Best AI Scribe for Occupational Therapists in 2026

要点

• Hanah drafts OT assessment notes, reports and letters from the same visit, with starter templates and support for your own Word and PDF forms.
• Judge accuracy by the clinical details preserved and the corrections needed, alongside published benchmark results.
• Use Hanah standalone or inside Cliniko, Halaxy, Nookal and Zanda, with supported integrations included.
• Turn your agreed strategies into a care plan the client can access through a clinic-branded patient app.
• The Practice plan includes a one-month free trial with no credit card required.

The best AI scribe for an occupational therapist needs to understand what the visit is about: the activities a client wants to do, the assistance they need, what you observed and why you recommended a particular strategy or piece of equipment.

Our recommendation for 2026 is Hanah. It brings the assessment note, report, referral letter and client's plan into the same workflow. You can start with OT templates, keep the forms your practice already uses and review each draft before it goes into the record or reaches the client.

Accuracy comes before a polished note

A fluent paragraph can still miss the detail that matters. An OT note needs to preserve whether a transfer was independent or assisted, which task caused fatigue, what the client reported and what you actually observed. It should keep your measurements and reasoning intact without adding findings you did not assess.

Hanah delivers industry-leading accuracy in our published comparison of seven AI scribes: it captured 93.7% of required clinical details across 13 scored notes, compared with 74.7% for PatientNotes. Hanah also received no major hallucination flags in those notes. The 6 October 2026 benchmark used recordings across several professions, including an OT home safety assessment; it is a vendor-run test with blind AI grading, rather than an independent study or an OT-only trial.

In the OT home safety case, Hanah captured every required detail with no major hallucination flags. That is one assessment, so use the recording and scored output alongside a trial on your own caseload. Check omissions, assistance levels, measurements and unsupported statements before accepting a draft.

Start with OT templates and keep your own forms

You should be able to record a visit without first learning how to write an AI prompt. Hanah provides OT starter templates for initial assessments, progress notes, discharge summaries and referral letters. You can edit them to match your documentation style.

For longer work, bring the form you already use. Hanah can draft into an uploaded Word or PDF template, including your practice's functional capacity report, assistive technology assessment or home modification report. A report can draw on more than one visit, allowing you to bring the relevant history and findings together.

The assessment and recommendation remain yours. State the findings, scores, measurements and clinical reasoning you want recorded. Review the resulting report for evidence, missing information and the wording of each recommendation.

Get the report and letter from the same visit

An OT visit often produces more than a progress note. You may need an equipment recommendation, an update to the referring GP and practical instructions for the client.

Hanah uses the visit material to draft those documents in their respective formats. The clinical record can retain the assessment detail, while the letter explains the findings and recommendations to the recipient. You review each document for its audience rather than dictating the whole assessment again.

For NDIS work, use your report template to organise the participant's goals, functional observations, support needs and your reasoning. The scribe helps assemble the draft; it does not perform the assessment or decide which supports should be funded. See the OT report workflow for a more detailed example.

Work inside your practice software or use Hanah standalone

Hanah supports Cliniko, Halaxy, Nookal and Zanda. Its browser extension lets you record and draft on the patient page you already have open. Supported API connections sync information such as appointments, and reviewed notes can be filed into the record using your existing templates.

You can also use Hanah standalone without a practice management system. The extension is an option for working inside supported browser-based software, rather than a requirement for using the scribe.

During a trial, follow the draft all the way into the correct client record. A useful comparison includes the time spent reviewing and filing, as well as the time spent generating text.

Give the client a plan they can use at home

The equipment trial, pacing strategy or change to the morning routine matters between appointments. Hanah can draft the agreed actions into a care plan that the client accesses through a patient app branded with your clinic.

For example, a fictional client working on dressing and meal preparation might leave with the grip strategy you practised, the kitchen adaptation you agreed to trial and the review arrangements. The plan should reflect what you prescribed and discussed, in language the client can follow.

You choose what to share. Keeping a clinical note does not require inviting the client into the app, and the scribe can be used on its own. The OT product page shows the assessment and client-plan workflow together.

Compare the complete cost and trial

Hanah Practice costs A$100 per practitioner per month, or A$80 per month billed annually. Supported integrations are included. The AI scribe comes with a one-month free trial and no credit card required; there is no permanent free AI scribe tier.

When comparing plans, check the cost of the workflow you will actually use: your session volume, custom templates, report generation and connection to your practice software. A cheaper entry plan may suit a light caseload, while usage caps or integration upgrades can change the total for a full week.

Use the trial on a representative mix of work: an initial assessment, a progress visit and a longer report. Check whether the draft preserves your reasoning, whether the report fits your form and whether the client's plan is ready for your review.

Try Hanah free for a month or explore Hanah for occupational therapists.

常见问题

Do I have to build OT templates myself?

No. Hanah provides starter templates for initial assessments, progress notes, discharge summaries and referral letters. You can adapt them or upload your own Word and PDF forms.

Can Hanah draft a functional capacity or NDIS report?

Yes. It can draft into your report template using the visit material you select. You provide and review the assessment findings, evidence and recommendations before using the report.

Can I dictate after a home visit?

Yes. You can record the consultation or dictate your observations afterwards. Include the functional findings, assistance levels, measurements and reasoning you need documented.

Do I need Cliniko to use Hanah?

No. Hanah works standalone and also supports Cliniko, Halaxy, Nookal and Zanda. You can use the scribe without setting up patient engagement features.

Is the free trial the full AI scribe?

Yes. The Practice plan includes a one-month trial with no credit card required, using the same model as paying clinicians. See the current pricing and trial terms.