Key points
- Choose a scribe that needs no project to start and no conversation to leave.
- In one US health system, 46 clinicians spent 20.4% less time in notes per appointment and 30% less time on after-hours work with an ambient scribe.3
- Five tests decide it. Same-morning start, letters as well as notes, a trial on real patients, a monthly plan cancelled in settings, and a record that stays yours.
- On wai you sign up with an email address, start the first consultation the same morning, and export notes and records whenever you choose.4
Summary
Choose an AI scribe you can start the same morning with nothing to install, that drafts your letters as well as your notes, and that you can cancel in settings and export from at any time. Judge it on a full day of your own consultations.
Notes drafted while you talk, letters waiting for your signature when the patient leaves, and the evening your own. The right scribe works on day one and is as easy to leave as to join.
See it in your clinicThirty minutes on your own patients and doctors.
Request a demoSee a consultation drafted into a note and a referral letter, then exported, in fifteen minutes with a clinician who uses wai daily.
| Test | What good looks like | How to check in the trial |
|---|---|---|
| Same-morning start | Email sign-up, nothing to install or integrate | Time from sign-up to the first drafted note |
| Letters as well as notes | Referral and clinic letters drafted from the consultation, held for signature | Draft three letters and count the edits |
| Fair trial | Real consultations, nothing billed before activation | Run a full clinic day, not a demo script |
| Easy exit | Monthly billing, cancelled in settings | Find the cancel control before you need it |
| A record that stays yours | Patient list visible only to you, notes and records exportable | Export a signed note and letter and open them elsewhere |
Private practice buys one seat at a time
The AMA's benchmark survey found 42.2% of US physicians worked in private practices in 2024, down from 60.1% in 2012.1 Over 80% of 1,692 US physicians surveyed by the AMA in early 2026 already use AI professionally, with documentation the main area of use.2
The scribe fits around how you already work, with no integration project and no multi-year contract.
What the time is worth
In a study of 46 clinicians across 17 specialties in Philadelphia in 2024, time in notes per appointment fell 20.4%, from 10.3 to 8.2 minutes, with an ambient scribe. After-hours work fell 30%, from 50.6 to 35.4 minutes a workday, and same-day closure of appointments rose from 66.2% to 72.4%.3
The study had no control group and covered one academic system, so measure your own week. Do AI scribes save time sets out how.
Start the same morning
Time sign-up to the first drafted note. Minutes is the right answer, with email sign-up and nothing to install or integrate.
Ask what has to happen before your first consultation, and expect the answer to be nothing beyond signing in.
Letters, evidence and codes from the same consultation
Referral letters and patient explanations can take as long as the note. Choose a scribe that drafts them from the same consultation, carrying your name, registration and signature, and holds them for your review.
Cited answers to clinical questions and suggested codes sit in the same workspace. The evidence side is covered in cited evidence in the consultation.
A record that stays yours
Your patient list belongs to you, is visible only to you, and leaves with you in a format another system can read.
In the trial, export a signed note and a letter, open them where you keep records, and get in writing what happens to data after cancellation. The rights behind this are set out in exporting, correcting and deleting your data.
How wai fits private practice
GPs, hospital doctors, locums and independent prescribers use wai without their clinic buying anything.4 Access is granted personally on request, and then you sign up with an email address and start your first consultation the same morning, with nothing to install or integrate.4
wai drafts the note during the consultation and the referral and clinic letters after it, and answers clinical questions with citations, all for you to review and sign.4 Your patient list belongs to you and only you can see it. Plans are billed monthly and cancelled in settings, effective at the end of the period, and notes and records can be exported.4
There is a seven-day trial for one clinician, with limited use, and plan prices are published on the pricing page.4
Where to start
Log one normal week first, recording the minutes spent on notes and letters after each session. Then run the trial on a full clinic day and review every draft before signing.
Score the scribe on the five tests in the table, set its week against your baseline, and run one export before deciding.
Bring a consultation type you see every day, and watch the note and the letter drafted live, then exported.
Frequently asked questions
Can an AI scribe run without a practice system integration?
Yes. It runs on its own, and you export the signed note and letter to wherever you keep records.
How long should a trial be?
Long enough to cover at least one full clinic day. wai offers a seven-day trial for one clinician, with limited use.4
What happens if you want to stop?
Choose monthly billing you can cancel without a call. wai is billed monthly and cancelled in settings, effective at the end of the period.4
Who owns the notes made during the trial?
You do. Get it in writing and test an export during the trial. On wai, your patient list belongs to you and notes and records can be exported.4
Does an AI scribe write referral letters?
wai does. It drafts referral letters, clinic letters and patient explanations from the consultation, carrying your name, registration and signature, for your review.4
How much time does an ambient scribe save?
In one study of 46 clinicians, time in notes per appointment fell 20.4% and after-hours work fell 30%.3 Log a baseline week of your own before the trial to see your figure.
Sources
- 1American Medical Association, 2025Physician Practice Benchmark SurveyRead 14 October 2026Read source
- 2American Medical Association, 20262026 Physician Survey on Augmented IntelligenceRead 14 October 2026Read source
- 3JAMA Network Open, Duggan and colleagues, 2025Clinician Experiences With Ambient Scribe Technology to Assist With Documentation Burden and EfficiencyRead 14 October 2026Read source
- 4wai, 2026AI medical scribe for independent cliniciansRead 14 October 2026Read source
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