Heidi is your AI-powered medical scribe designed to streamline your workflow effortlessly. From documenting patient encounters to generating detailed notes and reports, Heidi offers personalised templates that adapt to your practice's needs, ensuring accurate and efficient documentation after every session.
What You'll Need
Heidi (Desktop) App or Web Browser (eg. Chrome): You can download the Heidi App for mobile/tablet and desktop here. Additionally, Heidi can run as a stand-alone tool located in your web browser by visiting https://scribe.heidihealth.com/scribe.
WiFi or Cellular Network: You'll need WiFi to run Heidi, so if you are in areas of low WiFi cover you can try using this to record audio. Then, use Heidi for notes/documents after the visit once you have WiFi cover by uploading the recording of the consult in a supported audio file format such as MP3, WAV, M4A, etc.
Working Microphone: Heidi requires access to your microphone for the transcribe and dictate functions, which is how notes are generated, allowing you to use and benefit from all the features that Heidi offers. For TeleHealth appointments, the Heidi Desktop App supports headphones/earphones for TeleHealth consults. If you are running Heidi on your browser, you can open Heidi in another window to transcribe your meeting notes live - headphones are not supported in the browser version of Heidi.
Getting Started
Step 1: Log into Heidi
Simply log in here to unlock all the powerful features of Heidi.
Step 2: Transcribe a Session
Start a âNew sessionâ on the side bar of the page and click âStart transcribingâ. Let Heidi transcribe whilst you have your consultation, and add any additional context (eg. the previous visitâs summary or things you donât want the patient to hear) in the âContextâ section during or after the consultation.
Step 3: Generate a Note
Once you are done with the session, click âStop transcribingâ and select the type of note youâd like Heidi to produce (eg. SOAP or H&P). Then let Heidi make its magic and produce the perfect note in just a matter of seconds!
Step 4: Personalise your Templates
Take it one step further by personalising your own templates so that Heidi can write the perfect note, in your own voice, every time. Go to âTemplatesâ on the side bar and click âCreate Templateâ on the top right-hand corner. Feel free to start from an existing example note or from scratch. This template will then be available to you in your library once you want to create a new note or document for any future or past sessions. More information below!
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Creating your Perfect Template
If you are on the Heidi Enterprise tier, you'll receive priority template support. If your team admin has set up standardized team templates, those will be made available to you within the "Manage my templates" tab in Heidi. Please share any additional questions to your team admin, who will coordinate template requests on your team's behalf.
If you are on the Heidi Together tier, you'll be able to personalize team and individual templates, which you can find within the "Manage my templates" tab in Heidi.
Templates are an essential part of Heidi that allow you to create notes and documents just the way you like them. Giving Heidi the correct instructions to make sure your template generates properly can lead to some trial and error, because LLMs speak computer language, not human language. Therefore it is important to learn how to communicate with Heidiâs AI in a way that it understands!
For a quick masterclass on personalising templates from Dr. Kieran, our Medical Knowledge lead, watch this quick video.
In short, here are the simple rules for personalising your templates:
(Round brackets) - to give the AI clear instructions on how to handle relevant information. For example: (only include if explicitly mentioned in the transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, otherwise leave blank.)
[Square brackets] - as a placeholder for Heidi to fill information into the template. For example: [describe the plan for the patient].
âVerbatimâ - quotation marks are used for text that you want Heidi to produce word-for-word every time you generate the template. e.g. âSigned by Dr M Frakenstein MD, Psychiatrist, MP 1234567â
Plain Text - used for any headings you would like in your template to denote sections.
You can use these components in your template structure for Heidi to understand exactly how you would like your templates to be generated. Hereâs an example of the different components being used in a template:
Sometimes with LLMs, it is known that they can have some hiccups here and there. Not to worry though, our team is reviewing Heidis output and training Heidi everyday! In the case that Heidi might say something a little silly, to avoid any hallucinations in your template, we suggest putting in this AI instruction at the bottom of all of your custom templates:
(Never come up with your own patient details, assessment, plan, interventions, evaluation, and plan for continuing care - use only the transcript, contextual notes or clinical note as a reference for the information included in your note. If any information related to a placeholder has not been explicitly mentioned in the transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, you must not state the information has not been explicitly mentioned in your output, just leave the relevant placeholder or section blank.)
Quality Standards & Compliance
Your data's privacy, security, and compliance are not just commitments but the essence of our service. Our proactive and advanced measures ensure that your information remains protected, transparent, and within your control.
Weâve built Heidi to be as medically compliant as any other tool you use day to day (e.g. your EHR/PMS, etc). We de-identify data, do end-to-end encryption, and are compliant with your local jurisdictions data privacy regulations.
Heidi recommends you seek consent from your patients. We have info sheets and written consent forms that you can share with your patients if you wish through this link. However, as we service care providers all around the globe, there are jurisdictions where consent to use a product like Heidi is not mandated, and therefore clinicians may choose not to obtain formal consent.
If you'd like to dig into the weeds of how seriously we take security and privacy, free to check this out: http://www.heidihealth.com/safety.
Have a Question?
Heidi Help Centre
Our comprehensive Help Center. can be accessed at any time for answering some common questions or issues that you may face, like information features, troubleshooting help and tips to get the most out of Heidi.
Contact Us
We are always here to help and support you along your journey with us! Within the Heidi platform and website, youâll find a blue chat widget on the bottom right corner of your screen.
Otherwise, feel free to reach out to us at support@heidihealth.com for any additional questions. Please allow 48h for a response from the team.
NB: When reaching out for troubleshooting or a technical question pertaining to one of your sessions, please include the session URL, as highlighted below in blue.