The Mindware Connection

Making Your Office More Productive and Efficient JUST USING YOUR VOICE!

Nuance just announced a $250 Loyalty Rebate Program to any current independent clinic or physician practice customer of Dragon Medical Practice Edition (either full boxed product or upgrade).  This means, if a current user wants more colleagues in their practice to take advantage of the software, they can now purchase a new license of Dragon Medical Practice Edition and receive a $250 rebate (up to 10 additional licenses per practice).*  This is huge savings to small practices who haven't expanded their use already.  Now your Physician Assistants and Nurses will help save the practice time and money too.

Can you imagine an insurance adjuster doing long addition with a paper and pencil to add up the dollar amounts on a claim?  Of course not... they would never finish!  With the advent of computers, adjusters now input numbers into a software program and PRESTO... the numbers are automatically calculated! It's magic! However, most adjusters are still typing the majority of the report - this is where Dragon Speech Recognition Software can make a difference. With the increase of natural disasters these days, adjusters have more claims than ever to work through. Dragon Naturally Speaking is the new magic that changes typing to speaking. 

Dragon Medical Practice Edition is an excellent tool in helping providers to meet Meaningful Use requirements.  The truth is, it helps make entering patient notes less time consuming.  CMS.gov lists the criteria for meeting requirements, how you choose to meet them is up to you. 

Most laptops and tablets today are made with a built-in or on-board microphone. They are great for speaking across lines to others and making quick snippets of sound bites. However, if you want the best accuracy with your Dragon Software, use an approved audio device such as a headset or desktop microphone. Built-in microphones don't always provide good quality sound. In addition, they are not noise-cancelling, a feature that allows you to dictate in challenging environments.

Here's a News Flash for those of you using Dragon Medical Practice Edition within the new Windows 8 Operating System.  The Nuance Dragon Medical Team is working to update Dragon Medical Practice Edition for optimizing compatibility within the Windows 8 Operating System.  The current version of Dragon Medical is stable within Windows 8, with the exception of using a PowerMic II.  A new driver is currently being developed to correct this and will be made available as a patch.

Dragon Speech Recognition Software usually comes with an approved headset to use on any computer.  However, there are a vast amount of audio device choices for use when dictating.  There are so many choices, that it can be quite a task trying to decide what type of device you want to use.  So to help you out, here are a few things to consider when choosing a microphone:

We have come a long way since our first Thanksgiving!  Just imagine getting up on a cold November morning to go hunt and kill your holiday dinner.  Brrrrr.  I'm thankful to be able to drive to a store and pick up my nice plucked and cleaned turkey!  Maybe yours will be already cooked! Progress is good... in all things!

Dragon Speech Recognition Software is an application that allows providers the ability to speak their patient notes, instead of typing or using a transcriptionist.  With the imminent addition of the EHR, Dragon has been proven to help providers increase practice profitability, increase clinician satisfaction and improve documentation.  

Team play is critical to success... on the field (or rink) and off!  Our Operations Manager here at Mindware Connections, Joan Moss, is a great example of team play.  She fields calls from our customers, inquiries regarding Dragon Software, coordinates schedules, provides Dragon Speech Recognition technical support, performs sales and accounting tasks, updates information to our Application Specialists when they are on the road, everything to ensure a smooth running operation.  She is something to brag about!  So as they say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree..."

The Mindware Connections Team were honored to be a Gold Sponsor at the 2012 NYMGMA (New York Medical Group Management Association) Annual Conference held at the Hyatt this week in Rochester, NY.