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About Superior Psych Scribes

Superior Psych Scribes was developed by mental health professionals, for mental health professionals. We go into this field to help people, not to be burdened by paperwork! The paperwork tied to each patient and session can be overwhelming for psychotherapists, psychologists, and behavioral health prescribers - which leads to limitations in how many patients we can serve. The heart and soul of behavioral healthcare is connecting with patients, so we came up with a way to help you do that by supporting you in the background with documentation. A recent study in partnership with the American Medical Association found that physicians who used a scribe experienced a 27% reduction in burnout, and about an hour less time spent on charting per 8-hour day.

But, what is a scribe?

A scribe is a person who takes notes for a professional service and often provides a written record of communications. In the medical field, scribes often accompany physicians, psychiatrists, or other medical professionals in patient appointments, and document the patient’s presenting problems, symptoms, or medical history, for example. In the behavioral health realm, where a different level of confidentiality might be necessary, scribes can assist with typing dictated information after the session rather than being present and capturing the patient’s data live during sessions.

Superior Psych Scribes professionals are trained in HIPAA and in using clinical language. Their training allows them to adapt to the nuances of each practitioner’s preferences in terms of data to include in their charting. Over time, our scribes can write to the practitioner’s preferences efficiently. It is highly important for scribes and practitioners to provide ongoing feedback to each other to build the practitioner’s confidence in the process and to enhance the scribe’s ability to meet the practitioner’s needs. This level of support and connection improves the quality of the data being output by the scribe - taking out any guesswork related to the scribe capturing necessary information for documentation.

We can help with the heavy stuff.

Creating documentation for psychotherapy sessions

Typing other records (i.e., treatment plans, discharge summaries, consultation reports) dictated by the practitioner

Creating documentation for psychiatry/medication management sessions

Proof-reading documents for the practitioner

Note-taking while meeting with clients for appointments 

Note-taking during psychological evaluation interviews or diagnostic interviews

How it works.

  1. The practitioner fills out a questionnaire regarding their needs. 

  2. Superior Psych Scribes matches their needs to a scribe and an initial consultation is scheduled.

  3. The practitioner obtains consent from their patients (if required) to use scribe services. Superior Psych Scribes has developed a sample consent form that practitioners can use as a guide to develop their own template, if the practitioner desires.

  4. The practitioner would give the scribe access to their EHR system and assume all costs associated with this.

  5. The practitioner and scribe will collaborate to find the most effective processes for completing documentation - but rest assured, your scribe already has ideas to share with you. 

Our Packages

Our scribes complete an average of 15 chart notes per hour

  • $40

    Ideal for practitioners who need a quick catch-up on notes - we all fall behind sometimes! If you've fallen a bit further behind than you would like, a single session with a scribe can help get you back on track.

  • $150

    Ideal for practitioners who need support in catching up on documentation, on a short-term basis.

    Four hours typically covers two weeks of chart notes for a full-time practitioner, or one week of chart notes and a diagnostic assessment.

  • $270

    Ideal for practitioners who conduct psychological evaluations, or practitioners who want to ensure scribe availability on a regular basis.

    Eight sessions typically covers a month of progress notes for a full-time clinician, or scribe support for two to three psychological evaluations.

  • $375

    Ideal for practitioners who conduct psychological evaluations, or practitioners who want to ensure scribe availability on a regular basis.

    This package typically covers psychotherapy scribe services for one month including diagnostic assessments.

  • $180

    Ideal for practitioners who conduct psychological evaluations on a regular basis, who want comprehensive scribe services for each evaluation. This package has a cap of six hours, though additional hours can be added once the package is booked. This package includes the following:

    1. Live note-taking and summarization during the clinical interview

    2. Dictation support and transcription related to record reviews and data synthesis.

    3. Proof-reading final drafts of psychological reports

    4. Add-on rate of $30/hour for each additional hour, per evaluation

  • Interested in reserving packages for multiple providers at your clinic? We can customize monthly subscriptions based on your clinic’s specific needs.

EHRs/EMRs we service:

  • Simple Practice

  • Procentive

We are currently working on compatibility with Therapy Notes. If your EMR/EHR system is not listed here, please inquire, and we can investigate whether your system supports the use of a scribe.

Current Clients

We are proud to scribe for employees and independent contractors at the following mental health clinics:

MAP Behavioral Health Center LLC

Psychotherapy, diagnostic assessments, & ESA evaluations

Crosswind Counseling Center LLC

Psychotherapy, diagnostic assessments, & psychosexual evaluations

Kartta Group LLC

Clinical and forensic psychological evaluations