Three dictation use cases built on Corti

Introduction

Healthcare dictation looks different in every specialty — from radiologists delivering rapid impressions to general clinicians capturing visit summaries and specialists recording rich, structured notes. Teams building dictation tools need flexible infrastructure that ensures accuracy, integrates into clinical systems, and supports both free-form and structured documentation.

Below are three real-world examples showing how developers can use Corti to power production-ready dictation workflows, with enterprise-grade accuracy, reliability, and flexibility across clinical settings.

Radiologist: Impression generation

Typical workflow

A radiology platform developing an AI-powered dictation workflow for impression generation. End users record short, structured dictations (1.5 minutes on average) 20 times per day, summarizing findings and impressions for imaging studies. The goal is to transcribe, analyze, and generate a formatted radiology report impression at the end of each dictation.

Architecture needs

• High-accuracy medical ASR tuned for radiology vocabulary
• Real-time streaming with automatic punctuation and formatting
• Post-dictation document generation producing impression text in the required template
• Optional command handling for inserting macros or navigating sections

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Clinician: Standard dictation workflow

Typical workflow

A healthcare software vendor enabling clinicians to complete documentation directly inside the EHR through voice dictation and command navigation. Each session (~1.5 minutes) is used to fill structured fields (e.g. HPI, orders, assessments) or update visit summaries, about 20 times per day. The goal is to reduce clicks and typing while ensuring accurate, immediate entry into the record — no separate note generation required.

Architecture needs

• Real-time streaming transcription with spoken punctuation and formatting
• Voice commands for navigation and control (e.g. “go to assessment,” “next field,” “delete last word”)
• API-first architecture that enables tight integration with EHR fields and forms for direct insertion of recognized text
• Full control over the dictation interface and visual feedback, allowing the vendor to tailor the user experience for their clinicians.

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Specialist: Structured dictation with real-time facts

Typical workflow

A specialty software vendor for cardiology is building a dictation-first workflow for their clinicians, who complete longer sessions (~3 minutes each, ~20 per day). As the clinician dictates, the platform needs to capture the transcript and extract clinically relevant facts in real time — such as symptoms, medications, and findings — to drive structured documentation, automated coding, and clinical decision support within the product.

Architecture needs

• High-accuracy streaming ASR tuned for specialty medical language
• Real-time fact extraction from the live transcript via FactsR™
• Configurable fact schemas (e.g. diagnoses, vitals, labs, medications) mapped to downstream structured data models
• Templated summaries or exports to the EHR

Illustrative cost example

Looking ahead

Whether you’re building for fast radiology impressions, standard clinical dictation, or structured specialty capture, Corti’s infrastructure adapts to every dictation workflow — delivering accuracy, compliance, and production-grade performance at optimized cost. Stop stitching together generic ASR solutions. Build your dictation system the right way on Corti.