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Using Dictation Mode in Wavo Health

Dictate, type, edit, and autosave source text on the website, then generate a structured note with a selected template.

Dictation Mode is a web workspace for speaking or typing the content you want in a document. Wavo transcribes your speech at the cursor, formats the text when you stop, and autosaves the draft. You can then generate a separate structured clinical note using a template.

Website only: The native iPhone and Android apps provide ambient encounter capture, not the Dictation workspace.

Dictation or ambient capture?

Dictation

Ambient encounter

Speak the content you want written. Mix speech with typing and edit the source text directly.

Record a clinician-patient conversation and let Wavo summarize it into a clinical note.

Generate a templated note only when you choose Generate Note.

Choose Generate Note when the encounter is finished.

Start dictating

  1. Sign in at secure.wavo.health and open a new dictation note.

  2. Click in the editor where you want speech inserted.

  3. Choose Start Dictation and allow microphone access.

  4. Speak clearly. Interim words appear at the cursor and confirmed text is added to the draft.

  5. Choose Stop Dictation when you want to pause. Wavo saves the remaining text and formats the draft.

To continue later, place the cursor where new text should go and choose Start Dictation again. New speech is inserted at that position.

Edit and save the draft

  • Type or edit directly whenever dictation is stopped.

  • Use Undo and Redo for recent edits.

  • Wavo autosaves the draft and shows Saving… or Saved. There is no separate Save button.

  • Use Copy to copy the draft or Export PDF to download it as-is.

Generate a structured note

  1. Stop dictation and review the source text.

  2. Choose Generate Note.

  3. Select the template Wavo should use.

  4. Wait for generation to finish, then review the structured note against your dictated source.

Review before use: Dictation can mishear names, medications, dosages, or measurements, and note generation can omit or reorganize content. Confirm the final document before adding it to a clinical record.

Troubleshooting

  • Microphone unavailable: Allow microphone access for secure.wavo.health and select a working input device.

  • Words appear in the wrong place: Stop dictation, click the intended position in the editor, then restart.

  • Text is not saving: Stop dictation, keep the page open until Saved appears, and check your connection.

  • Need to capture a video visit: Use Telemedicine Mode instead.

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