Doctora vs Scribing.io
Scribing.io is a multi-specialty AI scribe that serves optometry among many specialties. Doctora is built only for optometry — so the question isn't whether each can document an eye visit, it's how deep the documentation goes. Here's an honest, up-to-date comparison.
The short answer
Both Scribing.io and Doctora are AI scribes that serve optometry, both use ambient capture with provider review, both generate ICD-10 and CPT code suggestions, and both are HIPAA compliant with a BAA. The difference is depth. Scribing.io is a horizontal scribe across 50+ specialties that produces a clinical note; its public materials do not describe a structured per-eye exam or native optometry-EHR write-back. Doctora structures the whole visit into more than 100 discrete chart fields recorded per eye, links each charge to its diagnosis, and writes it into RevolutionEHR, Eyefinity, EyeCloudPro, CrystalPM, or OfficeMate.
Doctora vs Scribing.io at a glance
Several rows are a tie — that's the point. The optometry-specific depth is where they diverge.
| Capability | Doctora | Scribing.io |
|---|---|---|
| Documents an optometry visit | Markets to optometry | |
| Ambient voice capture | ||
| Built only for optometry, by optometrists | ?Multi-specialty (50+) | |
| Structured exam fields, per eye (not just a note) | ?No public claim; outputs a note | |
| Documents the full encounter (assessment & plan) | ||
| Generates ICD-10 + CPT code suggestions | ||
| Links each charge to its supporting diagnosis | ?No public claim | |
| Writes into your optometry EHR's chart fields | ?No optometry EHR named; specialty EHRs via copy-paste | |
| Works across multiple optometry EHRs | RevolutionEHR, Eyefinity, EyeCloudPro, CrystalPM, OfficeMate | ?Integrations are general-medicine EHRs |
| HIPAA compliant + signs a BAA | ||
| Pricing | Paid add-on, works with your current EHR | Public tiers from $59/mo; EHR integration on the $90 Pro tier |
✓ yes · ? not specified in published materials. Comparison based on publicly available information as of June 8, 2026. Scribing.io is a trademark of its owner; Doctora is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.
What is Scribing.io?
Scribing.io is an AI medical scribe that listens to a visit and generates a clinical note — SOAP, H&P, progress note, or a custom format — then sends it to the EHR with one click on its higher tiers. It is a horizontal, multi-specialty product that markets across more than 50 specialties, optometry among them, and offers ICD-10 and CPT code suggestions.
Its named EHR integrations are general-medicine systems such as Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, and Cerner; it does not publicly name an optometry EHR, and its own guidance points specialty-specific EHRs toward copy-paste or a browser extension. It states it is HIPAA compliant and offers BAAs (as of June 2026).
What is Doctora?
Doctora is an AI medical scribe built specifically for optometry that works with the EHR you already use. It listens to the exam, structures the entire visit into the discrete chart fields your record uses, recorded per eye, and writes it back into your EHR for you to review and approve.
Because optometry is its only specialty, Doctora goes past a clinical note to the finished, coded chart — history through assessment and plan, with ICD-10 and CPT codes linked to the diagnosis — across RevolutionEHR, Eyefinity, EyeCloudPro, CrystalPM, and OfficeMate.
See how Doctora's AI scribe works →Doctora documents the entire encounter
A clinical note captures the visit as text. Doctora structures the whole optometric visit — more than 100 discrete, optometry-specific fields, recorded per eye — and then generates the coding to match.
Background & history
Ocular and medical history, medications, allergies, family history, and review of systems.
Chief complaint & HPI
The patient's reason for the visit and a structured history of present illness.
Entrance testing & visual acuity
Aided and unaided distance and near acuity, recorded per eye.
Pupils, motility & alignment
Pupil testing, extraocular motility, cover test, and confrontation fields.
Refraction
Final spherocylindrical refraction, add, and best-corrected acuity per eye.
Tonometry (IOP)
Intraocular pressure readings with method and timing, per eye.
Slit lamp / anterior segment
Lids, lashes, conjunctiva, cornea, anterior chamber, iris, and lens findings.
Posterior segment / fundus
Vitreous, optic nerve and cup-to-disc, macula, vessels, and periphery.
Special testing
Imaging and ancillary testing such as OCT and visual fields, with results.
Assessment
A structured assessment tied to the findings documented in the exam.
Plan & patient education
The plan for each diagnosis, including follow-up and recommendations.
ICD-10 + CPT codes
Diagnosis and procedure codes generated from the visit, with each charge linked to its supporting diagnosis.
Both serve optometry — Doctora goes deeper
Scribing.io can document an eye visit, and it does it across many specialties. What its public materials do not describe is the optometry-specific depth: a refraction, a slit lamp finding, or an intraocular pressure structured into the discrete, per-eye fields your EHR uses; each charge linked to the diagnosis that supports it; and the result written into an optometry EHR rather than copied and pasted.
Because optometry is the only thing Doctora does, that depth is the whole product. It captures the visit as the same structured fields your EHR uses, right and left, writes them in across RevolutionEHR, Eyefinity, EyeCloudPro, CrystalPM, and OfficeMate, and generates ICD-10 and CPT codes with each charge linked to its supporting diagnosis. You review and approve a finished chart instead of placing a note.
Capture the visit however you work
Doctora meets you wherever you chart: on your computer, with the iPhone/iPad app, or with a pocket-sized recording device for hands-free exam rooms. Whichever you pick, the structured exam ends up in the same place — your EHR's real chart fields, ready for your review.
One scribe for the whole visit — on the optometry EHR you already run
From the chief complaint to the coded plan, Doctora handles the full record. The structured exam flows into the chart fields your staff already use; you review, approve, and it's saved — no copy-paste, no reformatting, no clicking field to field.
When Scribing.io might be the right fit
If you run a multi-specialty group and want a single scribe across many kinds of visits, or you are comfortable working from a clinical note and pushing it into a general-medicine EHR, Scribing.io is a flexible, well-priced option.
Optometry-focused practices tend to choose Doctora when they want the eye exam captured as structured, per-eye chart fields rather than a note, want ICD-10 and CPT coding linked to the diagnosis, or want the documentation written directly into an optometry EHR like RevolutionEHR, Eyefinity, EyeCloudPro, CrystalPM, or OfficeMate. See how all the optometry AI scribes compare →
Frequently asked questions
- Is Scribing.io built for optometry?
- Scribing.io is a multi-specialty AI scribe that markets to optometry among more than 50 specialties; it publishes optometry-focused content and serves eye care practices. It produces a clinical note (SOAP, H&P, or a custom format) for the clinician to review. Its public materials do not describe a structured, per-eye optometric exam or native write-back into optometry EHRs (as of June 2026). Doctora is built specifically for optometry, by optometrists, and captures the encounter as discrete chart fields recorded per eye.
- Does Scribing.io work with optometry EHRs like RevolutionEHR or Eyefinity?
- Scribing.io's named EHR integrations are general-medicine systems — Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, and Oracle Health/Cerner; it does not publicly name an optometry EHR, and its own guidance suggests specialty-specific EHRs typically rely on copy-paste or a browser extension (as of June 2026). Doctora writes the structured exam directly into the chart fields of RevolutionEHR, Eyefinity, EyeCloudPro, CrystalPM, and OfficeMate.
- Does Scribing.io generate ICD-10 and CPT codes?
- Yes. Scribing.io offers ICD-10 and CPT code suggestions for the clinician to confirm. Doctora also generates ICD-10 and CPT codes, and additionally links each charge to its supporting diagnosis — a linkage Scribing.io makes no public claim about (as of June 2026).
- What is the best Scribing.io alternative for an optometry practice?
- Doctora is the leading optometry-specific alternative. Both products can document an eye visit, but Doctora captures the whole optometric encounter as more than 100 discrete, per-eye chart fields, generates ICD-10 and CPT codes with each charge linked to its diagnosis, and writes the structured exam into RevolutionEHR, Eyefinity, EyeCloudPro, CrystalPM, or OfficeMate — depth a general multi-specialty scribe does not publicly match.
- Does Doctora replace my EHR?
- No. Doctora is a scribe that layers on top of the EHR you already use — there is no migration and no data conversion. The structured exam flows into the chart fields your staff already use, and you review and approve before it is saved.
- Is Doctora HIPAA compliant?
- Yes. Doctora is HIPAA compliant, encrypts data in transit and at rest, and signs a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with your practice. Scribing.io also states that it is HIPAA compliant and offers BAAs.
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