Keeping Your Dictations Secure Whether it’s for reasons related to your industry, or because you want to protect your work, you’ve likely given some thought to data security. But have you extended that thought to your dictations? Whether you currently use professional dictation hardware, or are curious about what options are available, we think you’ll…
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…
The Latest From Olympus It’s been a busy season for Olympus, and we wanted to let you know about some recent developments. Of course, the biggest news of all is the release of version 6.3.1 of the Olympus Dictation Management System. If you missed the announcement, here’s an overview. In addition, the update can…
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.…
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…
A Workaround for Dragon Upgrade Problems We’ve discovered that in some cases, Dragon users are experiencing issues when updating their application to the latest version. The issues primary appear when Dragon is scanning the computer for a previously installed version. You can bypass the prompt for the previous installation using the method below. In this guide,…