We have improved the probability of the changes listed below returning accurately.
If you find that specific terms are not still working correctly after a topic release, we recommend adding vocabulary and/or substitutions to improve recognition. Additionally, transcripts in which words are not recognized accurately should be corrected so we can harvest them each month and add them to the appropriate topic's corpus.
Accuracy - General
New Drugs/Devices Support – (B-17993, S-17995; 20250411) Corpus and dictionary support for new drugs and medical devices approved by the FDA between January and March 2025 have been added.
Seconds - (D-13461; 20250409) Previously, the term "seconds" was being misinterpreted as a fraction rather than a time unit. For example, "thirty second hold" was incorrectly returning as "30/2 hold" instead of "30 second hold." This issue has now been resolved.
Acoustic Model Improvements – (S-17856, D-13398, D-13429, D-13451; 202503031) Topics have been trained with improved acoustic data, addressing the following issues:
Reduced occurrence of non-spoken words (e.g., "A" or "I") appearing at the beginning of transcripts.
Reduced occurrence of "period" punctuation being misrecognized as “good.”
Fewer word omissions at the beginning of a transcript
Comma Punctuation Recognition Fix – (D-13743; 20250312) We addressed an issue where the comma punctuation was misrecognized as "come a" or "com at" in certain cases. Recognition accuracy for these instances has been improved.
Homonym Fixes – (D-13703; 20250408) Homonyms like beat/beet, our/are, where/wear/were, U/you and 4/for were given support so that they now return correctly for specific samples included in this item.
Enumerations – (S-18051; 20250402) We have improved the recognition of enumerations in various formats, for example:
newline number <1,2...>
period number <1,2...>
number <1,2..>
Removal of Support for "Dr." Followed by Letter Homonyms – (B-17841; 20250305) Support has been removed for "Dr." followed directly by a single letter (e.g., C, B, N, A, H) in the corpus. These instances were causing incorrect returns, for example, “C” was returning instead of “see,” and “B” instead of “be.”
Another example:
Before: "Dr. N family are in agreement with plan of care."
After: "Doctor and family are in agreement with plan of care.”
The system will interpret and output “Dr.” followed by the spoken name if it matches an entry in our names list. If the following word is not a recognized as a name or isn't in the list, the word “doctor” will return instead. If "doctor" followed by a name does not return as "Dr." preceding the name, add "Dr. [Name]" as a vocabulary to ensure correct recognition and formatting. (Note: The documentation and video for nVoq Administrator Vocabulary has been updated to reflect this.)
Insert Routine – (S-18052; 20250410) Extra support was added for "insert routine" so these words return accurately.
2.x and 4.x – (D-13704; 20250411) Fixed an issue in which decimal numbers starting with 2 or 4 were not returning in the correct numerical format.
Scratch That – (S-18050; 20250411) Extra support was added for "scratch that" so these words return correctly.
New words from Corrections – (S-18116; 20250414) Support for new words identified in corrected dictations submitted between Sept 2024 through Feb 2025 was added to the dictionary with limited support in the appropriate topics.
sesamoidean
hyoscyamine
MediHoney
Kat
Klaravich
DMETrack
LaryTube
anucleate
Biocidin
Dubb
Reyn
upload
VitaCare
Accuplex
Cathflo
Cuticerin
Donnally
donner
Fraguela
Imagyst
O'Donnell
orthoroentgenogram
SierraDerm
WellSky
aCremation
ADRC
Ahsan
cardiometabolic
docusate
Endit
lactated
MitoCORE
Hyphenated Words – (D-13788; 20250422) The following compound words will consistently return as hyphenated. Future enhancements will ensure that these words appear with or without hyphens based on grammatical context (e.g., as a noun vs. an adjective).
full-thickness
broad-based
small-to-moderate
benign-appearing
partial-thickness
full-field
computer-aided
ground-glass
disc-osteophyte
slow-attenuation
S-shaped
right-sided
ill-defined
high-grade
low-grade
fat-suppressed
Accuracy - General Medicine
Punctuation "Period" Fix – (D-13700; 20250410) Resolved an issue affecting certain samples where the word "period" was transcribed instead of the punctuation mark (.).
Words Added – (S-17812, S-18116; 20250410) The following terms have been added to the dictionary along with some support for them in the corpus:
ApoB
AIRSUPRA
homocysteine
ForTec Medical
butalbital
CAPOX
basic
Teladoc
Accuracy - Orthopedics
Words Added – (S-17811, S-18116; 20250416) The following terms have been added to the dictionary—if they were not already included—along with some corresponding support for them in the corpus:
cyma line
OSSIO
New Balance
hammer toe
os acromiale
os calcis
os carpalia
os intercuneiforme
os intermetatarseum
os lanula
os odentoideum
os peroneum
os sesamoideum
os supranaviculare
os sustentaculum
os talocalcaneus
os tibiale externum
os trapezium
os trapezoideum
os triangulare
os trigonum
os ulnar styloidum
os vesalianum
Accuracy - Pathology
Corpus Cleanup – (S-18073; 20250331) Ongoing cleanup of the corpus continues. Pathology corpus materials have been reviewed and refined to remove misspellings and nonsensical phrasing.
Non-Medical Names – (S-18020; 20250409) The likelihood of non-medical proper names appearing in transcripts has been significantly reduced.
Spinal Markers – (S-18043; 20250411) Improved recognition of spinal markers in cases where "C", "S", "2", and "4" were previously misrecognized as "she"/"see", "as", "to"/"too", or "for."
Words added – ( S-18072, S-18116; 20250416) The following terms have been added to the dictionary—if they were not already included—along with some corresponding support for them in the corpus:
in toto
HHV-8
CCCA
spoitzoid
whole
proton pump
stop dictation
secretory
secretory endometrium
intraepithelial
Accuracy - Radiology
Corpus Cleanup – (S-17973; 20250331) Ongoing cleanup of the corpus continues. Radiology corpus materials have been reviewed and refined to remove misspellings and nonsensical phrasing.
CM – (B-13701; 20250402) Resolved an issue where "cm" was incorrectly being returned as "similar" in certain cases.
Punctuation "Period" Fix – (D-13700; 20250410) Resolved an issue affecting certain samples where the word "period" was transcribed instead of the punctuation mark (.).
Medical Terms – (D-13740; 20250409) The following medical terms were previously not returning correctly. Updates to the corpus and dictionary have been made to ensure accurate returns:
diaphragmatic
permeative lesions
paramediastinal
non-paramediastinal