The Quick Bar is a small, always-on-top panel that stays visible while a session is running, even when Clinic Scribe is in the background. It exists so you never have to leave your patient, your EHR, or your telehealth window to control the session or check something. Think of it as the scribe's cockpit, one glance away at all times.
What you can do from the Quick Bar
- Control the session: pause, resume, or end it, with the live status and running duration always visible, plus a warning as the session nears its two-hour limit.
- Take notes: the Notes tab captures anything you type during the visit. It auto-saves, shows a synced indicator, and those notes are considered when the final note is written.
- Ask about the patient: the Chat tab is the patient history assistant, so you can pull a fact from the chart without switching windows.
- See patient context: the Patient tab shows the last visit date and its summary at a glance.
- Start sessions on cue: when the app detects a Google Meet or Zoom call, the Quick Bar offers to start recording.
Why a floating bar instead of a full window
During a real visit your screen belongs to the patient chart, the video call, or the person in front of you. A full app window would force you to switch away; the Quick Bar keeps the essentials in a strip you can park anywhere. This is only possible because Clinic Scribe is a desktop app running at the system level, not a browser tab confined to one window.
Settings and housekeeping
From the Quick Bar settings you can launch it on startup, turn pre-session reminders on or off, and control notifications. If it ever ends up off-screen or in the way, you can collapse it, refresh it, or reset its position.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Quick Bar in Clinic Scribe?
The Quick Bar is a floating panel that stays on top of your other windows during a session. From it you can pause, resume, or end recording, take notes that sync into the session, chat with the patient history assistant, and see the patient's last-visit summary, all without leaving your EHR or telehealth window.
Do notes I type in the Quick Bar affect the generated note?
Yes. Notes you take in the Quick Bar during a session are auto-saved and taken into account when the clinical note is generated, so a quick observation you jot down shapes the final note.
Can I use the Quick Bar while working in another app?
Yes. That is its purpose. The Quick Bar stays on top while you work in your EHR, a telehealth platform, or any other app, because Clinic Scribe runs as a desktop app at the system level.