SPECIALTY-DRIVENBuilt by a physician, for physicians

Still charting after dinner? Your last patient left hours ago.

A dedicated virtual scribe fluent in ophthalmology and optometry workflows. We document every slit-lamp finding, IOP, injection, and surgical plan in real time — inside your EMR.

Security
HIPAA + BAA
Integration
Nextech, ModMed, Doctorsoft, Medent, EyeMD, Nextgen, and more
Efficiency
2+ hrs saved / day
Expertise
Practicing MD Founder
Ophthalmology slit-lamp in a clinical exam room

The Impact

No more pajama-time charting.

Trusted by ophthalmology & optometry practices across the US★★★★★ on TrustpilotNextech CertifiedHIPAA BAA Included

The Impact

Outcomes eye-care clinicians actually feel

Within weeks, not quarters.

Finish in the room

Charts close before the patient stands up. Inbox empty when you leave.

See more than 5+ patients per day

Without working longer — the same throughput our clinicians report.

Eye-care-grade notes

Exam elements, drawings, imaging, and plan captured correctly — fewer addenda, cleaner MIPS and coding support.

Less burnout

Look at the patient, not the keyboard.

Trained for your specialty

Your scribe already knows the workflow, not just transcription.

How it works

01

20-minute discovery call

We learn your sub-specialty, EMR, and templates.

02

Scribe matched & trained

Trained on your charting preferences before day one.

03

Go live in 2 weeks

Start free; scale at your pace.

Try Tacit free for 2 weeks

No credit card. No commitment. Cancel anytime.

Sound Familiar?

You didn't go to medical school to become a data entry clerk

9 in 10 physicians report documentation as their #1 source of burnout. Yet here you are — spending 2+ hours every night typing notes instead of being home with your family.

Charting until midnight

The average ophthalmologist loses 90+ minutes per day to documentation after clinic. That's 400+ hours per year stolen from your life.

Burnout is accelerating

Administrative burden is the #1 driver of physician burnout. You're not alone — but you don't have to accept it as normal.

Revenue left on the table

Every hour spent charting is an hour you could be seeing patients. At $200/visit, that's $400–$600 per day in unrealized revenue.

Patients feel the difference

When you're typing instead of looking at your patient, they notice. Eye contact builds trust. Documentation breaks it.

Incomplete charts = liability

Rushed documentation leads to missing diagnoses, coding errors, and audit risk. A scribe doesn't just save time — it protects you.

Your competitors are adapting

Practices using scribes see more patients, earn more, and retain physicians longer. The gap is widening every month.

There is a solution. And it costs less than one patient visit per day.

How We Train

Every scribe goes through our Tacit Residency

Unlike generic scribe services, every Tacit scribe completes a specialty-specific mini-residency before their first day with you. They train on ophthalmic terminology, ICD-10 coding, your EMR workflow, and the specific visit types your practice sees most — then they're hand-trained specifically for you, not reassigned from another specialty.

Top 0.5%
of applicants

Proactive, English-fluent, and experienced in medical settings

Clinical
experience required

Licensed nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals

Built
specifically for you

Each scribe is onboarded to your exact workflow, preferences, and EMR

Our Services

Everything your practice needs — in one team

Built exclusively for ophthalmology — not a generic scribe service repurposed for eye care.

Virtual Scribes

Dedicated scribes trained in ophthalmic terminology, ICD-10 coding, and Nextech documentation — live in your exam room via Zoom.

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Call Center Support

HIPAA-compliant inbound and outbound call handling — scheduling, referrals, prior authorizations, and patient follow-up.

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Chart Preparation

Pre-visit chart prep so your scribe knows the patient's history before they walk in — faster encounters, better documentation.

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MIPS Compliance

Real-time MIPS tracking and documentation support to maximize your QPP performance score and avoid payment penalties.

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The Numbers

The math is simple

One extra patient a day pays for the entire scribe.

The Simple Math

Typical visit value
Ophthalmology exam, procedure, or follow-up
$150–$300
Scribe cost per day
Full-day coverage, all services included
~$112
Extra patients enabled
Time saved = capacity to see more
2–4/day
Net daily ROI
One extra patient pays for the entire day
+$188–$488
Annual impact
5 days/week × 48 weeks = 240 working days
+$45K–$117K
extra revenue per year

Your Personal ROI Calculator

Adjust the sliders to see your numbers

Patients per day:
20
560
Avg visit value:
$200
$100$500
Hours charting/day:
2
0.5h4h
Daily ROI
+$288
after scribe cost
Monthly ROI
+$6,336
22 working days
Time Reclaimed
44h
per month
Annual ROI
5 days/week × 48 weeks = 240 working days
+$69,120
480h of charting time reclaimed

Based on 2 extra patients/day enabled by scribe, at $112/day scribe cost. Individual results vary.

Based on real results from ophthalmology practices across the U.S.

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Why Tacit

How we compare to other scribe services

Generalist scribes and AI transcribers weren't built for eye care.

Feature
Tacit Scribes
Eye-care specialist
Generic Scribe Co.
Multi-specialty
AI Transcription
No human in loop
Built exclusively for eye care
Founded by a practicing ophthalmologist
Fluent in Nextech & ophthalmology EMRs
Partial
Captures slit-lamp, IOP, imaging, drawings
Partial
Real human scribe, not AI transcription
HIPAA compliant + BAA included
No long-term contracts
Free 2-week trial in your own clinic
Charts finished before patient leaves
Partial

Our Origin

Built by a physician,
for physicians

Tacit Scribes wasn't built by a business consultant or a staffing agency. It was built by a practicing physician who spent years charting after clinic — missing dinners, sacrificing weekends, and watching colleagues burn out from the same invisible weight.

That firsthand experience shapes every decision we make: how we train our scribes, how we price our service, and how we measure success. We don't consider a day successful unless your charts are done before you leave the building.

2022
Founded
By a practicing physician
98%
Accuracy
Documentation accuracy rate
< 1 wk
Onboarding
Average time to go-live
100+
Physicians
Supported nationwide

Security & Compliance

Your patients' data is protected. Period.

Every safeguard is in place before your first patient encounter.

Required

HIPAA Compliant

Full HIPAA compliance across all workflows, staff, and technology

Always

BAA Signed First

Business Associate Agreement executed before day one — no exceptions

End-to-End

Encrypted Connections

All sessions run over TLS-encrypted Zoom with no local recording

Verified

Trained & Vetted Staff

Every scribe completes HIPAA training and signs a confidentiality agreement

HIPAA Business Associate Agreement included with every engagement. We sign your BAA before any work begins.

What's Included

Every scribe comes fully equipped

No tiers. No add-on fees. One flat rate covers everything below.

Dedicated scribe assigned to your practice
Full-day clinic coverage
Works with any EMR — Nextech, Epic, NextGen, EyeMD & more
Real-time documentation during every encounter
Chart preparation before each patient
MIPS quality measure tracking
HIPAA BAA signed before day one
Ophthalmology-specific terminology training
No long-term contracts — month-to-month

Real doctors. Real results.

Verified reviews from eye-care clinicians using Tacit Scribes today.

★★★★★
From week one I was able to leave clinic without taking charting home. Within 2 months I was seeing 3–5 extra patients per day and finishing on time. Hands-down the best decision for our practice. 10/10 outstanding.
Noureen Khan, MD · Ophthalmologist · Verified Trustpilot Review
★★★★★
Tacit Scribes has been a game-changer for my practice. The accuracy and speed of transcription saves me hours of tedious charting. It integrates seamlessly with our EHR and the HIPAA-compliant features give me peace of mind.
Sabita Ittoop, MD · Ophthalmologist · Verified Trustpilot Review
★★★★★
Knowledgeable, efficient and reliable staff. Tacit Scribes helped us better document our charts and see more patients. A big improvement over our previous process.
Jim K. · Practice Manager · Verified Trustpilot Review
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