Changelog

Heidi desktop app (optimized for telehealth)

The Heidi desktop app has been in beta for the past few months and thanks to all of your feedback, it’s now ready for general release!

Purpose-built for telehealth sessions, advantages of the desktop app include:

• Headphones support: Compatible with both Bluetooth and wired headsets, enabling smooth recording with your preferred headset.
• Reduced interruptions: System-level audio capture means other applications won’t interfere with your sessions.
• Superior stability: The Desktop app is the most stable way for clinicians who rely heavily on telehealth to utilize Heidi. 

Any sessions you undertake on the desktop app sync seamlessly with other versions of Heidi, such as the mobile app and Chrome extension (both still in beta), and of course, the original browser version of Heidi.

Download Heidi on your desktop today. 

Instructions, setup, and troubleshooting for the desktop app is available in the help centre

Patient and clinician name preferences

As clinicians ourselves, we understand just how often you refer to patients throughout an average day's documentation. 

We all have our own preferences around this. Some use the term “patient,” others like “Mrs. Smith,” and some of us simply use the patient's first name. You also likely refer to yourself in most notes, with statements like, “Dr. John to submit a referral for an MRI.”

To make Heidi’s notes sound just like you, we added options to specify exactly how you want to refer to patients and yourself. To set patient and clinician name preferences:

1. Access Memory via the sidebar

2. Enter your preferred terms under Language & spelling

Note: You can choose a single term, such as “client” or “patient.” Or give Heidi instructions like “Title + Lastname” and we will infer the correct terminology via session information. 

3. Click Save changes (top right)

Heidi will now use your preferred patient and clinician name preferences throughout all notes and documents.

Faster editing with real-time streaming

Whether you’re generating a note, creating a document, asking Heidi a question, or producing an AI-assisted template, Heidi’s output now streams in real-time.

Real-time streaming enhances editing efficiency and documentation productivity compared to viewing the entire output after it’s generated. You can consider any edits required as the output generates, then quickly jump in and make the changes once it’s finished.