Nabla
Nabla turns patient-physician conversations into finished clinical notes automatically.
Independent overview by new Mantra · updated July 3, 2026
- Category
- Operations
- Pricing
- Custom
- Implementation
- 4-8 weeks
- Adoption risk
- Medium
- Integrates with
- Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth
What Nabla does
Nabla is an ambient AI documentation tool built specifically for healthcare. It listens to a patient-physician encounter in real time and generates a structured SOAP note from the conversation, so clinicians don't need to type or dictate after the visit. The finished note can be reviewed and edited before being pushed to the patient record.
The tool connects directly with major electronic health record systems — Epic, Cerner, and Athenahealth are supported — through its Nabla Connect integration layer. It also offers an API for organisations that need custom connections. That means the note lands where it needs to go without requiring a separate copy-paste step.
According to Nabla's published figures, the platform is deployed across more than 190 health organisations and used by more than 100,000 clinicians. Their reported outcomes include 55% of users saving at least one hour per day on documentation and a 27% reduction in reported burnout among users.
Key capabilities
Ambient conversation capture
Nabla listens to the patient-physician conversation during the encounter and transcribes it in real time, including when speakers talk quickly or with accents.
Automatic SOAP note generation
From the transcript, Nabla produces a structured clinical note — separating subjective, objective, assessment, and plan sections — without requiring manual dictation or typing.
EHR integration
Nabla Connect supports direct integration with Epic, Athenahealth, and Cerner, as well as an API for other systems, so notes can flow into the existing record without additional manual steps.
Customisable note templates
Clinicians can choose the note type and adjust formatting to match their preferred documentation style before the note is finalised.
Dictation mode
In addition to ambient listening, Nabla offers a dictation option for clinicians who prefer to record their own verbal summary rather than capture the full conversation.
Specialty-specific output
The platform generates notes across a range of clinical contexts, including primary care, psychiatry, emergency medicine, cardiology, and surgery, based on the encounter content.
Best for
- Physicians, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians who spend significant time on post-visit documentation and want to reclaim that time during or immediately after the encounter.
- Practices or health systems already running Epic, Cerner, or Athenahealth that want documentation to flow directly into their existing EHR without a separate workflow.
- Multi-provider organisations — from small group practices to health systems with 190-plus sites — looking to reduce documentation burden at scale.
- Clinicians in high-volume specialties such as primary care, emergency medicine, or psychiatry where note volume and complexity are a consistent pressure.
- Teams exploring ways to reduce clinician burnout and improve work-life balance without changing how patient encounters are conducted.
Worth knowing
- Pricing is custom and not publicly listed, so budget planning requires a direct conversation with Nabla's team. Factor in time for that commercial process.
- Implementation is estimated at 4 to 8 weeks, which is moderate. EHR integration setup, staff onboarding, and workflow changes all need to be planned for in that window.
- The tool is designed exclusively for healthcare. If your organisation operates across multiple industries or needs a general-purpose documentation tool, this is not the right fit.
- Nabla currently lists Epic, Cerner, and Athenahealth as named EHR integrations. If your organisation uses a different system, confirm API compatibility before committing.
- Expect meaningful change-management effort, given the sensitivity of clinical data and the compliance requirements — HIPAA, data handling agreements, and clinician workflow change all warrant careful evaluation before rollout.
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