Based on feedback from vets across Australia, we’re constantly working to improve Astro Scribe.

All of your ideas help to shape Astro Scribe into an excellent tool that helps decrease burnout and fatigue from hours of note-writing. Thank you!!

- Lachie and Mady

28/03/2025 v3.9 -> v4.6

In-clinic (LAN) note and template sharing received a massive update this week. Speed was greatly improved (in some cases this update actually fixed note sharing altogether - we are so sorry for the wait and thank you for your patience!), encryption was improved to protect against local network vulnerabilities, and the new highly anticipated feature to instantly change which template is being used across the entire clinic with just one button was added! Simply click to “use” a template (within the settings) and a popup message will ask you if you’d like every computer to use that template. Not to mention, when a template is updated on any device, every device will receive that update.

The settings menu was re-worked to make it easier to access the high-traffic sections - notably, changing the microphone is now available from the first section of the settings, as well as custom templates!

Another requested feature was implemented: being able to copy with any template by simply hovering over the note! Now, there’s no need to go into the settings to copy a particular note with a different template.

This is a nice quality of life change - if you’re getting overwhelmed by the number of notes showing up on your device from other computers - just hover over the settings menu, and click “Show/Hide notes from other devices”!

Don’t like the order the notes appear in? Hover over the settings and click “Reverse order of notes”!

Tired of microphone warnings (we can be a little too careful sometimes..) when you know your mic is good to go? Hover over the settings button!

The settings menu is often having small extra options added to it, so don’t be afraid to [peruse it, hover over it, right click it, you name it!] every now and then!

Lastly, we’ve heard feedback from multiple clinics - in some cases, potential treatment options were listed incorrectly as actual pursued treatments, and overall client communications were leaving something to be desired. There was also a tendency to misidentify all potential (future) conditions as currently being experienced. We’ve updated note-generation to address these issues, as well as encouraging more generic description of medications instead of specific recommendations. Going forward, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me, Lachlan, at 0412 613 825 or over email at lachlan@astro-scribe.com to let us know if there are any further issues with notes like this (or anything else for that matter)! We are immensely grateful for this feedback - please keep it coming! There is nothing too small!!!

Next goals: v4.7 +

Our next immediate goal is to add a few extra specific sections to the initial consults (vomiting, stools, urination, drinking, current hydration status), for just a little bit more ‘granularity’ for template customization.

Followed up closely by some additional appointment types: admissions, discharges, vaccinations, hospital, TPLO, ortho surgery, and a phone conversation button (remember to let your clients know you’re using a dictation software called Astro Scribe!) for easy capture of client communications!

Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know :) And lastly, thank you for choosing Astro Scribe. It means the world to us.

- Lachlan