Knowtex vs TORTUS

Knowtex points to a Veterans Affairs contract and Tortus to the NHS, and both sell by quote. Knowtex is prime awardee on a VA ambient scribe contract with a shared ceiling of $775.72 million and lists HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 and FedRAMP, with no audit reports linked. Tortus calls itself the first ambient voice product certified as a UKCA Class IIa medical device, which is its own claim, and says Royal Devon was the first trust to integrate fully with Epic. It also reports a telephony link with X-on Health across 3,500 GP surgeries.

An English acute trust on Epic or Cerner, or a telephone clinical hub like the one at London Ambulance Service, is the Tortus buyer. A US health system on Meditech, Oracle Health or Epic is the Knowtex buyer. Knowtex states no UK device status, which settles the question for an NHS trust. Tortus states no HIPAA, SOC 2 or BAA terms. Its last public figure is a GBP 15,000 pilot for three months and up to 100 licenses, excluding VAT, valid to March 2025.