Does Athelas Air / Athelas Scribe sign a BAA?

Yes, it signs a BAA

Athelas signs a BAA with customers who have a service agreement. The athelas.com site publishes a Commure, Inc. BAA that is folded into service agreements signed after June 24, 2025, and Air is sold through a sales-led contract.

Based on 5 sources, all from Athelas (Commure, Inc.) unless marked.

Business associate
Athelas (Commure, Inc.)
Tool
Athelas Air / Athelas Scribe
Plans with a BAA
Athelas Air (AI EHR with ambient documentation) – service agreement customers
Checked
Signs a BAA
Athelas (Commure, Inc.) signs a BAA for Athelas Air / Athelas Scribe.

By plan

PlanBAAHow to get itConditions
Athelas Air (AI EHR with ambient documentation) – service agreement customersSigns a BAAThrough salesRequest pageThe BAA hosted on athelas.com names Commure, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates as business associate. It is an addendum built into the customer's Service Agreement and takes effect at service start. The Air page lists no public prices or self-serve plan.[1],[2],[3],[4]

Are the AI features covered?

Vendors often sign a BAA for the core product but leave some AI features out. Here is what Athelas (Commure, Inc.) says about each one.

AI featureUnder the BAADetails
Ambient AI documentation (Air / Athelas Scribe)CoveredThe BAA covers the Services in the Service Agreement and has no AI carve-out, but it does not name products. It allows de-identification through a tokenizing vendor, use of de-identified data for any lawful purpose, and data aggregation. A 2023 Athelas article describes Athelas Scribe as sold to health systems.[1],[5]

Sources

  1. Business Associate AgreementAthelas (Commure, Inc.), Legal terms. Checked Oct 11, 2026.
  2. General Terms of AgreementAthelas (Commure, Inc.), Legal terms. Checked Oct 11, 2026.
  3. AirAthelas (Commure, Inc.), Documentation. Checked Oct 11, 2026.
  4. Trust CenterAthelas (Commure, Inc.), Trust center. Checked Oct 11, 2026.
  5. Athelas Scribe: Revolutionizing Intake for Modern Health SystemsAthelas (Commure, Inc.), Documentation. Checked Oct 11, 2026.

A signed BAA is necessary but not sufficient for HIPAA compliance, which also depends on configuration, access controls, and your own policies. Verdicts summarize the vendor's own published terms as of the date checked; confirm with the vendor and your counsel before sending protected health information. Not legal advice.