versatility for physicians who need to dictate on the go.
The Protege handheld unit is a compact digital portable recorder that not only captures patient demographics, but offers seamless integration with the market’s top-ranked dictation solutions, MedQuist’s own DocQment Enterprise Platform(TM) and DocQment(TM) Encore.
Protege is the only product of its kind to offer these unique capabilities: one-button control for effortless dictation; a large LCD for efficient status viewing; five user-defined demographic fields; a barcode scanning option to capture demographics; and software to map demographics to the appropriate data fields in DocQment Enterprise Platform and DocQment Encore.
“The Protege is a technologically-advanced digital portable with intuitive, user-friendly features,” says Rob Johnson, product manager. “Add to that its tight integration with MedQuist’s DocQment Enterprise Platform and DocQment Encore and its speech recognition capabilities, and it becomes clear that this product will fill a very valuable market niche. We’re very excited about its potential, and its users will be, too.”
The Protege provides crystal-clear recordings using the industry standard DSS (Digital Speech Standard) format, which are stored on exchangeable MMC or SD cards. The unit’s convenient thumb switch provides easy navigation between recording and playback commands. Finally, downloading the voice files requires minimal effort and time, as the optional docking station or direct USB connection transfers 10 minutes of dictation in just 1.5 seconds. With its features, the Protege will prove to be well placed within the most hectic and demanding of medical facilities.
MedQuist, a member of the Philips Group of Companies, is a leading provider of electronic medical transcription, health information and document management products and services. MedQuist provides document workflow management, digital dictation, speech recognition, mobile dictation devices, Web-based transcription, electronic signature, medical coding products and outsourcing services.
MedQuist Inc.
CONTACT: Robert Johnson, Product Manager, MedQuist Inc.,+1-800-624-5681, ext. 8907, solutions@medquist.com
Web site: http://www.medquist.com/