Comparison
CasePanel vs Freed
The honest answer first: they solve different problems. Freed documents the visit you are already having. CasePanel builds the clinical picture before you walk in.
If you are comparing CasePanel and Freed, the most useful thing we can tell you is that they are not substitutes. Freed is an ambient AI scribe: it listens to your patient conversations and generates the clinical note. CasePanel is a clinical reasoning engine that starts before the encounter: you upload raw chart data from any EHR, and a multi-stage pipeline with physician validation at every stage synthesizes the clinical picture before you see the patient — then drafts the H&P, progress notes, I-PASS handoffs, and discharge summary from that reasoning. Different bottleneck, different tool. Many clinicians use an ambient scribe and CasePanel side by side.
What each tool is
Ambient scribe
Freed
Freed listens during the patient visit and generates a complete clinical note within minutes, using specialty-specific templates. Notes can be sent into browser-based EHRs, and the Premier plan adds EHR push integration. It is built for clinicians in individual practice, groups, and organizations across specialties.
Reasoning engine
CasePanel
CasePanel is built for hospitalists and nocturnists. You upload raw chart data from any EHR — labs, vitals, meds, imaging, ED notes, prior encounters — and a team of named agents works it up with your validation at every stage: Casey orchestrates, The Historian drafts the history and exam, The Resident reasons through the assessment and plan, every step visible in the Agent Workroom. It produces the clinical picture, admission orders with stated rationale, a full medication reconciliation with drug-interaction and prophylaxis-gap checks, and a billing code with ready-to-sign attestation — then drafts the H&P, progress notes, I-PASS handoffs, and discharge summaries from that reasoning.
Side by side
| Comparison row | Freed | CasePanel |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Clinicians documenting patient visits, from solo practice to groups, across specialties | Hospitalists and nocturnists working up inpatient admissions |
| Core job | Listens to the encounter and generates the note | Builds the clinical picture from fragmented chart data — labs, vitals, meds, imaging, priors — then drafts the H&P, admission orders, medication reconciliation with drug-interaction checks, and a billing attestation, all reasoned step by step and validated by you |
| Ambient capture | The core product: listens during the visit and generates the note | Included in beta — eight note types from SOAP to I-PASS handoff, behind a patient-consent gate; audio is not stored after transcription. The reasoning pipeline is the core product |
| When it works | During and after the visit | Before, during, and after. The heavy lift comes before the encounter, while the patient is still in the ED queue; progress notes, I-PASS handoffs, and the discharge summary follow the stay |
| EHR integration | Sends notes into browser-based EHRs; EHR push integration on the Premier plan | None required. Works with raw chart data from any EHR — no IT tickets, no institutional approval |
| Pricing | Starter $39/month (up to 40 notes), Core $79/month, Premier $119/month or $104/month billed annually, as listed on Freed's pricing page (June 2026) | $99/month or $999/year. Annual billing: Save $189 (2 months free) |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, no credit card needed | Free 14-day trial, no credit card required |
| BAA | HIPAA-compliant per Freed's site; an organization-wide BAA is listed on the Groups plan | BAA included with every plan |
| Data handling | HIPAA-compliant and SOC 2 certified, per Freed's site | Encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256); never used to train AI models; runs on Azure HIPAA-compliant infrastructure |
When to choose Freed
Choose Freed if the note itself is your bottleneck:
- Most of your day is patient visits, and writing the note during and after each one is what keeps you late.
- You want the conversation captured so you can stop typing in the room.
- You want a low-cost way to start. Freed's plans begin at $39/month with a 7-day trial, as listed on Freed's pricing page (June 2026).
For that job, Freed is a reasonable choice. Documenting the live encounter is what it is built to do; CasePanel's ambient scribe is a beta add-on, not its center of gravity.
When to choose CasePanel
Choose CasePanel if the work before the encounter is your bottleneck:
- You admit patients you have never met, and reconstructing the story from fragmented chart data is the slowest part of each admission.
- You want the H&P drafted from the chart before you walk into the room, with your validation at every stage — every canvas carries an "AI Draft" banner until you sign.
- You want more than the note: CasePanel also drafts the admission order set with stated rationale, runs a medication reconciliation with drug-interaction and prophylaxis-gap checks, and suggests the E/M level with a billing attestation drafted for your signature.
- You want to check the work: answers about your patient carry line-numbered chart citations, and clinical recommendations cite the current guidelines and research behind them, source named and linked.
- You work nights or cross-cover and want a tool you control: no EHR integration, no IT approval, working on your next shift.
CasePanel is $99/month or $999/year. Annual billing: Save $189 (2 months free). Every plan starts with a free 14-day trial, no credit card required, and a BAA included with every plan.
Using both
Their core jobs do not overlap, so this is not an either-or decision. An ambient scribe documents the encounter. CasePanel does the pre-encounter reasoning that no scribe can: it has the chart, not the conversation. If you are evaluating any AI documentation tool, our piece on AI medical scribe accuracy covers what to check before you trust the output.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I use Freed and CasePanel together?
Yes. They do different jobs. Freed is an ambient scribe that documents the visit you are having. CasePanel drafts the admission H&P from raw chart data before you see the patient. Many clinicians use an ambient scribe for encounters and CasePanel for admission workups.
Does CasePanel record patient conversations like Freed does?
Not as its core function. The CasePanel pipeline works from the chart, not the room: you upload raw chart data from any EHR — labs, vitals, meds, imaging, ED notes, prior encounters — and a multi-stage pipeline with physician validation at every stage builds the clinical picture, then drafts the documentation from it. An ambient scribe is included in beta — eight note types behind a patient-consent confirmation — but if encounter capture is the main thing you need, a dedicated scribe like Freed is the more mature tool for that job today.
Is CasePanel HIPAA compliant?
CasePanel runs on Azure HIPAA-compliant infrastructure. Patient data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), and it is never used to train AI models. A BAA is included with every plan.
Which is better for hospitalists?
It depends on your bottleneck. If writing the note during and after bedside encounters is what keeps you late, an ambient scribe like Freed addresses that directly. If getting up to speed on new admissions from fragmented chart data is the slow part of your shift, that is the job CasePanel was built for. Many hospitalists have both problems and use both kinds of tools.