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Speech recognition software: why you need to transition from Dragon Medical Practice Edition

By Martyn Ross, Business Development Director & Trustee Director, Voice Technologies

Posted on September 25, 2023

Dragon Medical Practice Edition (DMPE), Nuance’s speech recognition software aimed at the healthcare industry, is no longer available to buy. Support for the software will end on the 30th of September 2023 .

Now that the end date is fast approaching, there’s no better time to transition to Dragon Medical One (DMO). The latest healthcare-orientated speech recognition software from Nuance, DMO helps to relieve the burden of manual paperwork, and allow medical professionals to provide their patients with timely and effective care.

In today’s blog, we’ll be breaking down the reasons for Dragon Medical Practice Edition coming off the market, the differences between DMPE and Dragon Medical One, and the impact that DMO could have on your organisation.

Why will Dragon Medical Practice Edition no longer be available?

Nuance did not provide a specific reason why Dragon Medical Practice Edition was due to be discontinued, but that’s likely because there is no one specific reason. The vast majority of digital platforms reach end-of-life at some point or another. Due to a number of different factors, like shifts in the technology landscape and changes in market demand, this is typically inevitable.

Speech recognition software is constantly evolving. For healthcare professionals to keep up with those changes, they should consider transitioning to Dragon Medical One.

Differences between Dragon Medical Practice Edition and Dragon Medical One

Dragon Medical One is poised as the more reliable, and more accurate, successor to Dragon Medical Practice Edition. But one of the most pressing reasons you should be transitioning from DMPE is because, in the healthcare industry, there are HIPAA/GDPR compliance regulations surrounding the use of unsupported software. Continuing to use the software after its end-of-life date could be deemed a security risk, which would constitute a violation of those regulations.

But compliance regulations are far from the only reason you should be transitioning. DMO boasts 30 percent more accurate transcriptions than DMPE. Overall, the software offers a 99 percent accuracy guarantee.

Voice training is no longer a requirement, because the software will immediately recognise accents and dialects. And DMO will only get increasingly accurate the more that you use it. Automatic features, including microphone calibration and accent adjustments, will in time contribute to a lower error rate in your transcriptions.

In addition, DMO is far simpler to deploy within your organisation, thanks to unlimited installations and compatibility with Remote Desktop, Citrix, and other thin clients.

Dragon Medical One: speech recognition software for the healthcare industry

Regardless of a professional’s specific field, there’s no avoiding jargon in the healthcare industry. Thanks to advanced artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms, jargon is no problem for DMO transcriptions. The software has been trained on a wide variety of medical terms, across all fields of medicine. This robust vocabulary makes for unparalleled accuracy when transcribing for the healthcare industry.

Conclusion: why you need to transition from Dragon Medical Practice Edition

When the end-of-life date of 30th of September 2023 arrives, Dragon Medical Practice Edition will no longer be supported by Nuance. To avoid compliance risk, and to stay up to date with the ever-evolving landscape of speech recognition software, it’s highly recommended that you transition to Dragon Medical One.

30 percent more accurate than DMPE and 99% accurate overall, DMO is now the go-to software for secure, convenient, and comprehensive support across the care continuum. And as a Nuance Value Added Reseller, Voice Technologies can help make your transition to DMO as smooth as possible- starting with a 30-day free trial.

In the healthcare industry and beyond, we help businesses reduce the time and cost of producing correspondence via information workflow apps, speech recognition software, and digital dictation hardware & software. If you think we could help your business,book a consultation today.

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