Draft a Discharge Summary From a Recorded Dictation
This tool turns a dictated discharge consultation into a transcript and an AI-drafted summary you can edit. Record on your phone or in the browser, or upload an audio or video file you already have, and start from a draft instead of writing the summary from nothing.
ScreenApp is not HIPAA compliant and does not sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Use it for de-identified dictation: describe the case using a case number or initials instead of the patient’s name or other identifying details, and add those back in yourself, in a HIPAA-compliant system, when the document needs to go in the chart.
What you get:
- A transcript with timestamps, in 99 languages
- AI chat with any recording, so you can ask it to expand a section, rewrite it in plain language, or pull out the medication list
- AI templates and documents, including a structure you can adapt for a discharge-summary draft
- custom vocabulary for transcription, so drug names and clinical terms come out spelled correctly
- Export the transcript and draft as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT
- Free plan: one recording of up to 45 minutes, with AI chat on it
How to Draft a Discharge Summary
- Record or upload the dictation: Record the discharge consultation on your phone or in the browser, or upload an audio or video file (MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV) you already have. Keep it de-identified: use a case number or initials instead of the patient’s name.
- Ask the AI for a draft: Once the transcript is ready, use AI chat to ask for a discharge-summary structure: reason for admission, hospital course, medications, and follow-up. The AI drafts the text from what is in the transcript.
- Review and finish it: Read the draft against the transcript, add the patient’s identifying details back in inside your own system, and correct anything the AI got wrong before it goes in the chart.
Accuracy depends on the recording: a clear dictation into a phone microphone in a quiet room transcribes well, and a hallway conversation with background noise will have gaps. See how we measure accuracy.
AI Discharge Summary Generator vs Other AI Notetaking Tools
| Feature | ScreenApp | Otter.ai | Rev Voice Recorder | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free recording | 1 recording, up to 45 min | 300 min/month, 30 min per conversation | Recording free, transcription paid | Needs Plus ($15.99/year) |
| Transcription | Included | Included within the minute cap | $0.25/min (AI), $1.99/min (human) | Included with Plus |
| AI-drafted documents | Included | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Custom vocabulary | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Languages | 99 | 6 | Not stated | Not stated |
| HIPAA compliant | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $8.33/month annual | $25.49/month annual | $15.99/year |
Sources, checked 2026-09-12: screenapp.io/accuracy#languages, screenapp.io/pricing, screenapp.io/help/how-many-minutes-can-i-record, otter.ai/pricing, notability.com/pricing, rev.com/apps-and-tools/audio-transcription-app, rev.com/pricing
- vs Otter.ai: Otter’s free plan caps you at 300 minutes a month and 30 minutes per conversation. Otter does not publish a discharge-summary or clinical-note template; ScreenApp can draft one from the transcript on request.
- vs Rev Voice Recorder: Rev’s recorder is free but transcription is pay per minute at $0.25 for AI transcripts, and it has no AI drafting step. ScreenApp’s plans include transcription, AI chat, and templates.
- vs Notability: Notability is a handwriting and note-taking app. Audio recording and transcription need the Plus plan at $15.99 a year, and there is no AI draft.
None of these three publish HIPAA compliance for clinical use either, so like ScreenApp they are general recorders, not clinical documentation systems.
Who Drafts Discharge Summaries With ScreenApp
Hospitalists and inpatient physicians dictate the discharge consultation between patients and use the AI draft as a starting point for the hospital course, medications, and follow-up plan, then add the patient’s details back in inside their own system before it goes in the chart.
Residents and trainees practice writing structured discharge summaries: dictate a de-identified case, get a first draft, and compare it against what a supervising physician expects.
Nursing staff and case managers dictate a de-identified example of a patient education handout, then adapt the wording for a real patient by hand in their own systems.
Medical educators record a mock discharge conversation for teaching, then use the transcript and the AI draft as a worked example for students learning documentation structure.
Writers of training material and documentation templates working in NHS, US, or Australian formats dictate a de-identified example case and get a structured draft to adapt into a template.
FAQ
What is a discharge summary?
A discharge summary is documentation created when a patient leaves a hospital or clinical facility. It typically includes the reason for admission, a narrative of the hospital course, diagnostic results, procedures, medications, and follow-up instructions.
Is ScreenApp HIPAA compliant?
No. ScreenApp is not HIPAA compliant and does not sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Do not upload or dictate protected health information, such as a real patient’s name, date of birth, or medical record number. Use it for de-identified drafting and templates instead.
Can I use this to create a real patient’s discharge summary?
Not with identifying details in it. Dictate or type the case with the name and other identifiers removed, get the AI draft, then add the patient’s real details back in yourself inside a HIPAA-compliant system if the summary needs to go in the chart.
Is it free?
The free plan includes one recording of up to 45 minutes, with AI chat on that recording. Paid plans start at $19 a month billed annually and remove the per-recording limit.
How accurate is the AI-generated draft?
Accuracy depends on the recording: a clear dictation in a quiet room transcribes well, while background noise and overlapping speech reduce it. See how we measure accuracy. Every draft is editable, so review it against the transcript before using it.
What formats can I export?
Download the transcript and the AI draft as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT. There is no direct EHR integration; copy the text into your hospital system by hand.
Does it support languages other than English?
Yes. Transcription works in 99 languages, so a dictation in a language other than English still gets a transcript and an AI draft.
Can I record on my phone?
Yes. Record in the browser or on your phone, or upload an audio or video file (MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV) you already have.
Does it recognize medical terms and drug names?
custom vocabulary for transcription, so you can add drug names, procedure names, and other terms you use often so they come out spelled correctly.
