Best EHR with AI notes for a solo registered dietitian
By Javier Alvarez · Updated · 3 min read
Disclosure: Duo Practice is one of the options on this page, and we wrote it. Competitor prices come from their own pricing pages, on the date shown. Where a page does not state a figure, the cell says so.
What is the best EHR with AI notes for a solo registered dietitian?
It depends on how your clients pay. If most pay cash, Practice Better's AI add-on is the lowest-cost way to get AI notes inside a full client platform. If insurance is most of your revenue, choose by what happens after the note, because the codes, the units and the claim are where the evening hours go.
| As of October 22, 2026 | AI notes | Chart, per month | After the note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duo Practice | Included, 20 transcription hours a month | $0 | Drafts the claim; you approve. 3.9% of what the insurer pays |
| Healthie | Premium add-on, price not listed | From $19.99 | You code and file through Claim.MD (from $30/mo) |
| Kalix | Smart-filled note templates; transcription marked coming soon | From $27 | You code; $15/mo managed clearinghouse |
| Practice Better | AI Charting Assistant from $10/mo, Professional plan and up | Free (3 clients), then $35+ | You code; claims through your own Claim.MD plan |
| SimplePractice | Note Taker add-on, $17.50/mo listed today | From $49 | You code and file; per-claim fee, see vendor |
Prices are billed monthly, from each vendor's own pricing page. The table is alphabetical, not ranked.
Which tool fits which solo practice?
Cash-pay or hybrid coaching practice. Practice Better. The AI Charting Assistant starts at $10 a month for 1,200 minutes, and you keep the client portal and programs it is known for. Stay put if that is your model. Read Practice Better alternatives for insurance billing for more.
Mostly insurance, and you want one all-purpose platform. Healthie or SimplePractice. Both give you an EHR and claim tools. The AI note is an add-on in each, and the coding and claim work stays with you.
Dietitian-specific records at a low list price. Kalix. Notes are templated rather than transcribed today, and its transcription tier is listed as coming soon.
Mostly insurance, and the note is not the bottleneck. Duo Practice. The chart and AI notes are free and the claim is drafted from the recording. It has no client portal, no programs and no group features, so it fits a practice that does not need those.
Where Duo Practice is not the better pick
If you run programs, packages or a client app, Practice Better does that and Duo does not. If you share a practice with therapists, SimplePractice is built for it. If you want an API or a team calendar, Healthie is stronger. Our free EHR comparison lists the free plans and their limits.
What an AI note does and does not do
An AI scribe turns session audio into a structured note. It does not choose between 97802 and 97803, count units from the visit length, pick the right ICD-10 pairing (see Z71.3 and the Z68 BMI codes) or read the denial that comes back. Those steps decide whether the note turns into money. Our longer guides: AI charting for dietitians and the best AI scribes for dietitians.
We recorded the same 37-minute visit in Practice Better with its AI summary and in Duo Practice. Practice Better had the chart and claim ready in 6 minutes 35 seconds, Duo in 1 minute 56. It is one visit, recorded by us, so read it as a demo and not a benchmark.
Before you pick
Ask each vendor for its business associate agreement before you record a real visit. Then run one real claim through the tool, from recording to payment, and not only the note demo. If you bill insurance, start with the dietitian insurance billing guide so you know which steps you are handing off.
Duo Practice drafts the chart and the claim from the same visit. The chart is free; billing is 3.9% of what the insurer pays. Try Duo Practice free
| Practice Better AI | AI Charting Assistant add-on from $10/mo per practitioner (1,200 minutes), Professional plan and up |
|---|---|
| SimplePractice AI | Note Taker add-on, listed at $17.50/mo on October 22, 2026 (earlier list price $35) |
| Healthie AI | AI charting is a premium add-on; the pricing page says fees apply and gives no figure |
| Kalix AI | Smart-filled note templates on every plan; telehealth transcription on Virtual Plus is marked coming soon |
| Duo Practice | AI notes in the free chart (20 transcription hours a month); 3.9% of what the insurer pays on each claim |
| Prices checked | October 22, 2026, on each vendor's own pricing page, billed monthly |
Duo Practice, in short
- What it is
- Duo Practice is a free EHR with insurance billing built in. It drafts the note and the claim from the visit, files the claim under your NPI once you approve it, matches the payment and explains denials.
- Who it's for
- Independent registered dietitians who bill insurance.
- Price
- The chart is free. Billing is 3.9% of what the insurer pays on each claim, with no monthly fee, so a claim paid $0 costs $0. You pay Claim.MD directly for your own clearinghouse plan.
- How it differs
- Practice Better, Healthie and SimplePractice give you claim tools and leave the claim work to you. Duo Practice does that work, and it can run on top of the EHR you already use.
