Record a patient conversation

Record a patient conversation in Dragon Copilot web, desktop or mobile

To create an ambient recording of your patient encounter, do the following:

1. Open a session or create a new session.

2. Select the ambient recording icon  at the bottom; the icon changes to blue and the timer starts running to indicate that recording is on and Dragon Copilot is listening to your conversation.

3. When the patient encounter is over, select the ambient recording icon  again to stop recording.

4. Dragon Copilot transcribes your conversation, extracts the relevant information and creates a note, applying your style preferences. If you've discussed orders during the patient conversation, Dragon Copilot detects and creates them.

Record a patient conversation in Dragon Copilot embedded

If you're working with the embedded version of Dragon Copilot, do the following:

1. In your EHR, start ambient recording.

2. Dragon Copilot listens to your conversation with the patient.

3. When the patient encounter is over, stop ambient recording in your EHR.

4. Dragon Copilot transcribes your conversation, extracts the relevant information and creates a note, applying your style preferences. If you've discussed orders during the patient conversation, Dragon Copilot detects and creates them.

Remarks

• The ambient recording icon  ​​​​​​​is available at the bottom of every tab.

• Once you start recording, Dragon Copilot listens and records unobtrusively. Recording continues even if your device screen goes to sleep or if you lose your network connection.

• Other apps that use your microphone can interrupt your recording. For example, if you're recording with your mobile phone and answer a call during the encounter, the recording pauses and must be restarted when you end the call. We recommend setting your mobile phone to 'Do not disturb' before you start recording.

• You can also record a patient conversation in Spanish. For more information, see: Language settings.

Ambient recording - best practices

• Put the recording device where Dragon Copilot can hear the conversation between you and your patient. Place it on a nearby surface, like a desk or table in the room.

• You can stop and restart recording at any time. This is useful if, for example, you need to step out of the room for a bit or your patient asks for a sensitive topic to not be recorded. This is also required every time you switch languages in your patient conversation.

• Begin with an introduction and include the patient’s preferred pronouns and the reason for the visit to help the AI write the note. For example: Casey Jenson, prefers they/them. They are here today for their annual physical.

• Be conversational. Have a dialogue with the patient as normal. Dragon Copilot understands natural language, so you don't have to use robotic speech, commands or punctuation.

• Use verbal cues. Dragon Copilot can't see you or your patient, so make sure you articulate what's happening. For example, specify location and laterality if the patient is being vague or uses gestures, articulate what exams you're performing and be explicit in your details.

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