DVR+ dictation delivers physicians the mobility to dictate during patient rounds in group practice settings and other locations. DVR+ software, one of Arrendale’s several dictation solutions, enables physicians to dictate at their convenience with small, hand-held digital voice recorders (DVRs). These units hold several hours of dictation and come in a variety of models. DVR units are later docked at a PC, with DVR+ software sending the encrypted voice files to a TA+ server. Physicians appreciate the freedom of movement and having several compatible DVR brands. DVR+ dictation can also be useful as a backup system in hospital settings when the main digital dictation system is unavailable.

EXAMPLES OF COMPATIBLE DVR MODELS:

PHILLIPS DS-9600	OLYMPUS DS-5000	OLYMPUS DS-2300	PHILLIPS DS-9360

DVR UNIT FEATURES:

• Small, light-weight units with single-handed operation for convenience
• Range of features, prices, brands and suppliers
• DVR+ is compatible with models from Olympus, Philips, Sony and others
• Typical DVR functions/features include:
  • Rewind, Forward, Pause, Stop, Play, Volume Adjustment, Folder Location
• DVR+ must be configured to save the voice vile in specific file formats such as wav or dss depending on model number of DVR

DOCKING THE DVR UNIT

• DVR units include docking station hardware (cradle) and USB port to connect to the PC
• DVR units include software to move files (download) from the DVR to a directory on the PC
• Multiple DVRs can be docked at the same PC
• DVR+ provides flexible mapping between DVR folder names and dictating doctor numbers
• Multiple physicians can use the same DVR if DVR includes multiple folders
  • Each physician’s dictations are stored in their own folder
• Voice files are transferred to a folder on the PC in seconds, so users are not inconvenienced
• PC screen displays download in process and download complete
• DVRs can be removed in minutes to allow physician to continue dictation
• DVR+ software converts and transfers the voice files to the TA server and database, from the PC
• DVR+ compresses the dictation files to reduce transmission time to the TA+ server
• DVR sends the files to the TA+ server using SSL, which provides encryption and eliminates VPN requirement or mapped drives

INTEGRATION WITH TA⁺ SYSTEM

• An archive folder on PC stores dictation files for 30 days
• Seamless movement of voice files to TA+ system (server) for workflow to transcriptionists
• Authorized TA+ system users may listen to voice files created with DVR+ when accessing a transcribed report if the voice file was created within the most recent 30 days
• DVR+ dictation files are available within Dictate+ dictation system for listening by other authorized users before and after transcription