Canvas Medical, an EMR company focused on accelerating everyday medicine, has announced the launch of Hyperscribe, an open source artificial intelligence copilot designed to transform clinical documentation. The new tool uses ambient audio to draft clinical notes and orders in collaboration with other AI agents.
Built using the Canvas software development kit (SDK), Hyperscribe stands out by leveraging instant access to complete patient medical records, continuous real-time event streams, and agentic control of the Canvas EMR user interface. This comprehensive approach establishes new benchmarks for accessibility, transparency, and effectiveness in clinical workflow automation.
Founded in 2015, Canvas Medical has been working to optimize electronic medical records by enabling seamless integration, developer tools, and an open data architecture that enhances clinician workflows. The company's solutions automate processes with complete patient context, reducing administrative burdens and driving better outcomes across various care models and outpatient specialties.
As AI adoption in healthcare continues to expand, robust AI governance has become essential to ensure transparency, safety, and efficacy. While organizations like the Coalition for Health AI and the Joint Commission have established foundational frameworks, practical implementation examples remain limited. Canvas Medical is addressing this gap with Hyperscribe by promoting governance through reproducible evaluation code, publicly available evaluation datasets, and comparative AI model analysis that assesses Hyperscribe alongside third-party AI scribes and copilots.
"Our customers have long recognized that traditional EMRs fail to meet their evolving needs, and now they are demanding AI-powered solutions that actively collaborate with care teams," said Adam Farren, CEO of Canvas Medical. "With Hyperscribe, we are accelerating into this future by demonstrating how AI agents can work together on the Canvas platform, delivering compounding value through our publicly available developer tools."
Hyperscribe offers advanced functionality compared to competing AI scribe solutions, featuring composable chaining that automates task integration within the EMR, complete patient context utilizing full medical records, order execution with guardrails that apply clinical informatics safeguards, real-time documentation that updates patient records continuously during appointments, and open source development with a publicly available codebase and evaluation framework.
These features collectively enable healthcare organizations to integrate, enhance, and customize AI models for their specific needs while maintaining clinical accuracy and safety standards.
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