
LexeNotes, from Lexeme Technologies, Inc., is a clinical documentation platform being developed to help physicians create structured medical notes without writing everything from scratch. As clinicians select findings through guided questions, the software turns each response into clear note language. It also generates ICD-10 diagnosis and CPT billing codes, and sends the finished note to the EMR in one click.
The platform is built on the “lexeme method”, a note-writing approach tested in a published, IRB-approved pilot trial. The initial focus is urgent care, where clinicians document a high volume of visits and fast, complete notes could improve both workflow and record quality.
Instead of transcribing a conversation and interpreting it afterwards, LexeNotes uses a library of clinical phrases to guide each question and build the note as answers are selected. Every note is structured and coded from the start, and the team plans to expand the phrase library over time, including through AI-assisted extraction from existing clinical records.
Instead of transcribing a conversation and interpreting it afterwards, LexeNotes uses a library of clinical phrases to guide each question and build the note as answers are selected. Every note is structured and coded from the start, and the team plans to expand the phrase library over time, including through AI-assisted extraction from existing clinical records.
Instead of transcribing a conversation and interpreting it afterwards, LexeNotes uses a library of clinical phrases to guide each question and build the note as answers are selected. Every note is structured and coded from the start, and the team plans to expand the phrase library over time, including through AI-assisted extraction from existing clinical records.
Donald Macfarlane, MD, PhD
A physician-scientist and Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine–Hematology at the University of Iowa, where he practiced for more than 40 years. Donald trained in medicine in London and has founded and sold two companies, Iowa Biotechnology Company and Cyguin Inc. Having written around 50,000 medical notes himself, he created the lexeme method and LexeNotes to make clinical documentation faster and more complete.
