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Dictation software is huge in the healthcare industry. Every doctor uses it, and a solution like yours could likely make their work much more efficient.

Have you explored this market segment?

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I’d consider dentistry first. It’s still an open market in terms of SaaS, and they tend to have the same computer sat there all day constantly switching between the patient and the machine.

Why do doctors use it?

Not OP but a big part of a doctor's job is clinical notes. Typing is slow, talking is fast. Less time spent taking notes == more time with patient.

From exploring this segment for a while, I believe that dictation software is the "brick" in the hair-on-fire analogy (hence, it provides some relief, but is far from an actual solution). There is a form of water (scribes on retainer) but it is too expensive for all but the most profitable of specialties. The problem to be solved is not "dictation but better," but "take this cognitive load away from doctors, and keep notes accurate." (which is what scribes with experience do.) In a broader sense, the problem to be solved is the American healthcare/insurance system (the reason these notes have to be taken in this way in the first place)...

> Less time spent taking notes == more time with patient.

This can be true in some cases, but from what I understand, industry wide it would end up more like:

Less time spent taking notes == more patients scheduled.

Which is still of value, but fails to solve the original point of a physician's frustration, and possibly makes it worse (assuming the physician is still the one generating, handling and verifying the notes, but with better efficiency).

check https://vetrec.io :)

Thanks! As I mentioned, I've been looking into this for a while. I'll add it to my list.

Now I have:

    - vetrec.io
    - Abridge
    - Scribeberry
    - Scribematic
    - Notezap
    - Lytte
    - Deepscribe
    - FreedAI
    - s10 AI
    - Nable
    - DeepCura
    - DAX copilot
    - Suki
    - M*Modal
    - Amazon Healthscribe

Slightly different (?) - maybe more human:

    - Overnight Scribe
    - Rev.ai

Plus the output is legible

My wife is a Radiologist and uses voice transcription literally ALL DAY LONG as she reads imaging and transcribes her findings. Powerscribe from Nuance in case your curious

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