Preventing Physician Burnout with Dragon Medical One

Studies show that over 50% of healthcare providers experience burnout at some point in their careers. Some doctors even experience burnout several times. That is no surprise given the non-clinical tasks physicians must finish each day - important work that keeps workflows moving and records updated - on top of seeing patients for 12 hours or more.

Many healthcare providers are looking for ways to take some of the load off themselves to avoid physician burnout. Some ask administration staff to take on more non-clinical duties. A few hire part-time doctors to cover night and weekend shifts. Others automate processes with new technologies.

Healthcare providers, on average, spend 35% of their time documenting patient data. That time could be better spent seeing more patients, resting, or continuing professional development (CPD). To avoid physician burnout, more providers are looking for faster, more efficient ways to finish medical documentation.

Most healthcare providers have heard of or used Dragon for dictation. It is speech recognition technology that helps medical professionals move through clinical documentation faster. Dictation is transcribed in real time, securely in the cloud, and output directly into the electronic medical record (EMR) or another target application such as Microsoft Word or email. Some doctors dictate while the patient is still in the room. That saves time and helps make sure important details are not lost or forgotten later.

The most useful documentation software combines high medical speech recognition accuracy with a price that fits a provider budget. Dragon Medical One from Nuance Communications fits that need and is proven to save physicians time. It offers secure, cloud-based medical speech recognition, user profiles, custom vocabularies, and templates. Doctors can dictate on compatible devices, including a cell phone with the PowerMic Mobile companion app. Once clinicians see how much time Dragon saves on clinical documentation, many keep it as part of their daily workflow.

Cutting documentation time will not solve every cause of physician burnout, but reclaiming hours each week is a practical step. Dragon Medical One helps providers finish notes faster so they can spend more time with patients and less time typing after hours.