InfraWare is an American technology company that focuses on speech transcription and other technologies for machine-assisted documentation. It has many users who work in the healthcare industry. It is headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana.[1]

InfraWare
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedical technology, legal, healthcare, speech recognition, transcription software
Founded2003
HeadquartersTerre Haute, Indiana
Key people
Nick Mahurin (founder)
ProductsInfraWare Dictation, InfraWare 360
Websitehttps://InfraWare.com

History

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Nick Mahurin founded InfraWare in 1998.[2] However, the company was not officially launched until 2003.[1]

InfraWare published a book about back-end ASR for MTSOs in 2005.[3]

In 2007, InfraWare received a grant from the Terre Haute Innovation Alliance, a partnership of local organizations including Indiana State University, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and the Terre Haute Economic Development Corporation.[4]

Around 2008, InfraWare also received assistance from Indiana's 21st Century Fund project to develop the InfraWare Dictation Recognition Engine.[5][6]

InfraWare received a patent for back-end speech recognition, which was titled "System and Method for Analyzing Verbal Records of Dictation Using Extracted Verbal Features" in 2016.[7] This technology was integrated into the company's First Draft dictation recognition service.[8]

InfraWare began beta testing for a new dictation translation engine in 2018. The engine was developed by combining InfraWare's 360 transcription speech recognition platform with artificial intelligence.[5]

InfraWare made it onto the Inc. 5000 list in 2008,[9] and has also appeared in Digital[10] and G2.[11]

Systems and platforms

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InfraWare mainly works on SR dictation systems.[12][13] InfraWare has released InfraWare Dictation, which allows users to record dictation through a smartphone, computer, or tablet. Dictation is uploaded to a web-based platform, where healthcare transcriptionists transcribe audio files.[14]

InfraWare also provides InfraWare 360,[15] a documentation platform that makes use of First Draft, the company's patented speech recognition software.[16] Back-end speech recognition generates a first draft, which is corrected by transcriptionists.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alumnus Nick Mahurin Recognized for Bringing Innovations to Health IT Field". Rose Hulman Institute of Technology News. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ^ "InfraWare on Inc.com". Inc.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  3. ^ Mahurin, Nicholas (March 2005). How to Grow Your Transcription Business: In the Technology Turbulence Ahead. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-34482-6.
  4. ^ Loughlin, Sue (2007-04-17). "Terre Haute, Economic Development Corp., ISU, Rose team to help businesses grow". Terre Haute Tribune-Star.
  5. ^ a b "Terre Haute company to test dictation software". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. 2014-08-06.
  6. ^ "Eventful year in Linguistics Department" (PDF). Linguistics at Indiana University. 18: 2. Fall 2008.
  7. ^ "Speech Recognition Tech Adds Punctuation to Dictated Health Records". FindBiometrics. August 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "InfraWare Receives Patent for Back-End Speech Recognition". Speech Technology Magazine. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  9. ^ "Hoosier Companies Part of Inc. 5000". Inside Indiana Business. 2018-08-15.
  10. ^ "The Best Medical Transcription Services of 2021". Digital.com. 2021-09-24.
  11. ^ "Best Medical Transcription Software". G2.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  12. ^ a b Diehl, Marcy O. (2016-06-13). Medical Transcription - E-Book: Techniques and Procedures. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 978-0-323-51159-9.
  13. ^ Adeoye-Olatunde, Omolola A; Olenik Pharm, Nicole L. (2020-09-23). "Research and scholarly methods: Semi‐structured interviews". Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 4 (10): 1363. doi:10.1002/jac5.1441. ISSN 2574-9870. S2CID 234807841.
  14. ^ Gernant, Stephanie A; Adeoye-Olatunde, Omolola A.; Murawski, Matthew M.; Jaynes, Heather; Chewning, Betty; Knox, Lyndee M.; Martinez III, Moises; Schommer, Jon C.; Snyder, Margie E. (May 30, 2020). "Experiences Applying Technology to Overcome Common Challenges in Pharmacy Practice-Based Research in the United States". Pharmacy. 8 (2): 93. doi:10.3390/pharmacy8020093. PMC 7356027. PMID 32486241.
  15. ^ "InfraWare 360 Pricing, Alternatives & More 2021 - Capterra". capterra.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  16. ^ "OvernightScribe Vs InfraWare". itqlick.com. 2021-06-14.