Do I need Voice In Plus to dictate in Athena Health?
Yes. Athena Health uses a custom text editor, so it needs Voice In Plus Advanced Mode. Plus also adds custom voice commands, text replacements and unlimited dictation time.
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How to Dictate in athenahealth
Dictate encounter documentation and patient communication in the athenaOne web interface. Voice In types into standard text fields in Chrome and Edge and does not store any audio or text.
Needs Voice In Plus. Athena Health uses a custom text editor, so dictation here requires Voice In Plus Advanced Mode. The free version covers standard text fields on most other sites.
Chrome & Edge
Real-time speech to text
50+ languages
Last updated September 22, 2026
Does dictation work in Athena Health?
Yes, with Voice In Plus. Athena Health uses a custom editor, and Plus Advanced Mode lets Voice In type into it. Your words appear in the field you selected and stay editable until you save or send.
Where it works in Athena Health
- Encounter documentation free-text sections in athenaOne
- Patient case and message text
- Letters and referral notes
Known limitations
- Structured clinical fields, orders and diagnosis pickers are not text fields and need the keyboard or mouse
What you can do with Voice In
Draft longer text with less keyboard use, switch between more than 50 languages, and add punctuation and line breaks with voice commands. Voice In transcribes speech inside your browser, so nothing you dictate in Athena Health is sent to or stored on Voice In servers.
The free version works in standard text fields. Voice In Plus adds Advanced Mode for custom editors, custom voice commands and text replacements, and unlimited dictation.
How to use dictation in Athena Health
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Install Voice In
Add the free Voice In extension to Chrome or Edge and activate Plus Advanced Mode.
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Open Athena Health
Go to encounter documentation free-text sections in athenaone or any other place where you would normally type.
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Click a text field
Click where you would normally type so the text cursor is active.
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Start dictating
Click the Voice In icon or press the keyboard shortcut, then speak. Say “period” or “new line” for punctuation.
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Review and send
Check names and specialized terms, make any edits, and submit the finished text.
Why use Voice In with Athena Health?
Works in place
Speech to text goes straight into Athena Health fields without copying between tools.
Private by design
Speech is transcribed in your browser. Voice In never stores your audio or text.
Multilingual
Dictate in more than 50 languages and 100 dialects, and switch with one click.
Voice commands
Add punctuation, line breaks and custom snippets with built-in commands.
Athena Health dictation FAQ
Does athenahealth include dictation?
athenahealth offers separate paid voice products. Voice In works in the standard text fields of athenaOne in Chrome and Edge as a lightweight, browser-based alternative.
Does Voice In store any patient information?
No. Speech is transcribed inside the browser and typed into the field. Nothing is sent to or stored on Voice In servers.
How do I turn on dictation in Athena Health?
Install Voice In from the Chrome Web Store, open Athena Health, click a text field, then click the Voice In icon or press the keyboard shortcut and start speaking. The text appears as you talk.
Is Voice In HIPAA compliant?
Voice In processes speech inside your browser and does not transmit or store audio or transcribed text on Voice In servers. Review your organisation's policies for browser extensions before using it with protected health information.
Can I add medical terms to the vocabulary?
Voice In Plus lets you add custom text replacements so that frequently used terms, abbreviations and phrases are inserted exactly the way you want them.
Which browsers and computers support Voice In?
Voice In works in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on Windows, macOS, Linux and Chromebooks.