Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I upgraded from v6 to v8 of Dragon 2 years ago( I believe v9 is the current). There was a significant improvement in recognition... worth the cost of the upgrade. When v10 comes out, I'll probably do it again. Ira G. Warshaw, M.D.1216 U.S. Highway #1North Palm Beach, FL 33408(561)626-1000 Dragon I am looking for advice on dictation software. I am currently using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical version seven. I am beginning to have more and more errors with it and it seems to miss some dictation. I have been looking for the upgrade and it seems to be between $400 and $600. Do other people use the regular version (which is much cheaper) or the medical version. Has anyone upgraded from a lower version 2 versions in and is it worth the money. My other thought is that perhaps I could use better hardware and I wonder if there is any suggestions about microphone's for dictating. I am currently using a simple headset from RadioShack. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 A cheap headset microphone is not the way to go. > > > > > > > > > I upgraded from v6 to v8 of Dragon 2 years ago( I believe v9 is the > current). There was a significant improvement in recognition... worth the > cost of the upgrade. When v10 comes out, I'll probably do it again. > > Ira G. Warshaw, M.D. > 1216 U.S. Highway #1 > North Palm Beach, FL 33408 > (561)626-1000 > > > > > Dragon > > > > > I am looking for advice on dictation software. I am currently using > Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical version seven. I am beginning to have > more and more errors with it and it seems to miss some dictation. I > have been looking for the upgrade and it seems to be between $400 and > $600. Do other people use the regular version (which is much cheaper) > or the medical version. Has anyone upgraded from a lower version 2 > versions in and is it worth the money. My other thought is that > perhaps I could use better hardware and I wonder if there is any > suggestions about microphone's for dictating. I am currently using a > simple headset from RadioShack. Any suggestions would be greatly > appreciated. > > > -- Graham Chiu http://www.synapsedirect.com Synapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 some reviews http://www.emrupdate.com/forums/t/12182.aspx on mics > A cheap headset microphone is not the way to go. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I upgraded from v6 to v8 of Dragon 2 years ago( I believe v9 is the > > current). There was a significant improvement in recognition... worth the > > cost of the upgrade. When v10 comes out, I'll probably do it again. > > > > Ira G. Warshaw, M.D. > > 1216 U.S. Highway #1 > > North Palm Beach, FL 33408 > > (561)626-1000 > > > > > > > > > > Dragon > > > > > > > > > > I am looking for advice on dictation software. I am currently using > > Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical version seven. I am beginning to have > > more and more errors with it and it seems to miss some dictation. I > > have been looking for the upgrade and it seems to be between $400 and > > $600. Do other people use the regular version (which is much cheaper) > > or the medical version. Has anyone upgraded from a lower version 2 > > versions in and is it worth the money. My other thought is that > > perhaps I could use better hardware and I wonder if there is any > > suggestions about microphone's for dictating. I am currently using a > > simple headset from RadioShack. Any suggestions would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Graham Chiu > http://www.synapsedirect.com > Synapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system > -- Graham Chiu http://www.synapsedirect.com Synapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 1. Dragon 9 is essential- much better than 8 which was much better than 7. I think everyone who has tried 9 feels it's worth the cost. Prefered is the cheapest ( I forget if it's $100 or $200) and works well and has a lot of medical words in it. I use an aftermarket product from TrigramTech that adds medical vocabulary for about $300- so total about 1/2 the cost of Dragon Medical. It works well, but I'm not sure it's worth the $300 cost since a lot of medical words come with the basic Preferred. I would try Preferred first and, if you want the vocabulary, add it later. 2. The microphone is key. A good one costs at least $60 or so. I use the ANC 700, but there are other good ones. Read the emicrophone website, there are lots of ideas. Bad microphone = poor recognition 3. In practice I can type 99213s and 4s faster than I can dictate and do the corrections, but dictation is great for first visits and letters, and it is less fatiguing.Graham Chiu wrote: some reviews http://www.emrupdate.com/forums/t/12182.aspx on micsOn Jan 4, 2008 1:21 PM, Graham Chiu <compkarorigmail> wrote:> A cheap headset microphone is not the way to go.>>> On Jan 4, 2008 12:59 PM, <iwarshaw> wrote:> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I upgraded from v6 to v8 of Dragon 2 years ago( I believe v9 is the> > current). There was a significant improvement in recognition... worth the> > cost of the upgrade. When v10 comes out, I'll probably do it again.> >> > Ira G. Warshaw, M.D.> > 1216 U.S. Highway #1> > North Palm Beach, FL 33408> > (561)626-1000> >> >> >> >> > Dragon> >> >> >> >> > I am looking for advice on dictation software. I am currently using> > Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical version seven. I am beginning to have> > more and more errors with it and it seems to miss some dictation. I> > have been looking for the upgrade and it seems to be between $400 and> > $600. Do other people use the regular version (which is much cheaper)> > or the medical version. Has anyone upgraded from a lower version 2> > versions in and is it worth the money. My other thought is that> > perhaps I could use better hardware and I wonder if there is any> > suggestions about microphone's for dictating. I am currently using a> > simple headset from RadioShack. Any suggestions would be greatly> > appreciated.> >> >> > >>>> --> Graham Chiu> http://www.synapsedirect.com> Synapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system>-- Graham Chiuhttp://www.synapsedirect.comSynapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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