Not every consult lends itself to dictation. A quiet exam room, a sleeping patient, a back-to-back appointment schedule that doesn't leave you alone with a microphone — sometimes typing is just faster, and sometimes it's the only option.
whiskr.ai's manual entry method is the perfect middle ground for those situations. You input brief bullet points or clinical shorthand — the kind of notes you'd jot on paper between appointments — and Atlas AI intelligently expands them into a formal, professional medical record. You stay in control of every detail; the AI just handles the formatting, expansion, and structure.
Here's how to use it, end to end.
How to Document a Consult with the Typing Method
Step 1. Initiate the consult. From the dashboard, click Start New Consult, enter the Patient ID, and hit Continue.
Step 2. Choose manual entry. On the input options screen, select Type the Details instead of starting an audio recording.
Step 3. Input your shorthand. In the consultation field, type out your raw clinical observations. You don't need to write full sentences or worry about formatting — short bullet points and clinical shorthand work perfectly. Cover the essentials: history, diet, presenting complaint, physical exam findings, vitals, and any plan you've already decided on. Anything in the format you'd normally use on a scratchpad will work.
Step 4. Submit to AI. Click Submit Details. The whiskr.ai clinical AI will instantly interpret your brief inputs and structure them into a formal medical record, which appears in your patient list within seconds.
Step 5. Review the report. Open the generated report and review the comprehensive, categorized sections — history, vitals, assessment, treatment plan — formatted with clinical precision. Edit anything Atlas misinterpreted or expand sections that need more detail.
Step 6. Finalize the case. When the record reads the way you want it to, click Finalize to securely save the completed case to your records.
When to Reach for the Typing Method
The shorthand workflow tends to work best in these situations:
Quiet environments where speaking out loud isn't appropriate
Quick, routine cases where you already know what you want to say
Between-appointment gaps when you want to clear documentation as you go
Cases where you want tighter control over the exact wording before AI expansion
Whether you reach for audio or typing, the goal is the same: significantly reduce manual documentation time, ensure no clinical details are missed, and free up your schedule for what matters most.