Medical Mac Users Have Cause for Celebration That’s right—it’s finally here. Dragon Dictate Medical for Mac version 4 has arrived. If you’re running Yosemite, this has got to be welcome news. This latest version supports both OS X 10.9 and 10.10, or Mavericks and Yosemite respectively. Whether you have a previous version of Dragon Dictate…
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…
The Dragon Medical 2.2 Update Are you ready for an exciting new set of advances for Dragon speech recognition software? In case you hadn’t heard yet, Nuance recently released Patch 2.2 for Dragon Medical Practice Edition 2—and it’s chock-full of great updates and fixes, including newly supported applications and environments. Keep in mind: You…
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…
Navigating Fields With a PowerMic This is a quick instructional guide on how to program the buttons on your PowerMic® II. The specific function we’re aiming for is to move back and forth between voice fields in a Dragon® template. Before Getting Started Just a few things to cover before we proceed: 1. If…
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.…
An Overview of Dragon 13 Legal The wait is over—it’s finally here. Dragon® Naturally Speaking 13 Legal is the slickest, most powerful version of Nuance’s voice recognition software yet. What follows is an extensive breakdown of the major updates to Dragon Legal 13. Excluding the last section, “For Attorneys Only,” these new features apply to…