Natural language processing

Grader A: hit

Nuance Dragon Medical, clinical speech recognition, reported 500,000 clinicians, 90% of US hospitals and 80% of radiologists by 2020; already >10% of US physicians in 2008. Hit (already here).

Test: D37 health: share of relevant patients, providers or procedures using it by 2022 (hit >=5%; partial <5% real use by 2022 or 5% in 2023-2025; miss no real use by 2025); relevant: clinicians/hospitals

• Nuance: an AI solution physicians love (2020-04): Dragon used by 500,000 clinicians, 90% of US hospitals, 80% of radiologists
• More Than 70,000 Healthcare Providers Use Dragon Medical (2008): Over 10% of US physicians used Dragon Medical

Grader B: hit

Nuance Dragon Medical clinical speech recognition was used by over 550,000 physicians and Nuance solutions by 77% of US hospitals (July 2022). Clinical NLP for documentation and coding was routine before 2022.

Test: D37 health: >=5% of clinicians or hospitals use clinical NLP/speech understanding by 2022 = hit.

• Nuance Expands Dragon Medical One Availability through the Microsoft Marketplace (2022-07-19): Over 550,000 physicians use Dragon Medical; 77% of US hospitals use Nuance solutions.