Nuance partners with Samsung to use the Gear S smartwatch as a physician’s dictation device

Samsung’s Gear S is an interesting smartwatch; it runs Tizen firmware and has cellular connectivity along with having a curved 2-inch AMOLED display. Now it seems that Nuance, the company behind the Dragon – Naturally Speaking software, want’s to turn the Gear S into a dictation tool for physicians, according to an announcement at the 2015 Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference being held in Chicago.

Nuance has developed an app called PowerMic that can turn any iOS or Android smartphone or, in this case, the Gear S smart watch, allowing physicians to both dictate and edit information using Dragon Medical 360.

Vice President of Vertical Business at Samsung Electronics America, Ted Brodheim said. “Our Gear S like its predecessor smart watches, keeps health and fitness monitoring as a key feature, so this extension of Gear S to improve the healthcare experience is a natural partnership.

There is also another feature being demonstrated called Florence, a virtual assistant that will boost physician productivity. Physicians will be able to record vital signs, interact with patient alerts, document telephone conversations and place medication, lab and medication orders. It all sounds intriguing, and anything that can help reduce the pressure on physicians in pressure situations can only be a good thing.

Source: BusinessWire

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