Getting Ready for EncompassScribe
This page describes how you can prepare yourself and your practice to be successful with EncompassScribe.
EncompassScribe within the Encompass™ iPad app requires an iPad model with Apple's M2 chip or later. Currently, the following iPad models are supported:
- iPad Air (M4), introduced 2026
- iPad Air (M3), introduced 2025
- iPad Air (M2), introduced 2024
- iPad Pro (M5), introduced 2025
- iPad Pro (M4), introduced 2024
- iPad Pro (M2), introduced 2022
These iPad models are not required for everyone in your practice—just those doctors who want to use EncompassScribe.
The Detailed Visit Overview
In the iPad app, you can use the Detailed Visit Overview to document an entire visit from a single screen. This is an alternative to the tiled Visit Overview. Some users refer to the Detailed Visit Overview as the "pancake view" because the sections resemble a stack of pancakes. enables you to view and document the patient's entire visit from one screen. This single-screen workflow is designed to streamline your visit documentation and make it easier for you to find and review details. The Detailed Visit Overview is also where Eyefinity is adding new enhancements like EncompassScribe.
If you're primarily using the tiled Visit Overview
The Visit Overview is the main landing page for the visit. Use the Visit Overview to navigate to any section of the visit and track its progress. Some users refer to the Visit Overview in the iPad app as the "waffle view" because the tiles resemble the grid of a waffle. , start using the Detailed Visit Overview for the best experience with EncompassScribe. To learn more, go to Documenting a Complete Exam in the Detailed Visit Overview (iPad)
If you primarily use the web application, start documenting exams directly in the Visit Overview for the best experience with EncompassScribe. To learn more, go to Documenting a Complete Exam in the Visit Overview (Web).
Contact Eyefinity to request EncompassScribe. EncompassScribe is a value-add feature that is enabled on a per-provider or per-user basis.