Across healthcare, clinicians are spending valuable hours on clinical documentation instead of engaging with patients or recovering after intense shifts. In fact, AMIA’s 2024 TrendBurden survey found that 77% of healthcare professionals report documentation extending into evenings or home time, with 74% saying it impacts patient care.
This growing documentation load is a major driver of burnout and reduces the quality of both clinician experience and patient care.
Today, we are proud to introduce Philips SpeechLive Health AI Assistant, a healthcare-trained ambient AI tool designed with doctors, for doctors. It transforms clinician–patient conversations into structured clinical documentation, reducing administrative load, improving note consistency, and helping clinicians reclaim valuable time for themselves or for more time with patients.
SpeechLive Health builds on the proven foundation of Philips SpeechLive, the leading cloud-based dictation and transcription platform already trusted in clinical workflows worldwide. Instead of adding yet another disconnected tool for clinicians to learn, it enhances existing workflows and integrates seamlessly into the SpeechLive environment clinicians are already familiar with.
Purpose built for clinical settings
Unlike general-use AI, SpeechLive Health uses a healthcare-trained large language model developed by clinicians and grounded specifically in medical literature and guidelines. This enables:
- Deep, native clinical understanding
- Structured, coding-ready output aligned to SOAP, H&P, and other standards
- High accuracy with minimal correction
- Consistent, guideline-aligned documentation
- Transparent, trustworthy behavior that increases clinician confidence
Generic AI assistants often struggle in clinical environments due to the level of specific knowledge required and the multitude of clinical terms, producing inconsistent text that requires extensive corrections. SpeechLive Health was designed specifically to overcome these limitations and truly save clinicians time and effort when it comes to clinical documentation.
How it works
Before the visit
Clinicians can review AI-generated patient history summaries, add their own notes, and check that their recording setup is ready – on web or iOS.
During the visit
With one tap, the AI begins capturing the natural conversation. No dictation commands are required, as the ambient AI distinguishes clinician and patient. The consult takes place naturally between clinician and patient, while the system begins structuring clinical facts in real time.
After the visit
Within seconds, the clinician receives a structured draft note they can review, refine, and export into the EHR. Additional documents, such as referral letters, after-visit summaries, or other clinical documentation templates, can also be generated instantly.
Structured templates for real clinical environments
SpeechLive Health includes built-in documentation templates tailored to common specialties and available in English, French, German, and more. Templates cover fields such as:
- Psychiatry and behavioral health
- Primary care and family medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Outpatient care
- Nursing
These templates reflect clinical structure and terminology, reducing the effort needed to create high-quality notes.
Security and compliance you can rely on
SpeechLive Health meets the highest standards of data protection, including HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and EU AI Act readiness, with C5 attestation underway for Germany. All data is processed securely, deleted after use, and personally identifiable user data is never used to train the AI model. The platform is powered by Microsoft Azure, globally trusted for its enterprise-grade uptime and resilience.
Supported by Philips SpeechMike Ambient hardware
High-quality documentation output starts with high-quality audio capture. Having worked in hardware used for healthcare over several decades, we deeply understand the requirements of microphones for clinical listening. With the Philips SpeechMike Ambient Wearable AI Assistant, we wanted to create a device that allows clinicians to be more present with their patients via ambient AI. Now, with SpeechLive Health, we offer a complete healthcare solution – from audio capture to final document.
Every SpeechLive Health license purchased during the 2026 launch period will include the Philips SpeechMike Ambient Wearable AI Assistant, a four-microphone wearable designed for ambient clinical environments. It captures clear, high-quality audio, even in noisy, multi-party encounters, significantly improving AI accuracy and overall workflow efficiency.
Who is SpeechLive Health for?
SpeechLive Health is designed for any clinician who needs to document detailed, structured notes efficiently, including:
- Primary care
- Psychiatry and behavioral health
- Emergency medicine
Each of these workflows involves high documentation volume, which SpeechLive Health is optimized to support.
What this means for clinicians and patients
By minimizing after-hours “pajama time,” improving note quality, and reducing administrative strain, SpeechLive Health helps clinicians focus more on patient care while maintaining consistent, structured documentation. The result is better efficiency, better patient engagement, and a more sustainable clinical workflow.
Ready to get started with SpeechLive Health?
SpeechLive Health is available across 23 countries across Europe and the United States and supports English, French, German, and more. We’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks about this new solution for healthcare, but you can already book a demo or begin a 14-day free trial.
