Dragon Voice Recognition for the Medical Field

Dragon voice recognition has revolutionized the healthcare industry, solidified with a recent Nuance announcement that more than 70,000 license have been sold with its Dragon Medical software. This is the only version of the Dragon voice recognition software exclusively designed for healthcare providers. With more than 70,000 users, the Dragon Medical program is used by over 10% of all physicians in the United States.

Dragon Voice Recognition Benefits for the Medical Community

Offering extensive medical vocabularies and easy integration with EMR (electronic medical record) systems, the Dragon voice recognition medical solution gives healthcare providers the ability to use their voice to create highly detailed reports with accuracy up to 99%. This cuts out hours of typing, scrolling and clicking, as physicians can freely dictate through patient charts with voice commands. By leveraging the technology, healthcare facilities can reduce or completely eliminate the cost of medical transcription. The combination of easy to use EMR templates and voice-enabled dictation, providers can produce medical records, enjoy higher levels of reimbursement, boost productivity, and improve overall quality.

Many prominent EMR vendors are in support of Dragon voice recognition and its deployment in the medical field. The Dragon Medical product is currently driving several major EMR systems, including those developed by Allscripts, Cerner, Eclipsys, eClinicalWorks, GE Healthcare, McKesson, Meditech, Misys, NextGen and Siemens

Effective for both Small and Large Practices

The Dragon voice recognition medical software is preferred by small practices and large organizations alike, the first choice for enhancing EMR deployments in public, private and government sectors. Part of its growing list users are Atrius Health, Fallon Clinic, Group Health Cooperative, Swedish Medical Center, U.S. Military Health System and the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Because the terms and phrases in the healthcare field vary greatly from every speaking, Dragon voice recognition offers vocabularies specifically designed to cater to medical specialties. Dragon Medical 10 ensures the correct spelling, pronunciation and accuracy of the most commonly used clinical terms. An example would be a medical term such as "cerebral embolism". The medical version of the Dragon voice recognition software would automatically recognize this term, while a non-medical program would most likely convert it into something like "cerebral symbolism". Dragon Medical reduces errors and saves time by getting it right the first time.

Improving Productivity Dragon Voice Recognition

The new program has proven to be up to 33% more accurate than other voice recognition software in medical settings, reducing the amount of time for document creation while improving patient care. The Dragon voice recognition medical solution product is easy to incorporate into existing EMR documentation processes. Since there is no IT integration required, healthcare providers can enjoy out-of-the-box accuracy and greater efficiency. Dragon voice recognition is the most effective way for nurses, physicians and other workers in the healthcare field to use their own words to create transcription free medical documentation.

Dragon Medical 10 was released in September 2008, introducing a number of new features, such as improved medical formatting, enhanced EMR dictation and easier navigation capabilities. Users who recently purchased Dragon Medical 9.5 can order version 10 free of charge via their standard Maintenance and Support Agreement or mail-in rebate.