anyone dictating with Chrome apps

[Igor4sugry]

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Our university offers dragon dictation software but I happened upon dictation extensions for google chrome that work better than dragon. I have started using "speechnotes" dictation extension and it is quite user friendly. It can be loaded on any computer (whereas I have to request dragon for each specific machine).
There is no need to "train" the dragon. Initially I stopped dictating because Dragon was so crappy, but now with Chrome things are more efficient.

 

[birchswing]

I'm always a bit suspicious of extensions. As long as you can identify the developer of it and it seems legit. I'm guessing that it's probably Internet-based speech recognition, meaning your voice is being recorded and sent somewhere as machine-based speech recognition would probably not be possible with a browser extension.

I hate to the negative nancy, but something to keep in mind depending on how sensitive the material is you're recording.

 

[Bartelby]

I like google's built in dictation, though have found Apple's native dictation (based on Nuance software) and dragon dictation to be at least as good, though honestly it seems to vary from day to day how well each performs.

One caution if saving notes in Google drive / docs: they offer a HIPAA compliant version for those with a "Business Associates Agreement" but otherwise explicitly tell users not to store patient information in docs (https://support.google.com/a/answer/3407054?hl=en).

 

[birchswing]

I like google's built in dictation, though have found Apple's native dictation (based on Nuance software) and dragon dictation to be at least as good, though honestly it seems to vary from day to day how well each performs.

One caution if saving notes in Google drive / docs: they offer a HIPAA compliant version for those with a "Business Associates Agreement" but otherwise explicitly tell users not to store patient information in docs (https://support.google.com/a/answer/3407054?hl=en).

Do you mean Apple's dictation in the iPhone or on the Mac? The iPhone is fairly accurate but my Mac struggles with keeping up with me with dictation and isn't as accurate as the iPhone. I recently asked my iPhone to play "O Mio Babbino Caro"--it never got it, although it had some comical attempts. I tried it on my Nexus 6, and it gets it every time (I have a Nexus 6 as a back-up phone and because I like to tinker and learn about all OSes, but still use the iPhone as my main phone).

 

[Bartelby]

On the Mac, I have not tried iPhone dictation very extensively. It's odd, when I try just rambling off test sentences for really any of these dictation options they all seem to do great. When I dictate notes or other useful stuff, though, it's hit or miss. It may have to do with thinking about how I phrase things leading to slowdowns and mistakes, I'm not sure.

 

[birchswing]

On the Mac, I have not tried iPhone dictation very extensively. It's odd, when I try just rambling off test sentences for really any of these dictation options they all seem to do great. When I dictate notes or other useful stuff, though, it's hit or miss. It may have to do with thinking about how I phrase things leading to slowdowns and mistakes, I'm not sure.

"Faint" is an example of a word my Mac just can't handle. It writes it down as "St." every single time. I just tried it on the iPhone and it got it the first time. The Mac also can't start right away sometimes for some reason. And I have a fairly recent MacBook Pro (early 2013 model).

 

[SomeDoc]

Our university offers dragon dictation software but I happened upon dictation extensions for google chrome that work better than dragon. I have started using "speechnotes" dictation extension and it is quite user friendly. It can be loaded on any computer (whereas I have to request dragon for each specific machine).
There is no need to "train" the dragon. Initially I stopped dictating because Dragon was so crappy, but now with Chrome things are more efficient.

This is not HIPAA compliant, and patient details (histories, medications. etc.) are collected on Google's databases.

To be compliant you will need to use speech files for dictation software stored on a local PC or accessible through a closed network.

 

[clausewitz2]

Yeah, not HIPPA compliant without a contract with Google:

https://m.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/2acsdh/google_voice_typing_hipaa_compliant/

As is, without a contract, Google makes absolutely no promises about how it uses the data transmitted to its servers for rendering into text. While it is encrypted en route, they own the data and can do what they please with it if you don't have a formal agreement.

Remember, HIPAA violations apply to you -once you actually send the data to someone else outside of the system, the law does not penalize them from running wild with it.