Modes & Custom Modes
Medical Modes: A Complete Guide for Healthcare Professionals
CompliantChatGPT’s Modes are pre-configured AI workflows that provide clinicians with instant access to the right tool for each task, from SOAP notes and differential diagnosis to mental health documentation and drug interaction checks.
To choose one of our Medical Modes, go to the dropdown at the top right corner. Here's exactly how each mode works and how to get the most from it:
Clinical Documentation Modes
These Modes help physicians, NPs, PAs, and specialists generate structured clinical notes faster, without sacrificing accuracy or format.
SOAP Notes Mode
SOAP Notes are the most commonly used clinical documentation format across primary care, urgent care, and specialties. The SOAP Notes Mode takes a clinical summary, visit transcript, or bullet-point notes and formats them into a complete, structured SOAP note.
The AI structures the response into four clearly labeled sections: Subjective (patient-reported symptoms and history), Objective (examination findings and vitals), Assessment (diagnosis or clinical impression), and Plan (next steps, prescriptions, referrals, follow-up).
Differential Diagnosis Mode
The Differential Diagnosis Mode helps clinicians systematically reason through a patient's presentation. Input a symptom complex or clinical scenario, and the AI returns a structured differential (organized by probability) with supporting reasoning for each diagnosis.
This is particularly valuable when a presentation is ambiguous, when a clinician wants a second check before committing to a diagnosis, or when training residents and students to think through cases.
Bloodwork Analysis Mode
Reviewing labs across a panel, especially for patients with complex comorbidities, takes time and clinical judgment. The Bloodwork Analysis Mode interprets a set of lab results in a clinical context, flags abnormal values, and explains the clinical significance of findings.
It can also generate patient-friendly explanations of bloodwork for clinicians who need to communicate results clearly to patients without medical training.
Clinical Decision Support Modes
Beyond documentation, these Modes support active clinical reasoning, treatment planning, and medication safety.
Treatment Planner Mode
The Treatment Planner Mode helps clinicians draft comprehensive, evidence-informed treatment plans. Given a diagnosis and patient context, the AI outlines short- and long-term treatment goals, recommended interventions, pharmacological options, and monitoring criteria.
This Mode is particularly useful for complex chronic conditions, multi-specialty care coordination, and situations where a clinician wants to review guideline-aligned options before finalizing a plan.
Administrative Modes
Save hours each week on documentation that doesn't require clinical judgment: appeals, coding, and insurance communications.
Letter of Appeal / Prior Authorization Mode
Insurance appeals and prior authorization requests are time-intensive, high-stakes tasks. The Letter of Appeal Mode drafts a formal, structured appeal letter using the patient's clinical details, diagnosis, prescribed treatment, and medical necessity rationale, formatted to meet insurance documentation standards.
Mental Health Documentation Modes
CompliantChatGPT offers dedicated Modes for mental health professionals — one of the only HIPAA-compliant AI platforms to offer full support for DAP, PIE, BIRP, and EMDR documentation formats. Each Mode is built around the specific clinical logic and language of behavioral health practice.
DAP Notes Mode
The DAP Notes Mode structures session documentation into three sections: Data (what the therapist observed and what the client reported), Assessment (the therapist's clinical interpretation), and Plan (next steps, goals, interventions).
This Mode is especially useful for therapists who dictate or jot rough notes during sessions and need them cleaned up into a compliant, structured format immediately after.
PIE Notes Mode
The PIE format is commonly used in inpatient psychiatric units, nursing documentation, and care coordination settings. The PIE Notes Mode organizes session or care documentation into: Problem (the issue being addressed), Intervention (what was done), and Evaluation (the patient's response and progress).
BIRP Notes Mode
BIRP is a four-part format that adds granularity to behavioral health session notes, separating the client's behavior and response from the clinician's intervention and the forward plan. The BIRP Notes Mode is ideal for therapists who need to document measurable behavioral change over time, particularly for insurance and case review purposes.
EMDR Notes Mode
The EMDR Notes Mode is the only AI documentation Mode on the market built specifically for EMDR session documentation, capturing the protocol elements that standard therapy notes miss.
Therapists trained in EMDR can input their session narrative or structured notes and receive a complete, protocol-aligned EMDR session note ready for the clinical record.
Custom Modes
Build your own Mode for any clinical or administrative workflow that isn't covered by a standard Mode. Custom Modes let any clinician or practice write a custom prompt (including any files or documents that might be relevant), and that configuration is saved as your own reusable Mode. These Custom Modes can also be shared with your team! Learn how to create your Custom Mode here.
Quick Reference: All Modes at a Glance
Mode | Primary Use | Best For |
SOAP Notes | Structured clinical visit documentation | Primary care, urgent care, specialists |
Differential Diagnosis | Clinical reasoning support for ambiguous presentations | Physicians, EM, internal medicine |
Bloodwork Analysis | Lab result interpretation & patient summaries | Primary care, endocrinology, and hospitalists |
Treatment Planner | Evidence-informed treatment plan drafting | Chronic disease, complex cases |
Letter of Appeal | Insurance appeals & prior authorizations | All specialties, billing staff |
DAP Notes | Behavioral health session documentation | Therapists, LCSWs, counselors |
PIE Notes | Inpatient & nursing behavioral health notes | Psychiatric nurses, case managers |
BIRP Notes | Structured behavioral change documentation | Therapists, ABA programs |
EMDR Notes | EMDR protocol session documentation | EMDR-certified therapists, trauma specialists |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are CompliantChatGPT Modes?
CompliantChatGPT Modes are pre-configured AI templates designed for specific clinical tasks. Each Mode sets the AI's context, structure, and output format for a given use case, so clinicians get properly structured outputs without writing complex prompts from scratch.
Are Modes HIPAA compliant?
Yes. All Modes run inside CompliantChatGPT's HIPAA-compliant environment. Data is never used to train the model.
Do I need to rewrite prompts every time I use a Mode?
No. Each Mode is pre-loaded with the right instructions and structure. You simply paste or type your clinical notes, patient details, or session summary, and the Mode handles the formatting and clinical structure automatically.
Can I create my own Mode?
Yes. Custom Modes let you write your own system prompt — a set of instructions for how the AI should behave, where you can include files and documents for context — and save it as a reusable Mode. You can also share these Custom Modes with your team! Learn how to create your Custom Mode here.
