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Dictation in healthcare isn’t new. Doctors have been dictating notes for decades, evolving from analog tape recorders to digital transcription tools. But even in 2025, most dictation tech still lags behind with clunky interfaces, generic models, and transcription engines that miss the nuance of medical language.
With the launch of Corti’s Dictation API, we’re opening access to premium, medical-grade speech recognition, purpose-built for healthcare environments. It’s a fully specialized foundation model, trained on real clinical conversations, and designed to deliver up to 99% accuracy.
AI is changing the game. With the launch of our medical-grade Dictation API, we’re giving healthcare access to cutting-edge speech recognition, built from the ground up for healthcare.
And here’s the key: Corti’s Dictation API is specialized, trained on real-world medical conversations, and constantly improving. Unlike other models, it recognizes dynamic voice commands, adapts to complex medical terminology, and delivers real-time transcription with a WER under 2%, a new benchmark for healthcare accuracy.
Why dictation still matters
When AI-powered documentation started making waves, many assumed dictation would become obsolete. But the reality is more nuanced.
Dictation remains essential for healthcare specialists and fast-moving clinical environments where doctors aren’t having back-and-forth conversations with patients. They need precise, structured reporting, and that’s where Corti’s Dictation API delivers.
A speech recognition engine built for medicine
Not all AI understands healthcare.
“Plenty of off-the-shelf models like Whisper struggle with medical terms, recognizing only around 20% of healthcare vocabulary. That’s a major problem when accuracy can impact patient outcomes.” Henrik Cullen, VP of Product
Corti’s Dictation API solves this with medical-specific speech recognition:
- <2% word error rate in live clinical settings
- Recognizes dynamic voice commands to control UI or trigger templates
- Adapts to new medical terms in days, not months
- Built with compliance and privacy by design
Another major differentiator? Context-aware transcription.
Most speech recognition systems struggle with homophones, words that sound similar but mean vastly different things in medicine. Hypertension vs. hypotension. Breathing vs. bleeding. Corti’s AI resolves these by understanding the clinical context, ensuring precision even in complex dictations.
“If we put the wrong word in a transcript, it’s not just an inconvenience for the doctor, it could be a patient safety issue.” Lasse Krøgsboll, Clinical Product Specialist
Developer-first: An API That’s built to be integrated
Most dictation tools live on an island, forcing users to toggle between different applications. Corti’s Dictation API is designed to integrate seamlessly into EHR platforms, mobile apps, and even smartwatches.
Here’s what you get out of the box:
- Pre-built UI components for web and mobile
- Real-time transcription (<500ms latency)
- Voice command configuration
- SDKs for iOS, Android, Web, and Desktop
- Fully open documentation and fast-start guides
"We designed this API to be both powerful and easy to integrate. With just a few lines of code, developers can access our Solo foundation model for industry-leading medical dictation. And the amazing thing here is that you finally get truly adaptive technology. If there are terms or voice environments where we can improve, the system can adapt really quickly, learn those complicated cases and be updated in a very short time." Lars Maaløe, Corti Co-Founder and CTO
We’re keeping it open and accessible. Corti makes its documentation and SDKs open-source, so developers can start experimenting immediately.
“The real differentiator is that Corti’s API doesn’t just transcribe, it understands clinical intent, integrates seamlessly into workflows, and gets smarter over time.” Henrik Cullen, VP of Product
Start building today
You can start integrating Corti’s Dictation API today. Get in touch to test it in your clinical environment.
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