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.
- 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
By plan
| Plan | BAA | How to get it | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athelas Air (AI EHR with ambient documentation) – service agreement customers | Signs a BAA | Through salesRequest page | The 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 feature | Under the BAA | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ambient AI documentation (Air / Athelas Scribe) | Covered | The 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
- Business Associate Agreement
- General Terms of Agreement
- Air
- Trust Center
- Athelas Scribe: Revolutionizing Intake for Modern Health Systems
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.