Dictation

• There has been such an improvement in speech recognition in the past 3 years that it is no longer necessary to buy the expensive medical or legal packages for dictation.
• Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred at $200 complete is more than sufficient to dictate into any of the Clinical Record Keeper programs.
• You might think it is overkill for a modest record keeping system, but the convenience and speed of using a hand held recorder like a Palm Tungsten, or a headset (Plantronics) is very useful.
  • They do a great job in turning out your records, reports and letters in short order.
• Dragon takes some getting used to.
  • You have to speak clearly.
  • You have to be in a relatively noise free environment.
  • You have to learn a few commands of Dragon.
• The combination of a few mouse commands and Dragon has been a winner as far as longer reports are concerned.
  • Disability evaluations?
  • Two page letters?
  • Reports of one type or another?
  • All much faster with dictating software.
• Even shorter writings are easier if you are doing a lot of them at one time.
  • Sit down, make a cup of tea, and have at it for an hour.
  • You will be astounded at what you can accomplish and how little effort it takes.
  • As you dictate you sit there. You aren't typing. That is less stressful.
• Clinics, in particular, where productivity is paramount find this solution helpful.
• This is called "making technology work for you"!

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Charles M. Stewart, M.D.