How Should a Behavioral Health Practice Evaluate an AI Scribe Pilot?
How Should a Behavioral Health Practice Evaluate an AI Scribe Pilot? By Allison Sikorsky, DNP, PMHNP-BCFounder & CEO, PMHScribe When a behavioral health practice begins testing an AI scribe, the first question is usually predictable: How much time will this save our providers? It is a fair question. After-hours documentation affects clinicians, families, practice operations, […]
The Future of Trust in Behavioral Health AI
The Future of Trust in Behavioral Health AI By Allison Sikorsky, DNP, PMHNP-BCFounder & CEO, PMHScribe For most of my career, finding good information was relatively straightforward. If I had a question about psychiatric care, documentation, or a new technology, I searched for it, reviewed the evidence, and made a clinical decision. Lately, I’ve noticed […]
Best AI Scribe for Psychiatry (2026): How to Choose the Right AI Documentation Platform for Psychiatrists & PMHNPs
Best AI Scribe for Psychiatry (2026): How to Choose the Right AI Documentation Platform for Psychiatrists & PMHNPs Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing healthcare documentation, but not every AI scribe is built for behavioral health. If you’re looking for the best AI scribe for psychiatry, the most important consideration isn’t simply whether it can generate […]
What I’ve Learned About AI, Burnout & Human Connection in Behavioral Health
What I’ve Learned About AI, Burnout & Human Connection in Behavioral Health By Allison SikorskyFounder & CEO, PMHScribe When I first started talking with psychiatrists, PMHNPs, therapists, and behavioral health practice owners about AI documentation, I assumed most of our conversations would revolve around technology. They didn’t. Rarely did someone ask me about machine learning, […]
The Four Types of Documentation Burden in Behavioral Health
The Four Types of Documentation Burden in Behavioral Health What Building an AI Scribe Taught Me About Why Mental Health Providers Feel Exhausted By Allison Sikorsky, PMHNP For years, I thought documentation was the problem. Like many psychiatrists, PMHNPs, and therapists, I spent evenings finishing notes and weekends catching up on charts, spending far too […]
AI Won’t Replace Clinical Judgment: What Behavioral Health Providers Should Know About AI Documentation
AI Won’t Replace Clinical Judgment: What Behavioral Health Providers Should Know About AI Documentation By Allison Sikorsky, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Founder & CEO, PMHScribe When people talk about AI in healthcare, the conversation usually starts with efficiency. How much time can it save? How many notes can it generate? How much documentation can it automate? As […]
How Long Should It Take to Finish Psychiatry Notes?
How Long Should It Take to Finish Psychiatry Notes? If you ask ten psychiatric providers how long they spend on documentation, you’ll probably get ten different answers. Some finish notes during the visit. Some stay an hour after clinic every evening. Others spend entire weekends catching up on charting. So what is normal? More importantly, […]
Why Psychiatric Documentation Requires a Different Kind of AI Scribe
Why Psychiatric Documentation Requires a Different Kind of AI Scribe Not all clinical documentation is created equal. A typical primary care visit and a psychiatric medication management appointment may both require documentation, but their structure, clinical considerations, and regulatory requirements often differ significantly. Yet many behavioral health providers still rely on AI scribes originally built […]
How PMHScribe Helps Providers Manage 42 CFR Part 2 Documentation
How PMHScribe Helps Providers Manage 42 CFR Part 2 Documentation At PMHScribe, we support 42 CFR Part 2 workflows by helping providers control what is included in the EHR. The EHR remains the system of record, and the designated record set is where access, disclosure, and release-of-information decisions are handled. PMHScribe supports that process before […]
Why More Mental Health Providers Are Exploring AI Scribes in 2026
Why More Mental Health Providers Are Exploring AI Scribes in 2026 For years, most conversations around provider burnout focused on scheduling, patient volume, insurance pressure, or staffing shortages. But increasingly, psychiatrists, PMHNPs, therapists, and behavioral health providers are pointing to something else entirely: The constant administrative weight of documentation. Not necessarily because psychiatric documentation is […]