If you've ever wondered what AI clinical documentation tools actually look like once someone puts real hours into building and testing them, this episode of Run Your Private Practice with AI is for you. My guest, Ed Stern, a psychiatric nurse practitioner who owns Nothing Better Health and Queer Ear Mental Health, has spent years pulling apart what works, what doesn't, and what he's had to rebuild from scratch when a tool didn't hold up.

Ed walks through the safeguard he built directly into his charting software, why he refuses to sign long-term contracts with any AI vendor no matter how much money it could save him, and the questions he now asks before trusting a tool with sensitive patient data. If you're trying to figure out where AI actually earns a place in your documentation workflow and where it doesn't, this conversation gives you a real look at how one clinician made those calls.

AI Tips You Don’t Want to Miss:

The billing safeguard Ed built directly into his charting tool, and why it changes how he approaches CPT codes.
Why a free, HIPAA-compliant tool with a BAA became his go-to for evidence-based clinical answers.
The small language shift that keeps his notes cleaner without changing how his AI listens to sessions.
How Ed traded hours of spreadsheet work for a five-minute business decision using data he already had.
The one rule he will not break with any AI vendor, no matter what it might save him.

Connect with Ed Stern:
Website: https://www.queerearmentalhealth.com/
Website: https://www.nothingbetterhealth.com/
Email: ed@estern.com

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