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Apricot vs CareBeam

Apricot works from a guided post-visit interview with the clinician. It covers OASIS visits for RNs and PTs at home health agencies, adds ICD-10-CM coding and QA flags, and says it completed a SOC 2 Type II audit. CareBeam captures the encounter and drafts SOAP notes, referral letters and after-visit summaries, audits charts for coding gaps, and suggests ICD-10 and CPT codes, with a vendor claim of 98%+ accuracy that shows no method. It names athenahealth, ModMed, Healthie, eClinicalWorks, Veradigm and Greenway among 9+ EHRs, and its customer logos include a dermatology group, an urgent care clinic and a pain practice. Its stated security is a HIPAA badge, 256-bit encryption and a click-through BAA. Coding and chart review appear on both sides. For a home health agency that needs OASIS assessments written, CareBeam trails, because its stated outputs are SOAP-style notes and Apricot states OASIS coverage. A practice on ModMed or eClinicalWorks gets CareBeam's named integrations.

AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026

Apricot logo

Apricot

by Apricot Health

AI documentation, coding and QA platform for home health agencies, covering OASIS visits and ICD-10 coding.

CareBeam logo

CareBeam

by CareBeam Inc

AI documentation, chart auditing and E/M coding for independent and multispecialty practices, from encounter to claim.

When to pick each one

Apricot

  • Guided post-visit interview with in-app review
  • Covers all OASIS visits for RNs and PTs
Read the full Apricot review

CareBeam

  • Names athenahealth, ModMed, Healthie, eClinicalWorks, Veradigm, Greenway
  • SOAP notes plus chart auditing and E/M coding
  • Click-through BAA published
Read the full CareBeam review

Score

Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.

Apricot

22of 100

Niche fit

CareBeam

34of 100

Competitive
Score by dimension for Apricot and CareBeam
DimensionApricotCareBeamDifference
HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA13 / 137.8 / 13+5.2
EHR integrations (count)0 / 2110.5 / 21-10.5
Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena)0 / 124.8 / 12-4.8
Bidirectional write-back0 / 5.20 / 5.20
Peer-reviewed papers0 / 70 / 70
RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review0 / 30 / 30
Funding & adoption signal3 / 123 / 120
Pricing transparency2.5 / 52.5 / 50
Years in market0 / 60 / 60

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How scores are computed

Pricing

Apricot

TierMonthlyAnnualNotes
Enterprisen/an/aNo public price. Book a demo or contact sales. Trial and refund not stated.

Verified November 2, 2026 from apricothealth.ai (opens in new tab).

CareBeam

TierMonthlyAnnualNotes
Enterprisen/an/aNo public price.

Verified November 2, 2026 from trycarebeam.com (opens in new tab).

Compliance and integrations

Documented from each vendor’s own pages.

SpecApricotCareBeam
Free tierNo / unverifiedNo / unverified
HIPAAYesYes
SOC 2 Type IIYesNo / unverified
EHR integrationsNot specifiedathenahealth, ModMed, Healthie, eClinicalWorks, Veradigm, Greenway
Foundedn/an/a
HQUSUS

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