Dragon Medical One on a Mac
Not directly. Dragon Medical One is a native Windows app, and Microsoft's documentation says it cannot be installed directly on a Mac. The supported routes are Citrix, a virtual machine, or Boot Camp, and Microsoft says cursor dictation into native macOS apps is not supported from a virtual machine.
If your EHR runs in a web browser, there is a simpler route. ParrotPadMD is a Chrome extension that dictates at the cursor on a Mac, with no Windows layer in between.
Dragon Medical One and ParrotPadMD on a Mac
| Dragon Medical One | ParrotPadMD | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on a Mac | Through Citrix, a virtual machine or Boot Camp | As a Chrome extension, the same one used on Windows and Chromebook |
| Price | About $99 per user a month on a one year reseller term, plus $525 onboarding per user | $20 a month for 300 minutes, or $49 a month for Unlimited, with no setup fee |
| Visit scribe | Sold separately as Dragon Copilot | Included, with each note section cited to the transcript |
Both use medical speech models. Through resellers, a year of Dragon Medical One comes to over $1,700 per user once onboarding is added.
Dictate on a Mac in three steps
- Add ParrotPadMD to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store and create a free account.
- Open your EHR in Chrome and click into the field you want to fill.
- Press Opt+A, talk, and press Opt+A again. The text appears at the cursor.
ParrotPadMD types into web pages in Chrome, not into native Mac apps. For those, dictate in the Scratchpad web app and paste the text.
What you get
- A medical speech model that knows medications, diagnoses and procedures. Pick your specialty during setup for extra vocabulary. Medical Mode covers English, Spanish, French and German, and Portuguese uses a general model.
- Dictation in English, Spanish (US, Mexico and Spain), Portuguese, French and German, with voice commands for punctuation and formatting in each.
- Macros. Say a trigger such as "normal cardiac exam" and the full paragraph goes in.
- An AI visit scribe. Record the visit with the patient's consent and get a note in your template. Every section cites the transcript lines it came from, so you can check it before you sign.
- A Business Associate Agreement for you. Dictation audio is processed in memory and never stored. Visit recordings are deleted as soon as the transcript exists.
- Mac, Windows and Chromebook, anywhere Chrome runs.
Pricing
Free gives you 15 minutes of dictation a month and two recorded visits, with no credit card. Professional is $20 a month for 300 minutes of dictation and visits on one clock. Unlimited is $49 a month for dictation and visits under a fair use limit of 2,500 audio minutes a month (about 40 hours). A Credit Pack is $5 for 60 minutes that never expire.
Questions
Can I install Dragon Medical One directly on a Mac?
No. Dragon Medical One is a native Windows app, and Microsoft's documentation says it cannot be installed directly on a Mac. The supported routes are Citrix, a virtual machine, or Boot Camp.
Can Dragon Medical One dictate into Mac apps from a virtual machine?
Microsoft's documentation says cursor dictation into native macOS apps is not supported when Dragon Medical One runs in a virtual machine.
What does Dragon Medical One cost next to ParrotPadMD?
Through resellers, Dragon Medical One runs about $99 per user a month on a one year term plus a $525 onboarding fee per user, over $1,700 for the year. ParrotPadMD Professional is $20 a month for 300 minutes with no setup fee, and it includes the visit scribe, which Dragon sells separately as Dragon Copilot.
Will ParrotPadMD work with my EHR on a Mac?
Yes, if your EHR runs in a web browser. Open it in Chrome, click into a text field and press Opt+A. For a native Mac app, dictate in the Scratchpad web app and paste the text.