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Heidi Desktop goes where the browser can’t.

Dictate anywhere on your screen, capture telehealth audio straight from the call,
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Operative Dictation

Dictate your operative note the moment you scrub out. Terms you use are already built in Heidi, so dictated words emerge accurately on any text field your cursor has selected. Review the note, sign off, then move to the next case.

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"I was pleasantly surprised by how well Heidi captured the essence of these complex sessions. Even when conversations switched between multiple languages, it was able to organize the information into coherent clinical documentation."

Dr. Annie Liau Fui Vun, Consultant Pediatrician in Columbia Asia Hospital

Get started with Heidi Dictate for operative dictation today

The best dictation app for your operative practice is one download away. Set up your workflow by granting access and dictate your operative note with Heidi for free.

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Operative Dictation FAQs

Questions about Heidi Dictate in operative practice, answered.

Yes. If your history is enabled, you can search through your previous dictations and filter them by date for easier navigation. You also have the option to disable the history by switching it off in the Dictate settings.

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Dictation made for the pace of operative work

Speak your notes and findings as you operate. Anatomical detail and techniques you dictate are recognized right away, so what’s in your records matches what happened in the theater.

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Operative dictation software features

Hands-free dictation

Keep your hands sterile and focused on the patient. Press the hotkey twice for hands-free dictation mode. Your findings will be documented without you touching the keyboard.

90+ languages to dictate in

Description: Heidi Dictate keeps up with both the native and the medical language you use in practice. Where supported, you can also customize multilingual commands for convenience.

Customized tone settings

Take your pick in personalizing tone of voice settings. Heidi Dictate offers options for output to match how you want the text to read. Choose a tone from formal, conversational, or casual.

Merge your sessions

Sessions for the same patient within 24 hours of each other are merged once you approve. Heidi brings the transcripts together in chronological order, so you can generate one note from the merged session.

Clipboard fallback

If you started dictating before clicking into a field, Heidi still catches every word that you can copy-paste to your clipboard. No details missed.

Free to Try

Core Dictate features come at no cost. All you need to do is download Heidi, enable access and press your hotkey to experience its benefits in your practice. Get our desktop app today.

Watch Heidi Dictate work in practice

This is Heidi Dictate in real workflows. Press the custom hotkey and watch your words appear where the cursor is. No set-up needed.

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AI Dictation for Operative Practice, Across EHR Systems

Athenahealth

Heidi Dictate works in athenaOne. Speak as you normally would during visits and words land punctuated and formatted in athenaClinicals, athenaCommunicator and any text field in Athenahealth.

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eClinicalWorks

Any editable field in eClinicalWorks, such as Assessment and Treatment, accepts your voice. Just press your customized key, dictate your findings and your text lands where your cursor is.

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Cyber Essentials Certified
APP Compliant
NZ Info Privacy Principles
ISO 42001 Certified
UK Conformity Assessed
27001 Certified
TX-RAMP Compliant
PIPEDA Compliant
NHS Compliant
PDPA Compliant
PDPO Compliant
POPIA Compliant
T.G.V Certification
HIPAA Compliant
SOC 2 Compliant
RGPD Compliant
Cyber Essentials Certified
APP Compliant
NZ Info Privacy Principles
ISO 42001 Certified
UK Conformity Assessed
27001 Certified
TX-RAMP Compliant
PIPEDA Compliant
NHS Compliant
PDPA Compliant
PDPO Compliant
POPIA Compliant
T.G.V Certification
HIPAA Compliant
SOC 2 Compliant
RGPD Compliant
Cyber Essentials Certified
APP Compliant
NZ Info Privacy Principles
ISO 42001 Certified
UK Conformity Assessed
27001 Certified
TX-RAMP Compliant
PIPEDA Compliant
NHS Compliant
PDPA Compliant
PDPO Compliant
POPIA Compliant
T.G.V Certification
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