Dragon Medical Words and Vocabularies In this guide to using Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 2, Nuance’s flagship speech recognition solution for healthcare documentation, we’re going to explore custom words and vocabularies. Specifically, we’ll review some of the related features included in Dragon Medical, as well as talk about how managing them properly can extend your…
Solving Common Dragon Medical Issues As much as we would like to claim it will do so, this post will not transform you from a Dragon® Medical neophyte into a speech recognition wizard. If wishes were fishes… Rather, we want to lend you some tools for dealing with many of the issues we have seen all…
SpeechExec With Dragon Speech Recognition Of course we’re here to talk about using Dragon® with Philips® SpeechExec Pro Dictate. But, before we dive into the details, we need to cover several key requirements. First When we refer to SpeechExec Pro (SEP), we mean the latest version, SEP v8.7. For more information, see our write-up…
Boost Your Dragon® Dictation Speed While Dragon Medical Practice Edition 2 is a highly-advanced piece of speech recognition software, with an incredible capacity to understand human speech, sometimes it can seem…a little sluggish. Maybe you have experienced this, or maybe you’re running an overclocked quad core processor with 16GB of RAM, cooled by liquid…
Comparing Editions of Dragon® Naturally Speaking Perhaps you’ve already narrowed it down and decided that the Nuance® Dragon Naturally Speaking speech recognition software is the way to go. Great choice! Now you have another choice to make: which edition do you need? You’re not a physician or a lawyer, so you’re going to skip Dragon…
What Is Hidden Mode? For users of Dragon Medical, Hidden Mode provides two functions you wouldn’t normally have access to: If your electronic medical record requires the use of the Dictation Box, Hidden Mode allows you to work almost as seamlessly as you would were you dictating directly into the patient chart. This mode also…
DMPE 2 and Your Voice Profile At some point, you may have wondered how exactly Dragon understands what you are saying — or learns when it can’t understand. Admittedly, there are some complex inner workings under the hood of this medical speech recognition engine, and to understand it all would require a very detailed explanation.…
What’s New for Philips? The announcements came like bolts out of the blue. Philips Speech Processing Solutions recently produced a significant feature addition, a successful compatibility test for new software support, and a workaround for Mac users on the cutting edge. I want to walk you through some of the highlights — but…
What Is a Variable Voice Field? Within Dragon speech recognition software, a variable field is akin to a blank in a form. It’s a place where you enter information specific to the person or issue you’re discussing. Technically, Dragon calls them “voice fields.” Regardless, just like a blank, the variable field can be placed at…
Learning About Dragon Commands In this article, I’m going to cover the basics of DMPE 2’s custom command functionality. Please note that this edition of Dragon Medical is only available on the Windows platform. As you may or may not know, Dragon features four powerful ways to pair your voice and a key command phrase.…