PowerScribe 360 is being retired. Treat the migration as an upgrade.

Writing in The Imaging Wire, CIVIE founder and CEO Dhruv Chopra looks at what the end of PowerScribe 360 means for radiology practices, and argues that a forced migration is a good moment to change how reporting fits into the rest of the operation.

A deadline practices can’t ignore

As the column set out, Microsoft’s plan was to end maintenance renewals for PowerScribe 360 in August 2026 and full support in 2027, steering customers toward its cloud-based PowerScribe One. Chopra notes that for many practices, moving to that product or a similar replacement means a new monthly subscription just to keep the same standalone reporting workflow.

His point is that a like-for-like swap keeps the status quo at a higher price. “Simple replacements will be familiar, but they won’t be an improvement.”

What a modern reporting platform should add

The piece lays out what practices should expect from a replacement:

• Better reports, not just transcription. CIVR is described as radiology-native speech recognition with AI-driven dictation, structured reporting support and clinical concordance intelligence.
• Reporting connected to everything else. Rather than another reporting silo, speech-to-text is bundled with RIS, PACS, VNA, revenue cycle and patient workflows, which cuts vendor sprawl and integration work.
• Security and AI safety. The article lists HITRUST certification, a HIPAA BAA and clinical guardrails on every generated impression.
• Operational visibility. Practices can track productivity by seat, shift or individual radiologist. According to the article, practices that switched to CIVR have reported a 40% improvement in radiologist productivity and a 60% reduction in operational expense.

A radiologist’s view

The column quotes Krishna Das, MD, of Sol Radiology in Victorville, California: “I’m able to keep my eyes on images at all times and dictate my findings in real time.”

Where CIVIE fits

Chopra’s closing argument is that fragmented tools shouldn’t be accepted as a cost of doing business, and that a platform built for radiology can be both better and cheaper. That is how ASR is designed to work: reporting on the same record as the CIVIE platform’s worklist, PACS, RIS and revenue cycle.

Source: “You’ve Gone Full Circle. Now Move Forward with Modern Reporting,” Dhruv Chopra, The Imaging Wire, May 27, 2026.