An AI medical scribe for Turkish and English consultations
Turkish-speaking patients may consult entirely in Turkish, switch to English for medical terms, or bring a family member who translates. ClearPass transcribes the conversation in whichever language it happens, keeps speakers apart, and writes the clinical note in English.
What a Turkish consultation sounds like to a scribe
Turkish builds meaning by adding suffixes to a word, so a medicine name is often followed by an ending: a patient may say they took 'metformini' or stopped 'aspirinle birlikte' something. The medicine name inside the word is what matters; check it in the draft.
Patients commonly use tansiyon for blood pressure and şeker for diabetes or blood sugar. Symptom words you will hear include ağrı for pain, baş dönmesi for dizziness, nefes darlığı for shortness of breath, çarpıntı for palpitations and halsizlik for tiredness or malaise. Some are loose: 'tansiyonum var' usually means the patient has been told of high blood pressure, but confirm it.
Numbers, decimals and readings
Turkish uses a comma as the decimal mark in writing and 'buçuk' for a half, so two and a half is 'iki buçuk'. Patients sometimes give blood pressure as two short numbers, such as 'on dört dokuz', meaning 140 over 90. A note that writes 14/9 would be wrong.
The numbers check marks figures in the note that were never said. It will not convert units or reinterpret a shorthand reading, so when a patient gives a value in shorthand, restate it aloud in full: 'so 140 over 90'. That puts the correct figure in the transcript.
- Restate readings in full, with units.
- Ask for the generic name when a patient names a brand.
- Photograph printed lab reports, then check the decimal values in the note against the page.
Letters and characters
Turkish uses letters such as ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş and ü, and the dotless ı differs from i. The transcript keeps Turkish spelling where it recognises the words. The note is in English, so this affects mainly names and local terms. Personal names are the most likely to be misspelt; do not use the transcript to identify the patient, and leave names out of the conversation where you can.
Try it on your own patients
Turkish is one of the languages named on the site. Regional accents, fast speech and several people talking at once all reduce accuracy, as they would for a human listener. During the trial, transcribe a range of patients and read the transcripts next to the notes before you depend on it.
When a relative interprets
Many Turkish-speaking patients attend with a younger family member who translates. The transcript then holds three streams: the patient in Turkish, the relative translating into English, and you. Speaker separation labels them. The English translation often gives the cleanest source for the note, but relatives summarise and sometimes soften. Where it matters, ask the patient directly and listen to the Turkish answer as well as the translation.
Check the draft for anything attributed to the patient that the relative actually said, especially on sensitive topics such as mood, alcohol or family 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 in Turkish. The note comes out 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
Can I photograph a Turkish lab report?
Yes. The clinical details are read into the English note. Remove names and ID numbers from the photo first, and check each value, especially decimals written with a comma, against the original page.
What if the patient speaks Kurdish or another language at home?
Most languages are detected automatically, but quality varies more for less widely spoken languages. Try it during the trial with the patients you actually see.
Is the note written in Turkish?
No. It is always in English.
Can the visit be partly Turkish and partly English?
Yes. The language is detected automatically and can change during the visit, including mid-sentence.
Does it convert shorthand blood pressure readings?
No. Say the reading in full during the visit so the transcript and the note carry the correct value.
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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