Psychiatry · athenahealth

Ambient AI scribe for Psychiatry teams on athenahealth

Draft structured psychiatry SOAP notes during the visit, then move them into athenahealth without changing how your practice uses the chart.

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Psychiatry clinicians working in athenahealth lose most of their documentation time to the same two problems: the encounter has to be reconstructed from memory after the patient leaves, and the finished narrative still has to be typed into athenahealth's note fields between rooms. ScribeMDPro removes the first problem entirely and shortens the second. It records the psychiatry consultation ambiently, keeps each problem separate, and returns a structured SOAP draft in seconds — already written in the register a psychiatry note needs. Because ScribeMDPro runs independently in the browser, no athenahealth build, plugin, or IT project is required to start: notes paste cleanly into athenahealth progress-note fields today, and a native integration is on the roadmap. This page shows what the workflow looks like for a psychiatry clinic on athenahealth, what changes in the note, and what stays firmly under clinician control — every draft is reviewed, edited and signed by you before it becomes part of the record.

Documentation challenges we solve

Typing during a psychiatric session damages the therapeutic alliance
Mental status exam has 8+ standard domains, each requiring nuanced observation
Risk assessment (SI/HI, means, protective factors) must be documented explicitly and consistently
Notes still have to be retyped or restructured before they fit athenahealth's progress-note fields
Copy-forward inside athenahealth propagates stale problem lists into new psychiatry encounters

What clinicians gain

Full MSE template populated from ambient observation and patient interaction
Structured risk assessment (SI, HI, means, plan, intent, protective factors)
Clean separation of E/M content and psychotherapy content for billing accuracy
Section headers paste cleanly into athenahealth without reformatting
No athenahealth configuration required — individual clinicians can adopt it the same day

How it works

Step 1
Record the encounter
Open ScribeMDPro before the psychiatry visit and start ambient capture. The patient never has to talk to a device.
Step 2
Let the draft build itself
A structured SOAP note appears seconds after the visit ends, written for psychiatry rather than a generic template.
Step 3
Review and sign
Edit inline, confirm every clinical fact, and approve. Nothing is filed without clinician sign-off.
Step 4
Move it into athenahealth
Paste the block-formatted note into the athenahealth progress-note field, or export as PDF for scan-based workflows.

Example SOAP output

S: 29yo F with MDD, GAD returns for follow-up. Since starting sertraline 100mg 6 weeks ago, reports mood 'noticeably better', sleep improved, anxiety attacks reduced from daily to 1–2x/week. No SI/HI. Denies side effects.
MSE: Alert, cooperative, good grooming. Speech normal rate/rhythm. Mood 'much better'. Affect euthymic, congruent. Thought process linear. No SI/HI/AH/VH. Insight and judgment good.
A: MDD improving on SSRI. GAD partial response.
P: Continue sertraline 100mg daily. Consider increase to 150mg if incomplete response at next visit. Continue CBT weekly. RTC 4 weeks.

Illustrative only. Clinicians retain final responsibility for the record.

Frequently asked questions

Does ScribeMDPro work with athenahealth for psychiatry?

Yes. ScribeMDPro runs alongside athenahealth — the finished note is pasted into the progress-note field or exported as PDF. A native integration is planned.

Do we need athenahealth IT approval to trial it?

No athenahealth-side build is needed for the copy-paste workflow, so a single clinician can trial ScribeMDPro without an IT project. Security review material is available in the Trust Center.

Is the note tailored to psychiatry?

Yes. Drafts follow psychiatry conventions — problem separation, the findings that matter for this specialty, and plan language your colleagues will recognise.

Who is accountable for what the note says?

The clinician. ScribeMDPro drafts; you review, correct and sign. Clinical judgement never moves to the model.

Is patient audio stored?

Consultation audio is not retained after the note is produced. See the Trust Center and Security pages for the current data-handling detail.