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6 days ago

Simplify Your Virtual Office Visits With a HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Solution

As the world continues to deal with the effects of the global pandemic, medical practices have adjusted to new ways to treat their patients. Virtual office visits continue to be a viable option for many patients, specifically in rural areas, and good communication is always key when booking and keeping those in-office appointments. One of the products we recommend to our clients is our customized telehealth solution, which provides a quality communication application for both

Feb 23

News You Can Use to Help Your Medical Practice Stay Productive This Winter and Beyond

Our solutions team has over 25 years of experience helping thousands of healthcare organizations enhance their workflow using speech recognition software and productivity tools, such as the 2021 Best in Klas award winning Nuance® Dragon® Medical One. We have evolved into an organization with the ability and success to work with and support all practice sizes. We specialize in offering our clients a customized approach which is designed specifically for their clinical workflow

Feb 16

Nuance® Dragon® Medical One Captures #1 Best in KLAS Award for 2021

It was recently announced that Dragon Medical One, the innovative and most-recommended cloud-based speech recognition platform for medical professionals, has captured one of the top software honors, the 2021 Best in KLAS Software & Services award. Aside from earning significant praise from physicians and clinicians as the #1 conversational artificial intelligence (AI) speech recognition solution, Dragon Medical One has been instrumental in helping medical professionals delive

Feb 9

Nuance® Dragon® Medical One Helps Vascular Physicians Improve the Quality of Patient Documentation

We understand the needs of the vascular physician, the amount of time you work on a weekly basis, the rise in the number of patients you see, and the ever-increasing detailed documentation you post daily. So where quality care is critical, quality documentation is essential. A speech recognition solution becomes a valuable productivity tool that helps you improve your patient documentation and save time, all while using the power of your own voice. EHRs have become part of th

Feb 2

Join Us for Our Upcoming Forum Nuance® Dragon® Medical Practice Edition End-of-Life

What This Means for You and Your Medical Practice We are continuing our commitment to keep our Dragon Medical Practice Edition (DMPE) clients informed of a recent announcement made by Nuance Communications regarding the sunsetting of their legacy boxed product. Part of our ongoing strategy is to provide you with the opportunity to ask questions and get timelines for the end of support for all versions of DMPE, including version 2 and version 4. Register for our Forum schedule

Jan 27

Nuance® Dragon® Medical One Paired with CareCloud's EHR Improves Patient Documentation Productivity

Clinical workflows differ by platform, so when you finally decide on an EHR that fits the way your independent medical practice operates, you have made a critical first step towards better practice productivity. CareCloud’s cloud-based EHR offers a solution that was built specifically for smaller medical practices to operate their business more efficiently, without losing the most important focus; Critical Patient Care. CareCloud’s integrated approach helps your practice embr

Jan 19

Let 2021 Be Your Most Efficient and Productive Year with AdvancedMD and Nuance® Dragon® Medical One

Efficiency and productivity are goals that most organizations strive to meet, so having the best tools will help you start off 2021 on the right path. As a busy physician who already benefits from the efficiencies built into the AdvancedMD EHR, you understand how critical a well-documented patient visit can be. Our most recommended documentation solution product, Dragon Medical One, is cloud-based speech recognition software proven to work seamlessly within the AdvancedMD EHR

Jan 12

Start Off the New Year with Updated Cloud-based Speech Recognition Technology

The beginning of a new year offers possibilities and new opportunities, so why not start off with the latest technology to keep pace with your busy medical practice documentation needs? 2020 proved to be one of the most difficult years for most businesses, with the healthcare industry shouldering a large part of the burden. Whether your practice sees patients inside the hospital, in-office visits, or even pivoting heavier into the virtual healthcare environment, your technolo

Dec 22, 2020

Happy Holidays from Our 1st-Dragon/CME Family to Yours!

As we complete the last-minute tasks that take us through the 2020 holiday season, we wanted to pause briefly to reflect on some positive things that we all accomplished this year, even in the face of adversity. With the perseverance and dedication of physicians, clinicians, and all healthcare workers across the nation and around the world, we are making it through and seeing some light at the end of a dark tunnel. 2020 was certainly challenging and not at all what we expecte

Dec 15, 2020

Nuance® Dragon Ambient eXperience™ Brings Clinical Intelligence into the EHR Documentation Process

The technology of tomorrow is here today – that may sound cliché’ but the reality is that using artificial intelligence (AI) technology in healthcare is a reality. Dragon Ambient eXperience, launched earlier this year, uses ambient sensing technology to securely listen to clinician-patient encounter conversations and has been deployed and utilized by thousands of clinicians. This cloud-based solution is built on the high-level secure, HITRUST CSF certified, Microsoft Azure pl

Dec 11, 2020

AAEP Virtual Convention Attendees Increase Productivity with Cloud-based Speech Recognition Solution

Due to the conditions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) annual conference was held for the first time on a virtual platform from December 6-9. The annual educational and networking event brought together equine veterinarians and other beneficial industry professionals, providing varied solutions for their practices. Our solutions team at 1st-Dragon/CME has been working closely with our Equine Vet clients to provide the

Dec 1, 2020

Higher Productivity Achieved with Cloud-Based Technology from Nuance® Dragon® Medical One

Medical practices that have implemented a speech recognition software solution, like Dragon Medical Practice Edition (DMPE), have benefited from the technology and accuracy built into the software over the last decade. As EHRs are moving closer to a more complete cloud-based environment, the boxed version of Dragon Medical may not be the right solution for the future as your medical practice continues to grow. With the focused innovation that Nuance is placing on the AI-power

Nov 18, 2020

Use Nuance® Dragon® Medical One Within PracticeSuite™ For Better Practice Profitability

The needs of today’s patients have indeed evolved over the last few decades, and patient care needs to keep pace with those progressions. Patients are not only concerned with quality treatment but with the security of knowing their visits are private and secure. Embracing the benefits of cloud-based technology is necessary for busy medical practices who want to create a more streamlined, secure, and efficient workflow for the patient documentation process. As today’s physicia

Nov 10, 2020

Learn How to Simplify Your Orthopaedic Workflow Using AI-Powered Speech Recognition

We all face challenges and problems from a variety of sources every workday. Anything from the basic whirlwind of daily activity, technology issues, or the current health crisis can cause our clinical workflow to be interrupted at some point. Out of necessity, we search for methods to simplify our work life and assist us in organizing daily tasks. Our team at 1st-dragon/CME has worked with hundreds of independent orthopaedic medical practices to implement the right solutions

Nov 3, 2020

1st-Dragon/CME Will Be an Exhibitor at the First Virtual TribalNet 2020 Conference

Our team is excited to be an exhibit partner at the first virtual TribalNet 2020 conference held November 9-11. With all the changes to the trade and conference environment this year, we appreciate the effective pivot that the organizers have been able to execute to hold this event. As a company focused on providing efficient and time saving productivity solutions, we are encouraged by the energy of this upcoming event. We look forward to introducing our speech recognition an

Oct 28, 2020

Implementing a Telehealth Solution Provides Home Care Professionals an Organized Virtual Option

Home Care and Hospice professionals continue to struggle to stay productive and provide one-on-one quality care with their ever-expanding patient load. Adding to that is the continued challenges that Covid-19 continues to present across the healthcare industry. As we have recently come off of a virtual conference with NAHC, we felt it was timely that we address some of the frustrations our Home Care clients are currently dealing with. We have been able to step in to assist ou

Oct 19, 2020

AI Technology Helps Home Care and Hospice Professionals Complete & Centralize Patient Documentation

A day in the life of a home care professional is extremely busy. Every minute of your day is filled with a variety of tasks, and each task is focused with patient care in mind. As you provide value and meaning in the hundreds of interactions that happen throughout the day, you need to ensure your notes include accurate information for submitting to Medicare/Medicaid, or other insurance providers for timely reimbursement. Many use an EHR or similar platform to enter detailed n

Oct 13, 2020

1st-Dragon/CME to Exhibit at ASCENT 2020 Annual Conference 'Ignite the Future' on October 15 & 16

Our team of speech recognition and productivity specialists will be on hand for the ASCENT 2020 Annual Conference held this year as a virtual-only event. We look forward to meeting and introducing ENT administrators, physicians, and clinicians to our suite of time-saving speech recognition solutions. We are committed to helping our medical specialty professionals find ways to save time, by reducing their time spent creating in-and-out of office patient documentation. While ou

Oct 6, 2020

How Rural Medical Practices Can Benefit from the Expansion of Medicare for Telehealth Visits

Concerns over the presence of Covid-19 continue to have an impact on in-office visits for most medical practices in urban, suburban, and especially rural communities. The remote outlying areas are feeling an even deeper affect based on simple geography and limited access to public transportation. Furthering the impact, county-based van services have reduced capacity due to CDC guidelines. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the President's leadership, hav

Sep 29, 2020

Veterinarians Using Speech Recognition Save Hours Each Day When Documenting Patient Visits

With the ever-increasing need for specialized veterinary care, most veterinarian practices see between 20-40 patients every day. With that kind of patient volume, every hour is critical for providing high-quality care. Our veterinarian clients use a variety of software technology, such as AviMark and e-Vet Practice to manage their practice efficiently. So when a busy vet practice asks us how they can stay efficient, keep within budget and increase productivity, we suggest add

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