Methodology, about and glossary

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40 tools tracked today, from therapy-first scribes to general medical scribes that support therapy workflows. The full list lives in the ranking and the side-by-side table.

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Facts are re-checked on a monthly cycle. When a vendor changes pricing, compliance posture or integrations, the affected page is updated and re-dated. A public changelog of those changes ships with the next refresh cycle.

SOAP / DAP / BIRP / GIRP

Common therapy note structures: Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan; Data-Assessment-Plan; Behavior-Intervention-Response-Plan; and Goal-Intervention-Response-Plan.

Ambient scribe

A tool that listens to a session (in person or telehealth) and drafts the note, leaving the clinician to review and sign.

BAA

A Business Associate Agreement: the contract a HIPAA-covered practice signs with a vendor that handles protected health information.

SOC 2

An independent audit of a vendor's security controls. Type II covers a period of operation, which is the stronger form.

42 CFR Part 2

A US rule governing the confidentiality of substance-use disorder records, stricter than HIPAA in some respects.

Golden Thread

Continuity from assessment to goals, interventions and progress notes, so each session's note visibly connects to the treatment plan.