Convenient capture does not have to mean an upload
A recorded speech therapy session can contain more than the parts used in the note. The client may explain a difficulty communicating at work, describe an exchange with family, or talk about a concern between tasks. A cloud scribe that drafts from the session receives the recording containing those words.
If you already find recording convenient, local AI gives you a way to keep that starting point without sending it to the software company. The privacy change is where the recording becomes a transcript and note, rather than a requirement to abandon the drafting help.
A spoken clinician summary can stay private too
Some clinicians prefer to dictate a summary after the session. That summary can be shorter and already focused on the task results, response, and next steps they want to document. It still contains client information.
Local drafting works for that option as well. You can keep the choice between session capture and recap dictation based on how you want to write the note, rather than having to choose one because the other uploads more conversation.
Separate the original words from the finished note
The recording, transcript, and draft are three different versions of the session. The transcript can contain details removed from the final note, while the note can bring together information spoken at different points. Confidentiality should cover the versions that exist before the final document too.
Astralcyte turns speech into text and drafts on your device. SOAP is available for session notes and a speech-language evaluation format is available for reports. You can edit the draft and copy it into the patient record.
No company copy of the conversation
Astralcyte's privacy policy covers recordings, transcripts, and notes. They stay in encrypted storage on your device and are not sent to the company.
The company cannot leak a client voice recording from servers that never receive it. You keep the writing assistance while keeping the session itself out of the provider's possession.