Triggered-only listening is a core privacy safeguard built into MediQo’s AI scribe functionality.

It means that the AI activates only when the clinician explicitly initiates it.

The system does not:

• Passively listen in the background

• Continuously record ambient conversations

• Activate without user input
  
  
  

Clinicians remain in full control of when AI documentation begins and ends. This ensures transparency during patient consultations and supports informed consent processes within practices.

Triggered-only listening reduces the risk of unintended recording and reinforces patient trust. It also ensures that AI engagement is deliberate and contextually appropriate, rather than automatic or always-on.

For practices concerned about consent, privacy obligations, or medico-legal exposure, this control mechanism provides a clear operational safeguard. It allows clinicians to confidently explain to patients when and how AI is being used during consultations.