BestNotes Clinicians Reclaim More Than 47,500 Hours in First Year of Videra Health's Sidekick Notes Integration

One-year anniversary of integrating Videra Health’s clinical AI notetaker into BestNotes’ EHR marks nearly 170,000 notes generated and meaningful time returned to patient care across 110 behavioral health organizations

Twin Falls, Idaho, June 9, 2026 — BestNotes, the leading Electronic Health Record (EHR) and CRM for behavioral health and addiction treatment providers, today announced first-year results from its integration of Sidekick Notes — Videra Health’s clinical AI session note taker — into its EHR. Since becoming available in BestNotes in May 2025, the HIPAA-compliant integration has helped behavioral health clinicians generate 167,899 clinical notes and saved an estimated 47,571 hours of clinician time, with 518 active users across 110 organizations adopting the technology through May 2026.

Launched in May 2025, Sidekick Notes helps clinicians create high-quality notes through either ambient listening (recording the session) or dictation (summarizing the session aloud) — without ever leaving the BestNotes workflow they already use. The first-year milestones reflect strong demand among behavioral health providers for AI-powered documentation tools that reduce administrative burden without compromising clinical quality.

”When we brought Sidekick Notes into BestNotes a year ago, our goal was straightforward: give clinicians their time back so they can focus on the people in front of them,” said Nathan Olsen, CEO of BestNotes. “Seeing 110 organizations and more than 500 active users embrace this technology in the first year confirms we’re delivering on that promise. This milestone reflects our shared mission to help the helper™ through technology that genuinely makes their day easier."

"This first year has shown what’s possible when AI is built specifically for behavioral health and integrated into a clinician’s existing workflow rather than bolted on top of it,” said Loren Larsen, CEO of Videra Health. “More than 47,500 hours returned to clinicians in twelve months is time that goes directly back to patient care. We’re proud to partner with BestNotes to bring this kind of meaningful change to the behavioral health community.”

Sidekick Notes includes a narrative-focused progress update and a clinical, diagnostic-focused medical necessity review that can be switched at any time, even after a session. Clinicians can add commentary via dictation after the session to capture non-verbal details, which the AI incorporates into the regenerated note, or type commentary directly into the note. Studies show clinicians can spend up to 30% or more of their workday on documentation, and the first year of Sidekick Notes adoption suggests AI-assisted note-taking is meaningfully reducing that burden. The 47,571-hour estimate is based on an average manual note taking 22 minutes to draft, compared to approximately 5 minutes to generate and review a note with Sidekick — a savings of roughly 17 minutes per note across the 167,899 notes documented in the first year.

Key first-year benefits reported by clinicians using Sidekick Notes in BestNotes include:

• Significant time savings on documentation

• Reduced burnout and after-hours charting

• Improved note quality and compliance

• Better focus and presence during sessions

• A seamless experience inside the existing BestNotes workflow

Both companies plan to continue expanding the integration over the next year, with additional features and refinements informed by clinician feedback gathered across the 167,899+ notes generated to date.

To learn more about Sidekick Notes, visit https://viderahealth.com/products/sidekick-notes/.

About BestNotes

With over two decades of experience, BestNotes stands as a trusted and established Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform purpose-built for behavioral health and addiction treatment providers. Designed specifically to meet the unique needs of this industry, BestNotes offers audit and accreditation-compliant clinical documentation, robust outcomes tracking capabilities, and a world-class support team. At its core, BestNotes’ purpose is to help the helper™ by providing a high-quality EHR solution at a low cost. For more information, visit www.bestnotes.com.

About Videra Health™

Videra Health is a leading AI platform for behavioral health providers. The FDA-registered digital platform transforms how providers and healthcare systems interact and track a patient’s journey, illuminating the hidden depths of patient behavior and outcomes. Videra Health connects providers and patients anytime, anywhere, between visits and post-discharge via written and video assessments that translate into actionable quantitative and qualitative patient data. The platform streamlines diagnoses, enhances care accessibility, optimizes workflows and drives down costs for providers and healthcare systems. For more information, visit www.viderahealth.com.