#1 most frequent
United States of America
76.9%309 installations of 402
What is Dragon Speech Recognition?
Nuance's Dragon Speech Recognition suite are applications for lawyers, medical practitioners, and other professionals, allowing them to dictate and record notes (according to the vendor) faster than typing, accurately.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition
#2 most frequent
Canada
9.7%39 installations of 402
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.7%19 installations of 402
Dragon 16 Professional
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Dragon supports hands-free typing by commands and provides the opportunity to speak emails and documents. It has powerful keyboard shortcut capabilities by saying the word "press" for example "press Windows and D" and this works effectively. It makes more sense to say "Show Desktop" in Dragon. This assists with users who struggle to use keyboard. It is also possible to program your own autotext or language by using step by step commands. It can assist with workflows as you can open programmes by voice. It has potential to complete forms using macro recorder that will record a mouse movements to automate tasks.
Pros
- Speech recognition
- automation
- transcription
Cons
- Program complex keyboard shortcuts
- known issues with understanding medical terms
- Need to be quicker
Return on Investment
- Cost
- Delay
- Learning time
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
Other Software Used
Google Voice, AI Text To Speech, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Very useful product. Wouldn't be without it.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I am a lawyer with my predominant practice being mediation and arbitration. I practice by myself. I use Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition for all of my document creation needs, for correspondence, legal briefing, and all other things that happen within a law office. Using this application has allowed me to avoid hiring a secretary, except for special projects.
Pros
- Accurate word to print recognition.
- Creation of all varieties of documents.
Cons
- Word recognition can always improve.
- Sometimes puts stray words or characters on the page if you forget to tell the microphone to go to sleep.
- Adds non-spoken words for no reason if there is a delay in speaking.
Return on Investment
- I haven't had to hire a secretary for day-to-day work.
- Savings on personnel.
Other Software Used
QuickBooks Online, Kofax Power PDF, Microsoft 365
Usability
Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition--outstanding accuracy
Pros
- Data input to MS Excel--numbers and text
- Allows for hands-free stream-of-thought composition
- Outstanding accuracy--even with a cold
Cons
- Editing--sometimes it takes several attempts to get the right word
- Buffering the spoken words for very fast talkers
- System resource hog
Most Important Features
- Spell checking
- Accuracy
- Convenience
Return on Investment
- Reduces time spent in data entry
- Getting a draft report assembled for review
- Saving time answering correspondence
Alternatives Considered
Android
Other Software Used
Zoom Video Webinar, Dropbox, OneDrive
Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is accurate and easy to use!
Pros
- Integrates with our EMR system
- Allows for specific profile types
- Ability for "roaming profiles"
Cons
- Customer support isn't very helpful
- The cost of the software is a little high
- There are a few bugs that have remained bugs for several years, despite being reported
Most Important Features
- Profile options
- Ease of use
- Accuracy
Return on Investment
- Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has made it easier to dictate progress notes
- Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has made seeing patients more efficient
- Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition was a little expensive for our smaller practice
Other Software Used
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued), Hyper-V
Accurate Speech Recognizer
Pros
- Recognition
- Voice Authentication
- Speech Transcription
Cons
- Redundancy
- Latency between listening and recognizing is a pain sometimes.
- Application Stability
Most Important Features
- Faster Recognition
- Easy Integration
- Stable Application
Return on Investment
- Level of installation complexity is high.
- License sensitive.
- Accuracy levels are higher.
Other Software Used
Genesys Engage (formerly PureEngage), IBM Watson Speech to Text