Medical Transcription Alternative in California

Dragon Medical One helps clinicians reduce costs and finish charts faster in California.

Cost Comparison in California

Full‑Time Medical Scribe

Average salary: $61,557/year

Approx. hourly: $30/hr

Dragon Medical One

Monthly per provider: $79

First‑year total: $1,473 (includes $525 setup)

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Instant documentation

Complete charts during visits — no waiting for transcripts.

Lower, predictable cost

$79/month per provider vs variable per‑minute services.

High accuracy & vocabularies

Specialty vocabularies and real‑time corrections for better notes.

Whats Clinicians Say

Charleston GI

Improved satisfaction with lower spend

With real-time speech recognition, we’re still able to provide exceptional, patient-focused care and create documentation that thoroughly depicts the patient condition, but our documentation spend and provider satisfaction have vastly improved.

Tommy Punteney
Chief Operating Officer

Allina Health

Enterprise-wide scalability

We were looking for a scalable, enterprise-wide clinical documentation solution. Nuance not only met that criteria but also could provide a strong technology foundation to improve provider efficiency and enable timely documentation in the patient record.

Jonathan Shoemaker
Chief Information Security Officer

Forsyth Foot & Ankle Associates

3-4 hours saved weekly

Dragon Medical One has stopped me from having to complete notes in the evenings and on weekends—it's definitely improved my quality of life.

Dr. Michael C. McGlamry
D.P.M., FACFAS

Model Your Savings in California

Medical Scribe vs Dragon Medical One

Compare costs and see your potential savings

👥 Medical Scribe Costs

Hourly Rate (California):$30/hr
Monthly Hours:160 hours
Monthly Cost:$4,734
Annual Cost:$56,813

💰 Dragon Medical One

Monthly per Provider:$79
Setup Fee (one-time):$525
Monthly Cost:$79
Annual Cost:$948

📈 Your Savings with Dragon Medical One

Monthly Savings
$4,655
Annual Savings
$55,865
Return on Investment
5893%
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Based on California medical scribe salary data • No credit card required

More Success Stories

Leon Medical Centers

Epic + PowerMic integration success

The pilot showed that Dragon Medical One and PowerMic integrated well with Epic. And with positive feedback from our clinicians and no issues to smooth out, we had the confidence we needed to proceed. These tools help our clinicians complete accurate, thorough, and efficient documentation—which is at the core of managing the care of our patients. The quality of support from Nuance helped us train both the physicians and system administrators effectively.

Marcus Gomez
Senior Vice President and CIO

Universal Health Services

60–90% voluntary adoption

Our goal was to transition at least 30% of patient stories to Nuance's cloud-based technology in conjunction with our EHR. Within just a few weeks, we were pleasantly surprised to see voluntary adoption rates of 60% to 90% across our hospitals. You don't reach numbers like that unless you have a good tool.

Dr. Ehab Hanna
Chief Medical Information Officer

Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine

Device-agnostic flexibility

I'm not tied to my personal workstation.

Dr. Brian A. Levine
Founding Partner and Practice Director

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Dragon Medical One subscriptions start at $79 / month.

Includes Free PowerMic Mobile companion app!

12‑Month Contract: $99.00 / month / provider
24‑Month Contract: $89.00 / month / provider
36‑Month Contract: $79.00 / month / provider

All contract terms require a one‑time $525 implementation fee. The implementation fee covers license activation, installations on an unlimited number of devices, three one‑hour training sessions, and free technical support for the life of the contract. Licenses currently may be transitioned to different users as providers rotate out without incurring any additional implementation fees.

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