Using Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 with a Tablet PC in the exam room

These systems often include an EMR package running on the tablet PC to allow the doctor to speak directly into the text boxes in the patient record. This is much quicker that typing into the EMR form and it improves the quantity and quality of documentation for the patient visit. If an EMR is not being used then the doctor can use his/her voice to call up an exam form template and speak into each of the desired fields. This is quick and easy for the doctor, allowing for more patient visits during the work day. Also documentation is already entered so no end of the day paperwork is necessary. Some points about this system:

• It is often advisable for someone in the office to go back over the data entered into the EMR/template to insure Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 interpreted the doctor's voice properly. A quick scan with minor changes is usually enough
• The microphone is important. Many people use a wireless Bluetooth microphone to free the doctor's hands. Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4's maker Nuance recommends the Calisto Bluetooth microphone.
• Another option for a microphone is new Philips SpeechMike Air. This has the advantage of being wireless and also gives the doctor buttons at his finger tips to navigate easily through the forms.

Using Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4's ability to transcribe audio files

Often doctors and other medical professionals want to speak into a digital recorder like those from Olympus or Philips. The files saved on these digital recorders can then be transcribed using Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 into a text document. The state of the art software that comes with Olympus or Philips professional digital recorders has built-in compatibility with Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4. The user can simply select the file they want transcribed and push a button on a toolbar and the software will convert the file format for Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 and Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 will transcribe the document. Then final editing can be done either natively in Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 or for foot pedal support; one can use Transcription Made Easy to do the final editing.

• Creating final documents from audio files using Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 dramatically reduces the human effort required to produce documents. This is much faster than traditional transcription so the practice can save money on transcription costs.
• Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 transcription can be done into a Microsoft Word document so that the resultant document and its audio file can be sent to someone for final editing
• Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 comes with a batch transcription feature so that any audio files placed in a given directory will be transcribed automatically.

Automating Common Repetitive Tasks with Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4

There are many tasks that we do repetitively throughout the day on our computers. These tasks can be time consuming. And since the time spent on these tasks takes away the time spent on other things anything that reduces the time to perform the tasks is a return on the investment of Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4.

• Common form letters can be made into Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 templates. These templates can be called up
• Voice commands can automate routine tasks by invoking Hot Keys or Windows applications
• E-mail can be initiated/ answered and sent with just voice commands.
• Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 has the framework to allow for custom programming of unique applications. Your IT staff may be able to accomplish this programming or you can contract with HTH Engineering.

What are the specialized vocabularies available in Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4?

Click here for the list.

For a downloadable, this pdf document contains the Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 vocabularies: Specialty Vocabularies

Am I allowed by license to install Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 on more than 1 computer?

The Nuance verbiage is as follows: Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 is licensed on a "per individual" basis. You are permitted to install the software on more than one computer (such as on a desktop and a laptop computer, or on a work and a home computer), but you cannot use the software concurrently on more than one computer. You are permitted to create multiple voice profiles, so long as each voice profile is for you. If someone else wants to create a voice profile, that person must purchase a separate Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 license.

Can I use Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 with my EMR package?

Out of the box Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 will work properly with virtually all Windows application edit boxes. The best way to think about it is if you can set your cursor in an edit box and type into it, you will be able to use Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4. In addition, several EMR packages have additional macros and commands that allow you to use Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 in ways specialized for their packages. Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 supports virtually all EMR handlers on the market. Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4 supports over 150 EMR programs, see the official list. Even if your EMR is not on the list, it is designed to work with any computer and any program, including your EMR.

What are the system requirements for Dragon® Medical Practice Edition 4?

• RAM: Minimum 4GB
• CPU:Intel® dual core or equivalent AMD processor. Faster processors yield faster performance.
• Free hard disk space: 4GB (8GB download)
• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (32-and 64-bit); Windows Server 2008 R2 & 2012 R2 & 2016
• Internet Explorer 11 or higher or the current version of Chrome or Firefox
• A sound card supporting 16-bit recording
• Built-in microphone or a Nuance-approved microphone. See support.nuance.com/compatibility for more information
• An Internet connection to activate user license using provided login and password and access to Online Help