NovoNote AI Scribe vs. Other Popular Tools

AI-powered note-taking solutions are transforming clinical documentation, allowing mental health professionals to streamline workflows, enhance accuracy, and improve client engagement. As the demand for efficient and compliant documentation grows, choosing the right tool is essential for ensuring high-quality client care.

This article compares NovoNote AI Scribe with Heidi Health, Mentalyc, and Lyrebird Health across key factors to help clinicians make an informed decision.

While each platform has strengths, NovoNote stands out as the superior solution due to its advanced mental health focus and relevance to mental health practitioners, seamless integration with psychometric assessments as well as gold standard security and industry-leading compliance.

1. Target User & Niche

• NovoNote: Designed specifically for mental health professionals, including psychologists, therapists, and counsellors, NovoNote deeply integrates with mental health workflows and terminology.

• Heidi Health: Primarily supports general healthcare and primary care, offering AI-powered notes but lacking a strong mental health focus.

• Mentalyc: Exclusively targets therapists, focusing on psychotherapy notes, but lacks broader clinical applications.

• Lyrebird Health: Built for general medical practitioners, with less emphasis on mental health-specific terminology and workflows.

2. Seamless Integration with Practice Management Software and Mental Health Workflows

• NovoNote: Fully integrates with NovoPsych psychometrics, a leading mental health assessment platform. This makes it a top choice for psychologists and therapists using standardised psychological measures. One-click copy & paste browser extension will soon be implemented for seamless transferring of Notes into Practice management softwares.

• Heidi Health: Supports some integrations with practice management systems, but primarily for general healthcare, not tailored for mental health professionals.

• Mentalyc: No direct integrations with practice management software.

• Lyrebird Health: Integrates with Best Practice (BP), an Australian-based practice management system, but lacks mental health-specific integration.

3. Mental Health Terminology 

• NovoNote: Optimized for mental health terminology recognition, diagnostic support and psychological assessment integration.

• Heidi Health: Uses general medical AI, which may not capture mental health-specific language effectively.

• Mentalyc: Psychotherapy-focused AI, offering structured notes for therapy sessions, but lacks broader mental health assessment integration.

• Lyrebird Health: General medical focus, not optimised for psychological assessments or therapy-specific notes.

4. Availability of Record Audio, Dictation & Upload Audio Features

• NovoNote: Supports all three—record audio, dictation, and upload audio, allowing for flexible note-taking in therapy sessions.

• Heidi Health: Offers dictation and record audio but lacks audio upload functionality.

• Mentalyc: Supports audio upload and recording, as well as real-time dictation.

• Lyrebird Health: Supports real-time dictation and record audio but does not allow audio uploads.

5. Customisable Templates

• NovoNote: Highly customisable templates tailored for mental health professionals, allowing structured clinical notes and therapy session summaries.

• Heidi Health: Limited template customisation, primarily for general medical documentation.

• Mentalyc: Pre-set therapy note templates with customisation options.

• Lyrebird Health: Supports customisable templates, but primarily for general medical use.

6. Security and Compliance

• NovoNote: Fully HIPAA (US), GDPR (EU), PIPEDA/PIDA (Canada) and Australian Privacy Act compliant, ensuring top-tier data security and patient confidentiality. 

  • Audio recordings are also never saved. 

  • Data Processing Agreements ensures data is not used for secondary purposes. Personally identifiable information is redacted to ensure LLMs never have access to identifiable information. 

  • All data is encrypted both in transit (TLS 1.2 or higher) and at rest (AES-256 encryption). Our security protocols ensure that no unauthorised individuals can access your sensitive information. 

  • NovoNote operates on secure servers located in Australia that meet ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II standards. All data is stored safely, and automatic backups ensure it remains protected even in unforeseen circumstances.

For more on NovoNote security & privacy policies, visit our page here.

• Heidi Health: Complies with HIPAA, GDPR and Australian regulations.

• Mentalyc: HIPAA compliant, PIPEDA/PIDA (Canada) and Australian Privacy Act compliant
  but GDPR compliance details are unclear.

• Lyrebird Health: HIPAA and Australian Privacy Act compliant but GDPR compliance details are unclear.

7. Cost & Pricing

• NovoNote: Offers affordable, competitive pricing with the best value for mental health professionals from only AUD30 + gst/month for both individual users and users within Practice.

For more on our Pricing and tiers for individual practitioners and practices, visit our Pricing page here. 

• Heidi Health: Pricing is higher from USD99/month per user or USD1199 for groups, making it less cost-effective for therapists.

• Mentalyc: Subscription-based pricing starting from USD19.99/month per user with custom pricing for groups.

• Lyrebird Health: Pricing starts from USD89/month per user with custom pricing for groups, making it a costlier option for mental health professionals.

Conclusion

While all four platforms offer AI-powered note-taking, NovoNote offers a more cohesive solution for mental health professionals through its deep integration with mental health workflows, superior mental health terminology recognition, full audio capabilities, customisable templates and strong security compliance. 

This makes it a powerful tool for mental health practitioners. If you’re looking for an AI solution that truly understands mental health documentation, NovoNote would be your best choice.