Ambient Clinical Documentation · Assurance Record

DAX Copilot

Name: DAX Copilot
Author: Microsoft (Nuance)

Microsoft (Nuance) · All settings · SaaS + mobile capture

Decision summary

Suitable for: Health systems, clinics, individual clinicians
Documentary gate: Failed
Scenario match: Matches this scenario — Enterprise ambient documentation
Comparability: Not yet comparable in this scenario
Decision readiness: HISTORICAL — Research only
Documented evidence: 2 of 6 evidence claims independently confirmed · confidence Low
Critical unknowns: scaled production deployment
Last independent review: 2026-08-27

Documentary evidence — view claim and provenance

press releaseEpic and Microsoft announced DAX Copilot direct integration into Epic (April 2024), enabling ambient notes into HPI without copy/paste.2024-04-09

Exact claim. Epic and Microsoft announced DAX Copilot direct integration into Epic (April 2024), enabling ambient notes into HPI without copy/paste.

Source: epic.com
Type: press release
Published: 2024-04-09
Retrieved: 2026-08-27
Verification: unverified
Confidence: not stated
Reviewer: healthit-gate-v1
Claim version: v1
Supports: interoperability
Score contribution: Feeds interoperability

Vendor or press announcement. Verify material claims against primary filings or contracts.

Open epic.com

peer reviewed studyNEJM AI randomized trial (Dec 2025): among 238 outpatient physicians across 14 specialties (Nov 4, 2024-Jan 3, 2025) randomized to Microsoft…2025-12-01

Exact claim. NEJM AI randomized trial (Dec 2025): among 238 outpatient physicians across 14 specialties (Nov 4, 2024-Jan 3, 2025) randomized to Microsoft Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Copilot, Nabla, or usual care, DAX was used in 33.5% of 24,696 visits; DAX users showed no significant change in time-in-note (-1.7%; 95% CI -9.4% to +5.9%; P=0.66) but significant improvements in burnout measures (Mini-Z +2.83; PTL -39.9) versus control.

Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type: peer reviewed study
Published: 2025-12-01
Retrieved: 2026-08-27
Verification: excerpt_matched
Confidence: not stated
Reviewer: healthit-gate-v1
Claim version: v1
Supports: evidence_strength
Score contribution: Feeds evidence strength

Peer-reviewed. Check population, setting, and applicability to your workflow before generalizing.

Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

peer reviewed studyApplied Clinical Informatics (2026): early implementation of DAX Copilot in a pediatric hematology-oncology division across 11,544 outpatien…2026-03-01

Exact claim. Applied Clinical Informatics (2026): early implementation of DAX Copilot in a pediatric hematology-oncology division across 11,544 outpatient encounters (Jan-Jul 2025) found that for encounters of 40 minutes or less, median documentation time was 11 minutes with DAX versus 24 minutes without - an approximately 30% lower documentation time (95% CI 19.9-38.4%; p<0.001).

Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type: peer reviewed study
Published: 2026-03-01
Retrieved: 2026-08-27
Verification: unverified
Confidence: not stated
Reviewer: healthit-gate-v1
Claim version: v1
Supports: evidence_strength
Score contribution: Feeds evidence strength

Peer-reviewed. Check population, setting, and applicability to your workflow before generalizing.

Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

press releaseAt HIMSS 2026 Microsoft announced expanded Dragon Copilot capabilities, stating clinicians can “Join the more than 100,000 clinicians alread…2026-03-05

Exact claim. At HIMSS 2026 Microsoft announced expanded Dragon Copilot capabilities, stating clinicians can “Join the more than 100,000 clinicians already using Dragon Copilot” across the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Source: microsoft.com
Type: press release
Published: 2026-03-05
Retrieved: 2026-08-27
Verification: unverified
Confidence: not stated
Reviewer: healthit-gate-v1
Claim version: v1
Supports: deployment_traction

Vendor or press announcement. Verify material claims against primary filings or contracts.

Open microsoft.com

press releasePR Newswire (Microsoft release): "Microsoft extends AI advancements in Dragon Copilot to nurses and partners to enhance patient care" — exte…2026-08-14

Exact claim. PR Newswire (Microsoft release): "Microsoft extends AI advancements in Dragon Copilot to nurses and partners to enhance patient care" — extending ambient documentation from clinicians into nursing workflows.

Source: prnewswire.com
Type: press release
Published: 2026-08-14
Retrieved: 2026-08-27
Verification: excerpt_matched
Confidence: not stated
Reviewer: healthit-gate-v1
Claim version: v1
Supports: deployment_traction

Vendor or press announcement. Verify material claims against primary filings or contracts.

Open prnewswire.com

independent reportHIT Consultant (Mar 5, 2026) reports Dragon Copilot expanded to an agentic clinical assistant at HIMSS 2026 with role-specific workflows for…2026-03-05

Exact claim. HIT Consultant (Mar 5, 2026) reports Dragon Copilot expanded to an agentic clinical assistant at HIMSS 2026 with role-specific workflows for nurses (med-surg flowsheet templates; lines, drains and airways) and a radiologist experience in preview paired with PowerScribe One, plus third-party AI apps via Microsoft Marketplace.

Source: hitconsultant.net
Type: independent report
Published: 2026-03-05
Retrieved: 2026-08-27
Verification: unverified
Confidence: not stated
Reviewer: healthit-gate-v1
Claim version: v1
Supports: interoperability
Score contribution: Feeds interoperability

Independent source. Methodology and sample vary by report; read the underlying method.

Open hitconsultant.net

Verified deployment experience

Verified provider experience is not yet publishable. Fewer than five independent provider organizations have contributed eligible reviews. Reviewer mode is off. Experience never changes documentary scoring, freshness, or rank.

Buyer lenses — evidence-backed bands (not a 0–100 rank)

Clinical · Moderate · missing deployment_traction, economic_value

Operations · Stronger · missing deployment_traction, economic_value

Security & Privacy · Stronger · missing deployment_traction

IT & Interop · Stronger · missing deployment_traction

Finance & Procurement · Moderate · missing deployment_traction, economic_value

Strategic · Moderate · missing deployment_traction

Deployment, integration, data handling

Integration maturity: live — Listed on an EHR marketplace/partner program — live distribution.
EHR path: Epic, Oracle Health, MEDITECH, athenahealth
FHIR / API: Documented
SSO: Supported
PHI / BAA: HIPAA BAA via Microsoft; Protected Health Information processing under Azure compliance framework · BAA available
Security attestations: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA
FDA status: UNKNOWN
Why unknown
Why. No FDA listing found for this product's functions in the tracked category.
What would close it. An FDA 510(k)/De Novo listing, or a clear statement that no regulated function is claimed.
Pricing: ~$600/clinician/mo list widely reported for DAX Copilot; not vendor-confirmed

Technical provenance

snap_8a8a4c9bb810aee3 · 2026-08-27T04:05Z · build 6a9fe1b

Forecast calibration is not in the public snapshot — shown as UNKNOWN rather than read from SQLite.

Known limitations

Deployment traction is UNKNOWN.
Why unknown
Why. No reliable source on file. The platform does not infer values from weak sources.
What would close it. A primary source or independent verification.
Economic value evidence is UNKNOWN.
Why unknown
Why. No independently verifiable ROI claim (peer-reviewed, audited case, or independent benchmark) is on file.
What would close it. An audited implementation report or peer-reviewed study with payback/throughput numbers.

Changes and corrections

Direct Epic integration announced

2024-04-09

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