Microsoft has unveiled Dragon Copilot, the first AI assistant for clinical workflows that combines natural language voice dictation capabilities with ambient listening capabilities. The platform is designed to promote clinician well-being, increase efficiency, improve patient experiences, and drive financial impact.
In response to growing concerns about clinician burnout, which dropped from 53% in 2023 to 48% in 2024, health systems are adopting AI to streamline administrative tasks, enhance care access, and enable faster clinical insights. Dragon Copilot aims to alleviate this strain by introducing a unified voice AI experience that draws on Microsoft’s trusted expertise.
Key features of the platform include:
* Streamlined documentation: Clinicians can take advantage of multilanguage ambient note creation, automated tasks, and natural language dictation capabilities.
* Surface information: The embedded AI assistant functionality allows clinicians to conduct general-purpose medical information searches from trusted content sources.
* Automate tasks: New capabilities enable clinicians to automate key tasks, such as conversational orders, note and clinical evidence summaries, referral letters, and after-visit summaries.
Dragon Copilot’s ambient AI technology has already resulted in significant outcomes for healthcare organizations. Clinicians report saving five minutes per encounter, 70% reduced feelings of burnout and fatigue, and 93% patient satisfaction.
The platform will be generally available in the U.S. and Canada in May, followed by the U.K., Germany, France, and the Netherlands. Microsoft is committed to developing responsible AI by design and ensuring that these technologies positively impact both the healthcare ecosystem and broader society.
Source: https://news.microsoft.com/2025/03/03/microsoft-dragon-copilot-provides-the-healthcare-industrys-first-unified-voice-ai-assistant-that-enables-clinicians-to-streamline-clinical-documentation-surface-information-and-automate-task