AI-Powered Ambient Charting

Your notes, written while
you talk.

Althea Smart EHR’s AI ambient listening captures patient–clinician conversations and generates structured SOAP notes in real time. Reduce daily documentation by up to two hours, without changing how you practice.

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WHY PHYSICIANS CHOOSE ALTHEA AI

The end of after-hours documentation.

Stop writing notes after the day is done. Althea Smart EHR’s AI listens, understands, and structures clinical documentation while you practice, so charts are complete before the patient leaves the room.

Real-Time Charting

Structured notes are generated during the visit, so documentation is ready for review instead of being rebuilt later.

Embedded in Althea Smart EHR

Native integration inside the EHR means no extra app, no separate login, and no data silos. Ambient Charting flows into the same chart, orders, and billing workflow you already use.

Voice Recognition & Transcription

Natural-language voice capture handles diverse accents, clinical terminology, and multi-speaker conversations, with per-field dictation available anywhere structured input is needed.

HOW IT WORKS

From conversation to signed note.
In four steps.

Althea Smart EHR’s AI works the way you already work, quietly, in the background, alongside the patient.

1
Listen

Start the ambient session with one tap. Althea Smart EHR captures the full patient–clinician conversation securely.

2
Understand

Clinical-grade language models identify symptoms, diagnoses, medications, and intent, speaker by speaker.

3
Structure

Output is organized into SOAP format, Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan, with ICD-10 suggestions.

4
Review & Sign

Note appears in the chart before the patient leaves. Review, edit, sign, and move on to the next room.

LIVE DEMO

See the transformation.

A real conversation goes in. A structured, billable note comes out. No typing. No after-hours catch-up.

Encounter, J. Morales · 47F · Follow-Up
Ambient session active · Audio length: 4:21
Generated in 3.2s
Conversation
Patient My blood pressure has been running higher at home lately, 150 over 90 most mornings. I’ve been taking the lisinopril but feel a little dizzy when I stand up.
Provider How long has it been this high? Any headaches or vision changes?
Patient About three weeks. No headaches. Vision is fine.
Provider Okay. Let’s adjust the lisinopril dose and add amlodipine 5mg. Follow up in six weeks with a BP log.
SOAP Note, AI-Generated
S Home BP readings elevated (~150/90 AM) x 3 weeks. On lisinopril. Reports orthostatic dizziness. Denies headache, vision changes.
O Vitals pending. Chart review: HTN, DM Type 2, last A1C 7.4.
A Essential hypertension, uncontrolled (I10). Orthostatic hypotension, likely med-related.
P Adjust lisinopril. Add amlodipine 5mg daily. BP log. F/U 6 weeks. Pt education re: postural changes.

ICD-10 detected: I10, I95.1, E11.9  ·  E&M suggested: 99214

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Frequently Asked Questions

Althea Smart EHR AI Ambient Charting

The essentials, clinical, technical, and compliance, answered briefly.

How It Works
How does ambient charting actually capture the conversation?

You tap once to start the ambient session on your iPhone or iPad. Althea Smart EHR listens through the device microphone, identifies speakers (provider vs. patient), transcribes the conversation, and generates a structured SOAP note, all in real time. You review and sign. No separate recorder, no scribe.

Clinical Accuracy
How accurate are the generated notes?

Althea Smart EHR’s model is tuned on medical-grade transcription and clinical reasoning. It captures chief complaints, HPI details, diagnoses, medications, and plans with high fidelity. You always remain in control, the note is a draft for your review and signature, not an auto-submission.

Specialty Support
Does it work for my specialty?

Yes. Althea Smart EHR AI is trained on vocabulary and note structures across internal medicine, family medicine, cardiology, psychiatry, dermatology, pain management, OB/GYN, pediatrics, and more. The output adapts to each specialty’s expected note format.

Patient Consent
Do patients need to consent to ambient recording?

Best practice is to inform patients that AI is helping with documentation. Althea Smart EHR provides a consent prompt template you can adapt to your state and practice policy.

Privacy & HIPAA
Is the audio stored? Is this HIPAA-compliant?

Yes, fully HIPAA-compliant. Audio is processed securely and is not retained long-term by default, only the structured note and optional transcript are stored in the chart. MD Synergy signs a BAA with every practice, and all processing occurs on encrypted, compliant infrastructure.

Devices
What devices does it run on?

Althea Smart EHR Ambient Charting runs natively on iPhone, iPad, and any modern web browser. It works at the desk, at the bedside, and in the exam room, using the same Althea Smart EHR you already use.

Time Savings
How much documentation time will I actually save?

Practices running Althea Smart EHR Ambient Charting report saving up to two hours of documentation time per provider per day. Most notes are complete before the patient leaves the room, no more chart-home evenings.

Get your evenings back.

A 15-minute live demo is the fastest way to see Althea Smart EHR AI in action with your own workflow.

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