> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://assemblyai.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Build a medical scribe

> Build AI-powered medical scribes that transcribe patient encounters and generate clinical documentation.

AssemblyAI provides everything you need to build a medical scribe, from high-accuracy transcription with medical terminology support to HIPAA-compliant PII redaction and structured clinical note generation through the LLM Gateway.

Choose the guide that matches your clinical workflow:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Post-visit medical scribe" icon="file-medical" href="/medical-scribe-best-practices/medical-scribe-post-visit">
    Transcribe recorded patient encounters with Universal-3.5 Pro. Includes Medical Mode, speaker diarization, entity detection, PII redaction, and SOAP note generation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Real-time medical scribe" icon="microphone-lines" href="/medical-scribe-best-practices/medical-scribe-real-time">
    Stream audio from a microphone during live encounters with Universal-3.5 Pro Streaming. Includes LLM Gateway post-processing, medical keyterms, and automatic SOAP note generation.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Which approach should I use?

| Scenario                                             | Recommended approach                                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Post-visit documentation with highest accuracy       | [Post-visit medical scribe](/medical-scribe-best-practices/medical-scribe-post-visit) |
| Live encounter transcription during patient visits   | [Real-time medical scribe](/medical-scribe-best-practices/medical-scribe-real-time)   |
| Telemedicine or emergency department visits          | [Real-time medical scribe](/medical-scribe-best-practices/medical-scribe-real-time)   |
| Specialist consultations with complex terminology    | [Post-visit medical scribe](/medical-scribe-best-practices/medical-scribe-post-visit) |
| Hybrid: real-time notes with post-visit verification | Use both guides together                                                              |