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

Dragon Medical Practice Edition Enhances Meaningful Use

Posted by Julie - on Mon, Jan 21, 2013

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. 

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Tags: Dragon Speech Recognition Software, Dragon Medical Practice Edition, Meaningful Use, Meaningful Use Requirements

Dragon Speech Recognition Best Results for Laptops & Tablets

Posted by Julie - on Wed, Jan 16, 2013


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.

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Tags: headsets, Dragon Speech Recognition Software, microphone for dragon

News for Dragon Medical Practice Edition & Windows 8 Users

Posted by Julie - on Tue, Dec 11, 2012

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.

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Tags: Dragon Medical, PowerMic, PowerMic II, Dragon and Windows 8, Windows 8

Four Things To Think About When Choosing A Microphone For Dragon

Posted by Julie - on Mon, Dec 03, 2012

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:

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Tags: headsets, Accessories, Accuracy, Microphones, Speech Recognition Software Devices

Thankful for Progress! Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted by Julie - on Tue, Nov 20, 2012

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!

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Tags: Dragon Speech Recognition Software, Software, talk to computer

Dragon Demonstration at MGMA in Syracuse, November 13th!

Posted by Julie - on Mon, Nov 12, 2012


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.  

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Tags: NYMGMA, Dragon Speech Recognition Software, Dragon Medical Software Demonstration

Making the Team Successful ! Supporting Dragon or playing Hockey!

Posted by Julie - on Thu, Jun 14, 2012

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 tasksupdates 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..."

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Tags: Dragon Speech Recognition Software, Team Play, Practice Management

Dragon Medical Software at NYMGMA 2012 Annual Conference

Posted by Julie - on Fri, Jun 08, 2012

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. 

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Tags: Dragon Medical Software, NYMGMA, Practice Management Best Practices, Future of Healthcare

Dragon Speech Recognition Software Basic Needs

Posted by Julie - on Tue, May 08, 2012


Are you hesitating making the leap to Dragon Speech Recognition Software because you don’t know what you will need?  Here are the basics:

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Tags: Dragon Software, Dragon, Improve Workflow, Software

DRAGON - Did You Know??? Dragon Commands / Sidebar

Posted by Julie - on Tue, Apr 17, 2012

Dragon Speech Recognition Software is pretty smart.  It has more commands than you will be able to remember and it knows how to open up other applications.  You can even open up the internet and browse by voice. 

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Tags: speech recognition, Dragon, voice command, voice recognition, dragon speaking