You can do whatevvr you want with the audio files - have them transcribe them, summarize them, hand them to an agent, upload them to your cloud, whatever.

The standby and talk time is really great on both the pins and the credit card sized versions.

I have a lot of friends that now use them with elderly parents/their own medical care when they need to really be able to have something automatically record/transcribe the visits.

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iamjackg 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Is there a completely local option for something like this? I love the idea, but I don't love having yet another middleman in between everything I say and the model provider of my choice.

	▲	DannyBee 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Device wise - i never found one as good and i played with a bunch. However, you have three options with plaud that i'm aware of: 1. If you want something totally open source: https://github.com/RemiPelloux/OpenPlod Local-first Plaud Note Pro recording vault, transcription, and Markdown workspace. Which sounds like what you want. 2. the Plaud SDK will let you pull from the device and send it wherever you want without touching their servers. 3. You can also use the mobile app, disable cloud sync, and export each audio file as mp3/wav to your phone/tablet/whatever if you don't want to use #1 or #2. You can have it upload to your private cloud without doing any of these, but it still transits their servers first i believe, which it sounds like you are trying to avoid

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ButlerianJihad an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

No, do not ever do this.

In the USA, providers are openly hostile to being recorded. You had better ask at the front desk if you can record anything first. They will tell you no.

If you covertly record, then they have every right to refuse you service and eject you from the exam room.

Do not ever record anything independently with your provider. They are absolutely hostile to this and there is no getting around it.

They will tell you that it is a violation of HIPAA. It is actually a violation of CYA.

Providers do not appreciate having any independent record of one-on-ones that they cannot repudiate themselves. If they didn't document it, it didn't happen. Don't record providers.

	▲	DannyBee 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		What are you talking about? This is done all the time, and is quite common, particularly when care is shared between multiple people or people are elderly 16% of all appointments are recorded by patients, and the number is increasing all the time. Only 3% covertly. Basically all medical associations have issued guidance on this and the guidance is not "kick people out of the office" I have never once had a provider become hostile or care. Nor has anyone I know. People record with phones, dial people in, etc. This is across like 10+ states, tons of conditions, ages, and hundreds of people. While you may have had a different experience, i dont' think i would go with "don't ever do this". Maybe you have super-hostile relationships with your providers - nobody i know does.