An AI medical scribe for Spanish and English consultations
Spanish-speaking patients often mix English into the conversation, especially for tests, insurance words and medication names, and many clinicians switch back and forth to be understood. Spanish is among the languages ClearPass detects automatically. It transcribes the mix and writes the note in English; try it on your own patients before relying on it.
Code-switching patterns you will hear
Bilingual patients often keep the English word for anything learned in a clinic: 'me hicieron un CT', 'tengo appointment con el especialista', 'la sugar está alta'. Other times the whole history is in Spanish and only your plan is in English. Both are transcribed, and the note comes out in English.
Common symptom language includes 'me duele' for pain, mareo for dizziness, falta de aire for breathlessness, and 'la presión' for blood pressure, which patients may use to mean either high or low. 'Tengo azúcar' generally means diabetes. Confirm vague terms aloud so the note reflects your finding.
Words that do not mean what they seem
- 'Constipado' in many varieties of Spanish means having a cold, not constipation; 'estreñido' is constipation.
- 'Embarazada' means pregnant, not embarrassed.
- 'Un ataque' can mean a seizure, a panic attack or a heart attack depending on the speaker.
- 'Nervios' covers anything from worry to a diagnosed anxiety disorder.
If the draft translates one of these literally, the history is wrong. Check the history section with these words in mind.
Numbers, doses and dates
Spanish numbers are usually well transcribed, but hundreds are long ('ciento cuarenta y cinco') and easy to clip in a noisy room. Decimal marks vary between communities, comma or point. Dates are spoken day before month. The numbers check marks figures in the note that were never said; restate doses and readings clearly and confirm the timing of any medication in plain words.
Medicines are often bought in different markets under different brand names. Ask the patient to show the box and read the active ingredient aloud.
Variety and accent
Spanish is spoken with very different accents and vocabularies. ClearPass detects it automatically and handles switching with English, but this page claims no accuracy figure. During the trial, transcribe a range of your Spanish-speaking patients and read the transcripts alongside the notes before you depend on them.
Children, parents and teenage interpreters
In paediatric and family visits, it is common for a bilingual child or teenager to interpret for a Spanish-speaking parent. That is convenient but risky: children soften, skip or misunderstand clinical questions, and some topics should not pass through them at all. Speaker separation shows who said what, which makes it easier to spot where the history came from the child rather than the parent.
When the history matters, speak to the parent directly, even in basic Spanish, or use a professional interpreter. The transcript will hold both voices, and the English note is only as good as what was actually said.
Remedies bought at a local shop or brought from abroad come up often and in Spanish. Ask for the name, spell it if needed, and put it in the medication history.
What ClearPass does not do
- It does not replace your judgement. Every note is an AI draft that you review and correct before it is used.
- It is not a medical device and does not make clinical decisions. It is a documentation aid.
- It does not connect to your EMR. The note is copy-ready text that pastes into any system.
- It does not write the note or patient instructions in Spanish. Everything it writes is in English.
Privacy
Clinical note content is not stored on ClearPass servers: it is processed to write the note, then discarded. Consultation audio is transcribed and discarded, never stored. Your note history stays in your browser, on your device, and you choose how long it is kept. Common identifiers are removed from typed and transcribed text before it reaches the AI; that is a best-effort safeguard, so leave names, ID numbers and file numbers out where you can. Processing goes through the AI providers named in our Privacy Policy, which sets out exactly what each one receives and how long it keeps it. ClearPass does not sign HIPAA business associate agreements today.
Questions
Is it a replacement for a medical interpreter?
No. It does not translate for the patient during the visit. It writes the English note from what was said. If you and the patient do not share a language, you still need an interpreter.
Does it work for Spanish-only visits?
Spanish is among the languages detected automatically, whether alone or mixed with English. Test it in the trial.
Can it give the patient instructions in Spanish?
No. ClearPass writes everything in English. Explain or translate the instructions yourself.
Will it mix up the false friends?
It can. Read the history for words like constipado and embarazada, and correct the draft where needed.
What does ClearPass cost?
The 7-day trial is free, needs no card and simply ends after 7 days, with no automatic charge. After that there is one plan: $78 a month or $858 a year, with every visit transcribed.
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