Fatih Aktas
Founder & CEO, Transcribe Health
Fatih is the founder and CEO of Transcribe Health, where he builds HIPAA-compliant AI clinical documentation tools for outpatient practices in the US and Canada. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta and graduate training in Interactive Intelligence at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a specialization in conversational AI systems that directly informs Transcribe Health's ambient scribe architecture. He writes about the engineering and operator-side realities of building AI scribes, with topical expertise in real-time speech recognition pipelines, clinical NLP accuracy, HIPAA and PIPEDA technical compliance, EHR integration patterns, and the commercial buying decisions outpatient practices face when picking an ambient documentation vendor.
Education
Graduate study, Interactive Intelligence
B.Sc., Computer Engineering
Areas of expertise
Recent articles
Exam Room Setup for AI Scribes: Microphone, Wifi, and Patient Positioning
The physical setup details that make or break AI medical scribe accuracy: microphone choice and placement, wifi reliability in exam rooms, and how the room layout affects audio quality.
AI Scribe for Psychiatry and Mental Health: What's Different
How AI medical scribes fit into psychiatric and mental health visits, including consent dynamics, therapeutic alliance considerations, and what to leave out of the note.
Getting Your Staff on Board with AI Scribes: Nurses, MAs, and Front Desk
How to introduce an AI medical scribe to the rest of your clinical and administrative team in a way that prevents resistance and turns staff into adoption allies.
What Your Malpractice Carrier Actually Says About AI-Generated Notes
A grounded look at how medical malpractice insurers in 2026 view AI-generated clinical documentation: what to disclose, what they require, and how it affects claim defensibility.
The First Week with an AI Scribe: A Day-by-Day Onboarding Plan
A grounded day-by-day plan for the first week of using an AI medical scribe in clinical practice, covering setup, calibration, and the workflow choices that determine whether it sticks.
AI Scribe vs Hiring a Medical Assistant: Side-by-Side Cost for a 3-Provider Clinic
A practical financial comparison between adopting an AI medical scribe and hiring an additional medical assistant for a 3-provider primary care clinic, including time savings, capacity, and quality.
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