AsyncHealth—AI Assistants for Mental Health Clinicians » Async vs. Other AI Scribes

Peter Yellowlees MD

Async generates notes like the other AI scribes, but it also fundamentally improves access to care. It’s the difference between a faster secretary and a proactive case manager. Async’s ability to “front-load” the work (the AI does the interview first) creates a new kind of efficiency that other scribes simply can’t match. Clinics using Async can literally say, “Start your intake now online with one of our virtual assistants,” rather than “We’ll schedule you in a month and at that visit an AI will help document.”

This improved access to care leads to a faster turnaround of patients, which is a competitive advantage for any clinic (more referrals). From a revenue perspective, offering rapid access can attract more patients (and their referring providers). If your clinic can advertise “Get initial evaluation within 48 hours,” you become very appealing to primary care referrers and to patients seeking help. This can expand your patient base, which in turn grows revenue. Essentially, Async becomes a marketing advantage – referring physicians are impressed that their patients can be reviewed in days, not months, leading them to refer more patients. Financial decision-makers will appreciate that increasing throughput and marketability can grow top-line revenue for the practice or department.

Next, consider value-based incentives and reputation. In systems moving toward value-based care, improving access and outcomes (which Async does by speeding up care and keeping patients engaged) can yield bonuses or shared savings. For example, meeting a metric like “initial mental health visit within 10 days” could secure quality incentive payments. Also, reduced Emergency Room visits or hospitalizations due to quicker outpatient intervention saves costs for payers – making your practice look good in value-based contracts. All these indirect financial benefits come on top of the straightforward productivity boost.

For financial decision-makers, it’s worth noting that Async’s comprehensive approach can yield a different kind of ROI. Regular AI scribes might justify their cost purely by time saved on documentation (e.g., “Dr. X saves 2 hours of charting per day”). Async, however, justifies itself by both time saved and value gained: each provider can see more patients and generate more revenue because the AI has expanded their throughput. Plus, the improved patient access can attract more patients to the system (no one likes waiting months) and enable more financial returns via payments for value using systems like HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set). It’s a double win on investment – efficiency and value growth – whereas generic scribes mainly hit the efficiency note.

To sum up, while there are many AI scribe products in 2025’s market, Async stands out by redefining what an “AI scribe” can do. It’s moving from being a commodity note-taking aid to a differentiated clinical tool that transforms service delivery. Other scribes help with notes; Async helps with delivering care and notes. This is a classic case of not all AI scribes being created equal. AsyncHealth has essentially leapt ahead to what forward-thinking observers call the future of ambient clinical intelligence – where the AI doesn’t just write the note but also meaningfully contributes to the clinical encounter from a value perspective. For a mental health clinic or practice evaluating solutions, the difference is stark: choose a scribe that writes what you say, or choose a system that does the interview and writes the note. Async does both, and that’s why it outshines the rest in delivering value to both patients and providers.

Async vs. Other AI Scribes – How Async delivers greater ROI