ShortCut, HTI’s lightning-fast shorthand program, enhances personal productivity by allowing transcriptionists to simply type in an abbreviation and the system will expand it to an entire word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, document, or macro. For example, if one types “copd,” and then hits the space bar or the enter key, ShortCut will expand the entire phrase to "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease." ShortCut saves transcriptionists over 30% of keystrokes and time with improved quality so mistakes are minimized and productivity is improved. ShortCut can be used as part of MediScribe or can be used with other transcription programs. Over 800 institutions currently utilize HTI’s ShortCut word expander.