Founded on Medical Ethics.
Silknote prioritises patient Safety.
As patients, we also value our autonomy.
We believe patients should own their health data. Silknote was established with the goal of aligning AI usage with medical ethics. With Silknote, your data handling is not only private, secure, and compliant – but we respect the sensitivity of it. This includes never providing patient data to third parties. We do not train AI models on patient data as we recognise that this cannot be done ethically without fully informed express consent. Our privacy and security measures ensure your data is visible to nobody other than your healthcare provider.
Compliance
Gold-Standard Data Handling
Silknote applies a specialised transcription process, ensuring less than 45 seconds of your consult audio is ever in existence. No audio is ever stored – once it is gone, it’s gone for good.
Curated Processing
Data is passed through customised Speech Inference and Large Language Models (LLMs) and only hosted on ISO 27001 compliant servers. Our systems are APP compliant, encrypted at multiple levels at rest and in transit. Your health information is always secure.
Processing health data is a personal thing, which is why we do not retain information for longer than is necessary. Nobody other than your healthcare worker and yourself can see it.
Security
Ethical data handling
Data is handled and stored under rigorous protocols. We know that strong security protocols and careful cryptographic key management are the foundation of providing our service.
Compliant Protection
We utilise advanced security measures, including multi-level encryption and secure ISO27001 compliant server infrastructure, to protect your health data against unauthorised access and data breaches.
Complete Privacy
Every piece of health data is encrypted individual to the user. Silknote is specifically designed so that we cannot hear or see audio or text that you input or output.
Advocacy
Champion for Patients
We strongly feel that the role of a healthcare professional includes understanding the implications of technology upon it. As with other aspects of healthcare this includes advocating at a personal and population level. Listen to Dr Joe McTigue discuss Silknote and AI in healthcare and Silknote on ABC Radio here (at 1hr 14 min).
Feel Informed to Advise
We want you to feel adequately informed on the changes AI is bringing to healthcare. We believe this will help you feel comfortable discussing it as a topic with patients. so that you can identify if a suggested usage is safe and ethical.
Understand Healthcare Implications
Understanding how to critically appraise an AI system so that you can participate in organisation level discussions about it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you medico-legally compliant?
Yes, Silknote complies with the guidance information released by Medical Defence Organisations (MDOs) and we have had legal review of our policy documentation. Silknote provides healthcare workers with the relevant tools and materials to offer patients the option to consent.
Where is my data stored?
Entirely within Australia. We minimise the collection of data as per the Australian Privacy Principles. We prioritise data privacy and security. Data is stored securely in Australia on ISO27001 compliant servers.
Who can access consult information?
Only your healthcare provider has access to the documentation generated by Silknote.
How long will the recordings and patient notes be stored?
Silknote applies a specialised transcription process, ensuring less than 60 seconds of your consult audio is ever in existence. No audio is ever stored. We give healthcare workers the option to review outputs for at most 7 days so they can choose what they want to record. You can find more detailed information about data handling, storage, and security on our Privacy Policy page
What if I don’t want to record my consults but still want to use Silknote to structure my notes?
Some healthcare workers may feel reluctant to record their consults due to the potential impact on therapeutic rapport. Safe use of transcription software includes being mindful of these situations.
We have users in this position who still love the structure provided by Silknote as it saves them time when it comes to note formatting and other documentation. With Silknote Form users have access to a text only tier of our platform – for those who want the documentation without the noise.