CareBeam vs Scribble
Scribble sells human review by the tier. Scribble Now is automated and returns notes in minutes, Pro adds a clinician scribe who posts to the EHR in about four hours with E&M coding included, Swift adds a human scribe for about an hour, and Select lets the clinician pick a tier per encounter. IKS Health, a services company, offers access through Epic Connection Hub and lists no public price. CareBeam describes software that drafts notes and referral letters, suggests ICD-10 and CPT codes and reviews charts for gaps. An urgent care operator like the vendor-listed QuickMed that wants documentation and coding together is CareBeam's buyer. On security, Scribble states HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 2 and does not state a BAA. CareBeam publishes a click-through BAA and does not state SOC 2. A group whose compliance officer needs SOC 2 stated by the vendor drops CareBeam from that review, and one that needs a BAA to sign finds it published on CareBeam's site.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
When to pick each one
CareBeam
- Click-through BAA published
- Drafts notes and referral letters
- Reviews charts for coding gaps
Scribble
- Human-reviewed tiers, up to four hours turnaround
- Automated Scribble Now returns notes in minutes
- SOC 2 Type 2 stated, Epic Connection Hub access
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
CareBeam
34of 100
Scribble
35of 100
| Dimension | CareBeam | Scribble | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 7.8 / 13 | 13 / 13 | -5.2 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 10.5 / 21 | 6.3 / 21 | +4.2 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 4.8 / 12 | 4.8 / 12 | 0 |
| Bidirectional write-back | 0 / 5.2 | 0 / 5.2 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 3 / 12 | 3 / 12 | 0 |
| Pricing transparency | 2.5 / 5 | 2.5 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 |
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Pricing
CareBeam
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. |
Verified November 2, 2026 from trycarebeam.com (opens in new tab).
Scribble
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. Four tiers are named (Scribble Now, Swift, Pro and Select) and differ in human review. |
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | CareBeam | Scribble |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | athenahealth, ModMed, Healthie, eClinicalWorks, Veradigm, Greenway | Epic |
| Founded | n/a | n/a |
| HQ | US | n/a |
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Common questions
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