MediMatic is pleased to announce the first release of the ComPACS-DictAide interface. This module is the result of an exclusive agreement between MediMatic, AssistMed and CVS to allow customers to preserve their current dictation-based workflow in the echolab or cardiac department while exploiting the benefits of the presence of a PACS system.

Within ComPACS the user is free to dictate the report conclusions or user defined sections with a standard dictaphone which can also be used to navigate among the patient images and loops without touching the PC keyboard. Then, throughout the use of an Internet ASP service provided by DictAide, the dictated audio files are automatically sent, together with autopopulated measurement data and demographics, to the selected transcriptionist. Once transcribed, the text is automatically routed back into the ComPACS DICOM SR compliant report for final approval and sign off.