GearDictate is great for medical, legal and other professionals who need a
powerful dictation application without tying up a telephone line or carrying
around a portable device. Get away from the expensive dedicated dictation stations.
GearDictate lets you use existing PCs to dictate all your notes.
How it works
GearDictate was designed and developed by dictation experts
with decades of experience in the industry. It's simple to use interface, integration
with professional grade microphones and advanced features makes working more
efficiently easier than ever.
Recording your notes with GearDictate is simple. Open up the application,
login if required and hit record. GearDictate can prompt you
for demographics so you can enter patience IDs, case numbers and more at the
beginning of each dictation. As you record, you can easily rewind and review,
as well as insert additional audio or overwrite previously recorded audio all
with a very simple interface. Upon completion of the dictation, simply touch
EOL (End of Letter) on the Philips SpeechMike or
use your mouse to select End of Letter on the GearDictate screen. GearDictate
will send the audio off to an Email address, FTP folder or across the network
to transcription.
GearDictate File Transfer
Transferring files with GearDictate is as simple as touching a button. If
you have more than one destination, simply touch the EOL button, then select
the appropriate destination from the list.
Do you need your work encrypted for security? GearDictate has a 128-bit unique
key encryption. This means you specify who can open documents based on who
has your key. GearPlayer or GearXport are required to decrypt documents if
GearDictate is used to encrypt them.
New features and now easier than ever.
GearDictate's new Silence Detection feature helps improve transcription efficiency
by cutting out silent periods of recording automatically. The new redesigned
interface, mobile licensing, demographic input, routing wizard and integration
with professional grade microphones makes using the new GearDictate easier
than ever.
- Silence Detection – A smarter way to dictate.
Let GearDictate cut out periods of silence for you with this brand new feature,
Silence Detection. No need to pause and start recording again, GearDictate
does it for you and provides visual indicators so you know when its detecting
silence. With its adjustable levels, you can easily accommodate for background
noise.
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- Professional Grade Microphones– Fully Integrated
with Philips SpeechMikes
GearDictate makes dictation a breeze as it is fully integrated with Philips
SpeechMikes, professional grade dictation microphones. SpeechMikes are available
with a classic 4-position slide switch design or push-button operation. Both
models are available with optional programmable buttons for additional operations
and a barcode scanner to make demographic input easy. All SpeechMike models
include an integrated trackball for controlling the onscreen mouse with only
your thumb.
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- Redesigned Interface – Pretty to look at, easy
to use.
GearDictate 4 has a gorgeous new user interface that you'll enjoy using. New
options and setup tools are logically placed and easy to find. GearDictate
offers its standard window and a Slim mode to reduce the amount of space used
on the screen. It's never been this easy to dictate to your PC!
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- Routing Wizard – Files from here to there, with
a simple press of a button...
With the touch of a button, a user can automatically send out a dictation to
an email address, FTP account or to a folder across the network with or without
encryption. The choice is yours. Do you have multiple destinations your file
may need to go to? No problem, with more than one destination, simply choose
from a list the locations to which you'd like to send the work.
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- Automatic File Mover – Move documents around automatically.
GearPlayer allows you to automatically select dictation files from designated
locations on your PC or FTP site across the internet and automatically move
them to a file of your choice on your PC. GearPlayer will automatically move
typed documents to a designated location on your PC or network for the work
to be returned.
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- Hands Free Dictation – Look, no hands.
GearDictate allows anyone to dictate hands free with the use of a standard
transcription foot pedal or a wide dictation foot pedal. Now you can control
recording with your foot allowing your hands to be free for other purposes.
Combine it with a gooseneck microphone to hang over a station or have it
rest on a desk.
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- Demographics – Include Patient ID, Case number
and more, easily.
GearDictate makes it easy to include file demographics with your dictation.
A demographic window can optionally appear upon creating a new dictation prompting
the user for specific information such as patient id, case number and more.
Don't want to hand key the information? No problem, GearDictate also supports
bar code scanning. You can scan information directly into the demographic window.
All the data is automatically included with the file and sent with the audio
to transcription. Transcriptionist can easily see the demographic data when
using GearPlayer.
- Audio Templates – Never dictate the same notes
again.
Simply insert an audio template for any repetitive dictation. GearDictate,
with its full dictation control also allows you to easily edit any audio template
making it unique to case or patient. Don't re-dictate similar dictations over
and over, use audio templates to improve your efficiency and reduce the chore
of dictation.
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- Security – Encryption and Audit Trail make you
HIPAA ready.
GearDictate offers its users unique-key 128-bit encryption. This means only
people you specifically give your security key can open your dictation. This
encryption process is completely optional, but if enabled will not change the
way you dictate. After you set it up once, everything is built-in completely
automatic.
GearDictate's Audit Trail will tell you where every job went and when you sent
it. It logs all file activity and is easily viewable in the options menu.
- File Naming Convention – Customize your file names.
You tell GearDictate exactly how you want to name your files. Easily include
demographic data such as author ID, patient ID, case number, work type and
more. Simply go into the GearDictate options and select from the list of
available fields what you would like to see included in the file name. When finished,
click OK and restart GearDictate. You can easily change this convention at
anytime.
- Mobile Licensing Technology – Just unplug your
key and go!
You no longer need to buy software for each PC you want to use GearDictate
on. GearDictate 4 features Mobile Licensing with an included USB HASP key.
Simply install GearDictate on as many computers as you need, then as needed,
plug in your USB key into the PC that you would like to use. In an instant,
GearDictate is ready to use.
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- Auto Software Updates – Effortlessly run the latest
version.
GearDictate 4 offers Auto Update to keep your software running at it's best.
It downloads and updates the GearDictate package with the latest software enhancements,
bug fixes and documentation updates.
Auto Update is optional, but recommended by TranscriptionGear.Com. Change your
preferences at any time in the GearDictate “Options” menu.
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- Foot Pedal Testing Utility – Try it, its built
right in.
Not sure if your hands free foot pedal has failed? GearDictate's built-in foot
pedal testing utility makes it easy to tell if your foot pedal is working.
Simply select the test from the options menu. Now you can determine if its
software or hardware related.
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- Notifications – Audio and Slide-ups keep you informed.
Notifications allow you to see the status of your dictation at a glance. With
slide-up and audio notifications you can quickly see when you're recording,
paused, rewinding and more.
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- Bookmarks and Notes – Add text quickly to be passed
to transcription.
GearDictate features a new, advanced progress bar designed with ease of use
in mind. At a glance, you can see and easily add notes and bookmarks for your
reference. This information you enter is passed along to your transcriptionist,
who with GearPlayer can see your notes and bookmarks. Use your notes for special
instructions or for additional information that helps the transcriptionist
but is not intended to be included in the document.
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In order to make the most of GearDictate's features, please be sure your
PC meets the following requirements. If you are unsure if you PC meets these
requirements, please feel free to contact our Technical Support staff at
888-834-2392 option 2.
Hardware Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® or AMD™ Processor with speed of 1 GHz or
above
- 1 Gigabyte of system RAM
- 1 Gigabyte of free hard disk space
- Sound Blaster® or better sound card, note that onboard or low-end
sound cards will not provide desirable recording quality.
- PC/Headset microphone, Philips SpeechMike microphone, or Olympus DirectRec
microphone
- Available 9-pin serial or USB port for foot pedal support (optional)
- Network or Internet connection
- An available USB port for the HASP key.
Software Requirements
- Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows® Vista or Windows® 7
operating systems.
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or higher
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