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HIMSS 2025: Microsoft Introduces First Unified Voice AI Assistant To Help Clinicians Streamline Documentation

 
• By Marion Webb

Dragon Copilot combines and extends the capabilities of Microsoft Dragon Medical One voice dictation and DAX ambient listening to help clinicians streamline their entire workflow. It will be available in the US and Canada in May, followed by the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

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Microsoft kicked off the HIMSS 25 conference Monday by introducing Dragon Copilot, which brings together two AI-powered solutions to help clinicians streamline clinical documentation aimed at reducing clinicians’ administrative burden to focus more on patient care.

Dragon Copilot will be available in the US and Canada in May, followed by the UK, Germany, France and the...

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