Is VoiceOver PRO Redundant if a Lab Has Epic? Not Even Close.

Some Epic reps call VoiceOver PRO redundant—but PRO users call it indispensable.

If you’ve been told your lab doesn't need VoiceOver PRO with Epic Beaker and Dragon Medical One (DMO), you’re only hearing part of the story—and it’s the part that leaves out everything that actually matters.

Pathology reporting requires tailored workflows, validations, and automation that only a dedicated solution like VoiceOver PRO can provide. While Epic serves many departments with generalized tools, PRO is purpose-built to meet the complex and nuanced demands of anatomic pathology.

The Bottom Line

Epic+Dragon Medical One offers you a transcription tool. VoiceOver PRO gives you a reporting platform.

That's because Epic is built for the hospital, while VoiceOver PRO is built for pathology. VoiceOver PRO is a complete pathology reporting solution that integrates speech in smarter ways—not just to transcribe, but to guide, validate, and streamline your entire workflow.

What VoiceOver PRO Can Do — That Epic Can't

• Validate that all critical fields are completed—no missing weights, laterality, or specimen details.
• Automate cassette ordering with a single voice command, regardless of quantity.
• Support scanner integration to launch cases and jump to specific specimens—automatically.
• Let users dictate everything in one streamlined interface, not scattered across multiple fields.
• Enable simultaneous dictation of gross and interoperative consultation reports—Epic requires users to jump between completely separate screens.
• Empower pathology teams with advanced prompts and hard stops to prevent errors and improve safety.

Even CAP eCP content—cumbersome and click-heavy in Epic Beaker—is fully voice-enabled and streamlined in PRO. You save time. You reduce clicks. You increase accuracy.

What Our Customers Are Saying

Dr. Robert Babkowski, Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director at Stamford Health, puts it plainly: "If you're going to implement Epic without VoiceOver PRO, you are going to wind up expending a lot of energy and a lot of time to create something that is still going to be substandard at the end."

Cutting PRO to save money? You’ll pay for it in lost time, lower productivity, and higher error risk. If you want faster reporting, higher accuracy, and smarter workflows, Epic Beaker alone won’t cut it.

Take it from our customers: VoiceOver PRO isn’t redundant—it’s what actually makes Epic work for pathology.

Learn more: See how VoiceOver PRO can optimize Epic for your lab.