For Speech-Language Pathologists ·
What you'll accomplish
PatientNotes is built specifically for healthcare documentation. It understands SLP clinical terminology and produces output already formatted for SOAP notes and progress reports. Setting it up takes 15 minutes, and you'll immediately notice you're spending far less time editing AI-generated drafts compared to a general chatbot.
What you'll need
Go to patientnotes.app and click Sign Up or Start Free Trial. Select your profession and look for Speech-Language Pathologist in the profession dropdown. This selection tailors the AI output to SLP documentation standards.
What you should see: A registration form followed by an onboarding flow with your first note template. Troubleshooting: If SLP is not a listed specialty, select a close equivalent (Allied Health, Rehabilitation Therapist). The AI will still generate clinically appropriate language.
After signing up, you may be prompted to enter your practice type, patient population (pediatric/adult/mixed), and documentation format preference. Fill this in. It significantly improves the relevance of generated notes.
Click New Note or Create Documentation. You'll see a form or a text field. Enter your session information:
What you should see: Input fields or a single prompt box, followed by a generated note preview. Troubleshooting: If the output uses unfamiliar terminology, you can add "Use standard SLP SOAP note format and terminology" at the end of your input.
Read the generated note. The Objective section should reflect your data accurately. The Assessment section should describe progress or status. Edit the note if it overstates or understates your clinical impression. The Plan should match what you entered.
Copy the finalized note and paste into your EHR (TherapyNotes, WebPT, Ambiki, etc.). PatientNotes may also offer direct export options. Check the Export or Share button.
Adult neurogenic (aphasia, TBI):
Patient: [age]yo [sex], [diagnosis]. Task: [activity type]. Performance: [data with cue levels]. Communication behavior: [description]. Fatigue/attention: [observation]. Plan: [next steps].
Pediatric language:
Patient: [age]yo with [language disorder]. Activity: [task]. Performance: [description of targets hit/missed, support needed]. Engagement: [behavior description]. Plan: [continue/modify/add target].
Voice:
Patient: [age]yo with [voice diagnosis]. Worked on: [technique]. Vocal quality observation: [perceptual description]. Patient self-monitoring accuracy: [description]. Compliance with vocal hygiene: [observation]. Plan: [next steps].