Subj : Microsoft unveils Dragon Copilot voice-activated AI assistant for
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Date : Tue Mar 04 2025 11:00:09

Microsoft unveils Dragon Copilot voice-activated AI assistant for doctors

Date:
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:52:00 +0000

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Microsofts Dragon Copilot AI assistant looks to help lessen pressure and 
reduce burnout.

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Copilot combines Dragon Medical One and DAX Copilot tech Ongoing staffing 
issues continue to plague healthcare Microsoft says early users report time 
savings and reduced burnout 

In response to ongoing staffing shortages across the healthcare sector, 
Microsoft has unveiled its own doctor-designed AI assistant to help 
practitioners free up more time to handle patients. 

As the name suggests, the new AI tool combines Dragon Medical Ones natural 
language voice dictation with DAX Copilots ambient listening technology. 

The company cited rising pressure in the UK, which now has a backlog of 7.5 
million patients on waiting lists, as well as burnout across the US thats 
affecting around half (48%) of clinicians. Microsoft Dragon Copilot 

Microsoft reckons technological advancements have already helped reduce US 
clinician burnout by five percentage points between 2023 and 2024, and its 
big bet on artificial intelligence is hoping to take care of even more 
burdensome administrative tasks. 

With the launch of our new Dragon Copilot, we are introducing the first 
unified voice AI experience to the market, drawing on our trusted, 
decades-long expertise that has consistently enhanced provider wellness and 
improved clinical and financial outcomes for provider organizations and the 
patients they serve, said Microsoft Health and Life Sciences Solutions and 
Platforms CVP Joe Petro. 

Apart from streamlining documentation and automating some workloads, 
Microsoft says its technology will also help doctors conduct general-purpose 
medical information searches from trusted content sources to help guide their 
consultations. 

American and Canadian doctors are set to get access to the tools from May 
2025, with practitioners in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands also 
being promised access later. 

Microsoft says more than three million ambient patient conversations across 
600 healthcare organizations have already been assisted in just the past 
month, with clinicians reporting a time saving of five minutes per encounter, 
reduced burnout and fatigue, and a better overall patient experience. You 
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https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-unveils-dragon-copilot-voice-activated
-ai-assistant-for-doctors


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