THE PRESCRIPTION FOR TRANSCRIPTIONDragon NaturallySpeaking® Medical 8 truly delivers on thepromise of speech recognition in healthcare. Never has arelease of Dragon NaturallySpeaking been as accurate –Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8 is 20% more accurate than the previous release, and delivers up to99% accuracy! Now healthcare professionals can truly eliminate the high cost and long turnaround time associated with manual transcription of patient notes. The result is lower costs and better patient care.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8 lets you access yourunique “user profile” from any workstation in your organization’s network, so you can “roam” your hospital, clinic or practice and always have access to the power of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8 also comes with a complete library of 14 medicalspecialty vocabularies, as well as the tools to further customize vocabularies for a specific practice.

If your organization is ready to dramatically reduce costs and improve patient care, contact ScanSoft or any certified Dragon NaturallySpeaking reseller today!

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won over 170 awards worldwide!

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Dictate, edit and control applications all by voice with any Windows-based electronic patient records application, plus programs likeMicrosoft® Word, Outlook®, Excel, PowerPoint®, Internet Explorer®, Corel® WordPerfect®, and more.

WORKS WITH THE APPLICATIONS YOU RELY ON

Works with any electronic patient recordsapplication Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8 will alsowork with virtually any electronic patient recordsapplication. Navigate fields and screens, fill outforms, enter free text dictation, all without touching your keyboard or waiting for manual transcription.Patient notes completed instantlyAs soon as you finish dictating, your patient notesare instantly complete and available to patientsand other caregivers.Dictate on-the-goYou can dictate directly into a PC, or be productive on-the-go by dictation into a ScanSoftcertified handheld device such as a digitalrecorder, Pocket PC or palmOneTM TungstenTM.It’s easy to have Dragon NaturallySpeaking automatically transcribe recorded dictations whenyou synch with your PC.

More accurate than ever before: With a 20% increase in accuracy, DragonNaturallySpeaking 8 is up to 99% accurate.

Full library of medical specialtyvocabularies: Dragon NaturallySpeakingcomes with specialty vocabularies forRadiology, Cardiology, Surgery, GeneralMedicine, Family Practice, ObGyn, Neurology,Pathology, Orthopedic, Emergency, MentalHealth, Oncology, Pediatrics andGastroenterology.

Network ready: You can even accessyour unique Dragon NaturallySpeaking “profile” from any PC on your organization’slocal area network.

Works with virtually any electronicpatient records application: Navigatefields and screens, fill out forms, enter freetext dictation, all without touching your key-board or waiting for manual transcription.

APIs for developers: Use the DragonNaturallySpeaking SDK to “voice-enable”any workflow application.

Mobile: Be productive on-the-go! Importrecordings from any ScanSoft-certifiedhandheld device for automatic transcriptionand have a third party editor quickly andeasily make corrections.

Use voice commands: Create simplecommands that will automate complex,multi-step tasks. Just say a single word orphrase and let your computer do the rest.

System Requirements■ Intel® Pentium® III / 500 MHz processor

(or equivalent AMD® processor)■ 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM Recommended)■ 500 MB free hard disk space■ Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP1 or higher)

Home and Professional, 2000 (SP4 or higher)■ Creative® SoundBlaster® 16 or equivalent

sound card supporting 16-bit recording■ Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 or higher (free

download available at www.microsoft.com) ■ CD-ROM drive (required for installation) ■ ScanSoft-approved noise-canceling headset

microphone (included) ■ Speakers (required for playback of recorded

speech and text-to-speech features).■ A Web connection is required for activation.

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About ScanSoft, Inc.ScanSoft is the leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions thatare used to automate a wide range of manual processes – savingtime, increasing worker productivity and improving customer service.

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8 is the Fast, Easy and Accurate Way to Eliminate Transcription Costs and Improve Patient Care

• Record setting accuracy—up to 99%

• Works with virtually any electronic patient records application

• Complete clinical notes instantly and accurately

• Special compatibility with Microsoft® Office, including Outlook® and PowerPoint®

• Complete library of medical specialty vocabularies

• Easier and faster than ever before – dictate at up to 160 words per minute

• Fully network compatible

• Use on-the-go with any ScanSoft-certified handheld device*

• Proofread faster than ever before with dictation playback

• Comes with a FREE ScanSoft-approved noise canceling microphone

* Visit http://www.ScanSoft.com/NaturallySpeaking/support/compatibility/ for a listing

More accurate than ever before An amazing 20% more accurate than theprevious release.

Create clinical note, referral lettersand e-mail instantlyDragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8 transcribes accurately as you speak.

Dictate, edit and navigate menusin virtually any Windows-basedelectronic patient records application.

Fully network compatibleAccess your unique DragonNaturallySpeaking Medical 8 “profile” fromany PC on your organization’s local area network.

Comes with a complete library ofmedical specialty vocabularies

Special Compatibility with Microsoft OfficeNatural language commands let you “say ityour way.”

The world’s best-selling speechrecognition software for professionals: Winner of over 170 awards worldwide foraccuracy and ease of use.

Be productive on the goDictate into any ScanSoft-certified handheldrecorder or Pocket PC.1 Use DragonNaturallySpeaking Medical to automaticallytranscribe your documents later.2

Get started quicklyTeach Dragon NaturallySpeaking to recognizeyour voice in just a few minutes.

APIs for developers and integratorsUse the Dragon NaturallySpeaking SDK to voice enable any healthcare workflowapplication.

1 See http://www.ScanSoft.com/NaturallySpeaking/supportfor a list of compatible devices

2 Recorder or Pocket PC not included

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REDUCE TRANSCRIPTION COSTS ANDIMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE

Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Medical to have clinical dictation instantly and automatically transcribed on a PC. The results are reduced cost and turnaround time of manual transcription. Dictate directly into a PC or any ScanSoft®-certified digitalrecorder or PDA. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical will also make it easier for physicians to adopt electronic health records applications.

With Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8 now isthe time to eliminate the costs and long turnaroundtimes associated with manual transcription. WithDragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 8, you can get software, training and support in the first year all forunder $3,000. In future years, the cost is even lessbecause you’ll only need ongoing support. The savingsDragon NaturallySpeaking 8 provides over manualtranscription is significant—over $10,000 per year perdoctor! And, because your clinical notes are instantlyavailable to patients and other caregivers, the qualityof care improves.

The Dragon NaturallySpeaking SDK includes everything needed to add cutting-edgespeech recognition technology to any workflow application. This easy-to-use toolkitenables everything from free text dictation to command and control functionality, andcan be deployed as part of a server or client based solution.

PLUS: POWERFUL NEW TOOLS FOR DEVELOPERS ANDSYSTEM INTEGRATORS

MANUAL TRANSCRIPTIONAverage cost per year per doctor for manual transcription:

DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING MEDICAL 8Cost for DragonNaturallySpeaking Medical 8:

Average turnaround timeper dictation:

$15,000

Up to two weeks

$3,000 includingtraining and support—and the cost goesdown every year!

Average turnaround timeper dictation:

Instantaneous

Volume License PricingScanSoft offers tiered pricing through its

licensing program. To learn more call 1-800-443-7077