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HIPAA compliant AI scribe

Could you show an auditor, today, who read each patient's note and when? With wai every read is logged against a named account.

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HIPAA and AI scribes

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An AI scribe is fit for a HIPAA-covered practice when the vendor signs a business associate agreement and protects the data with the safeguards the Security Rule asks for, encryption, access control and audit logs. wai is designed for practices covered by HIPAA and signs a business associate agreement with your practice before anything goes live.

HIPAA has no certification, so readiness also depends on your practice's role, the signed agreements and your operating controls. wai holds a SOC 2 Type II report, sent on request.

What to check, and what wai does

What HIPAA asks of a practice and its scribe vendor, from the federal rules, read 23 October 2026, each footnoted.
What you getWhat the rule askswai
Business associate agreementA vendor that handles protected health information for a practice is a business associate, and works under a written agreement12Signed with your practice before anything goes live
Risk analysis and access managementAdministrative safeguards, including a risk analysis and workforce access management3Role-based, least-privilege access enforced in the database. Your risk analysis stays yours
Access, audit and transmissionTechnical safeguards, including access control, audit controls and transmission security4AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, and every read of a record logged against a named account
Clinical sign-offNot a HIPAA rule, and every buyer asksEvery AI draft held until a clinician signs it
Independent assuranceHIPAA has no certificationA SOC 2 Type II report, sent on request5
  1. eCFR, 45 CFR 160.103, Definitions (business associate), www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.103
  2. eCFR, 45 CFR 164.504, Uses and disclosures, organizational requirements (business associate contracts), www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164/subpart-E/section-164.504
  3. eCFR, 45 CFR 164.308, Administrative safeguards, www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164/subpart-C/section-164.308
  4. eCFR, 45 CFR 164.312, Technical safeguards, www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164/subpart-C/section-164.312
  5. wai security, SOC 2 Type II, www.wellnessa-i.com/security/soc-2

How wai protects a practice's patient data

The agreement

A business associate agreement signed with your practice before anything goes live, and before any patient data reaches wai.

Encryption

AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit, on a managed key estate.

Access

Role-based, least-privilege access enforced in the database, so each person sees what their role allows.

Audit trail

Every read of a record logged against a named account, and every message, draft, approval and signature written to an event log your practice can export.

Sign-off

Every AI draft is held until a clinician signs it, so nothing clinical reaches a patient without a named person's decision.

Your data

Patient data is processed to do the work your practice asks for, under the agreement, and is not sold.

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What stays with your practice

Your risk analysis

Your own risk analysis, policies and workforce training.

Roles

Who in your practice holds which role, and reviewing access when people join, move or leave.

Consent

Patient notice and consent for recorded or transcribed visits, under your state's rules.

Read more

The full status, with sources, is on HIPAA at wai.

What it costs

The business associate agreement and the controls above come with every plan. The scribe is $550 a clinician a month on Clinician Plus and $350 on Clinician, published on the pricing page. Request a demo and we send the SOC 2 Type II report with the agreement.

Proof

wai drafts notes in 11 languages and runs every day at The Wellness, a private clinic in London, where every clinician has 15 hours a week back. Read the customer story.

What a demo shows

Questions buyers ask

Is an AI medical scribe HIPAA compliant?

An AI scribe can be used by a HIPAA-covered practice when the vendor signs a business associate agreement and protects the data with the Security Rule's safeguards. HIPAA has no certification, so readiness also depends on the practice's own controls.

Is wai HIPAA compliant?

wai is designed for practices covered by HIPAA and signs a business associate agreement before anything goes live. HIPAA has no certification, so readiness for your practice also depends on your role, the signed agreements and your operating controls.

Does wai sign a BAA?

Yes, with your practice, before go-live and before any patient data reaches wai.

Does wai have SOC 2?

Yes. wai holds a SOC 2 Type II report, sent on request under a mutual non-disclosure agreement. SOC 2 is separate from HIPAA.

Does wai train AI models on our patients' data?

Patient data is processed to do the work your practice asks for, under the agreement, and is not sold. Ask us for the detail of the models and subprocessors for your intended use.

Do patients have to consent to an AI scribe?

Notice and consent for recorded or transcribed visits follow your state's rules, and setting them is your practice's decision.

Further reading

Request the BAA and the SOC 2 report

Fifteen minutes on video, with the documents your compliance lead asks for.