I type most of my notes. However there are times when It is easier to sit and dictate a paragraph or two about a patient. I had tried dragon software at one point.This was about 3 years ago And still had limitations with certain wordsAnd the cost for the medical version Just did not make sense.
Just recently my wife Urged me, as she likes to do, To get A new cell phone. One of the features is Being able to dictate text messages and Emails.It uses Google Speak As The dictation software. I find it to be very accurate. And have used it to send an email To myself With the paragraph or two of information I can then copy and paste into the patient chart.With the exception of some capitalization errors Spelling mistakes are Minimal. Most Medical words are recognized For example hydrochlorothiazide Cymbalta Lexapro Metoprolol And concerta All can be dictated without any errors. In fact this post Is being made using the Dictation ability of my phone.For a solo practitioner Finding cost effective solutions is always an interest to me And free is pretty cost effective.
Aaron
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