Behavioral health focus
Kerrigan✓ Core focus
AbridgeEnterprise
FreedGeneral
NablaGeneral
DeepScribeOncology
AI-powered session transcription and clinical note generation built for behavioral health clinicians — driven by a secure cloud-based AI pipeline that processes session audio in real time with enterprise-grade encryption and zero local hardware maintenance.
A 50-minute therapy session can demand 30–45 minutes of documentation. Across a full caseload, that's hours every evening — unpaid, exhausting, and the leading driver of clinician burnout.
Note-taking during a session forces you to divide attention between the client in front of you and the chart you're building. Your clients feel it. Your therapeutic outcomes reflect it.
Legacy AI scribes store audio on generic third-party servers with unclear data retention policies. In behavioral health, unmanaged cloud processing risks exposing sensitive client records.
⚖ Substance abuse records fall under 42 CFR Part 2 — stricter than HIPAA. Kerrigan's end-to-end encrypted cloud pipeline guarantees full data sovereignty without hardware burden.
From audio capture to EHR-ready notes — powered by Kerrigan's secure, secure cloud AI pipeline.
Connect to Kerrigan's secure cloud API from any browser or desktop app — no hardware setup or local servers required. Record in-person or telehealth sessions. No push-to-talk, no configuration. Just have a natural conversation.
Cloud Whisper models process encrypted audio streams in real time with automatic speaker diarization separating clinician and client voices.
Fine-tuned clinical LLMs in our secure cloud pipeline translate the transcript into a structured clinical note — SOAP, DAP, GIRP, or progress note format. Review, edit, and easily copy-paste to your EHR.
Ask clinically-grounded questions about the session. Surface key themes, risk indicators, or treatment plan updates. Context-aware AI that knows the full transcript — not just a snippet.
Kerrigan's enterprise cloud architecture delivers instant high-throughput clinical documentation while maintaining strict HIPAA compliance and AES-256 encryption with per-therapist keys.
Transcription runs in secure cloud enclaves via high-throughput Whisper models over TLS 1.3.
Note generation uses open-weight models powered by our Clinical Reasoning Engine with full BAA coverage and zero model training on patient data.
Zero data retention policy — session audio and transient drafts are deleted immediately after note confirmation.
Instant cloud scalability — no hardware appliances to buy, provision, or maintain.
Zero IT overhead — seamlessly scales across your entire practice with web access and single sign-on.
Kerrigan operates on dedicated, HIPAA-compliant cloud infrastructure — providing instant account setup, zero local hardware requirements, and automated zero-downtime model updates.
We provision a dedicated, isolated cloud tenant for your practice. Clinicians log in via web browser or mobile app — all AI models, security policies, and BAA protections are active immediately.
Alternative options for specific environments
Generic cloud scribes retain audio and train on client data. Kerrigan guarantees end-to-end encryption with per-therapist keys and total HIPAA compliance.
| Kerrigan | Abridge | Freed | Nabla | DeepScribe | |
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| Behavioral health focus | ✓ Core focus | Enterprise | General | General | Oncology |
| 42 CFR Part 2 (substance abuse records) | Encrypted Enclave | Cloud Exposure | Cloud Exposure | Cloud Exposure | Cloud Exposure |
| AI Inference Isolation | HIPAA Bedrock (Isolated) | Shared APIs ⚠️ Security Risks:
| Shared APIs ⚠️ Security Risks:
| Shared APIs ⚠️ Security Risks:
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| Data Mining Policy | ✓ Zero Mining / Training | May train on data | Relies on 3rd parties | Relies on 3rd parties | May train on data |
| Audio processing location | Encrypted Cloud Enclave | Standard Public Cloud | Standard Public Cloud | Standard Public Cloud | Standard Public Cloud |
| Clinician Setup | ✓ Zero App Install | App Required | ✓ Zero App Install | ✓ Zero App Install | App Required (iOS) |
| Speaker diarization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIPAA compliant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Session audio captured passively — no push-to-talk, no pauses. Have a natural conversation while Kerrigan listens.
Automatically separates clinician and client voices in the transcript. Your notes reflect who said what.
SOAP, DAP, GIRP, progress notes, and customizable templates — formatted for your specialty and review style.
Capture audio from telehealth sessions directly from your device. processing ensures zero session recording retention.
Notes formatted for easy copy-paste to major EHR systems. Clean formatting that meets your documentation standards.
Ask questions about the session transcript. Surface risk indicators, treatment themes, or quote exact client language — all grounded in the full session context.
Not a general-purpose scribe retrofitted for therapy — a tool built from the ground up for the narrative, relational, and clinical nuance of behavioral health work.
For substance use treatment & forensic settings: Records governed by 42 CFR Part 2 (SAMHSA) carry disclosure restrictions beyond standard HIPAA. Any cloud-based AI scribe creates a third-party system exposure for those records. Kerrigan's encrypted cloud enclave is designed specifically to fulfill 42 CFR Part 2 requirements without data retention risk.
When clinicians spend less time charting, they see more clients, experience less burnout, and stay longer. Kerrigan compounds those benefits with a data sovereignty posture no cloud tool can match.
View Pricing Plans →Note on 42 CFR Part 2 & HIPAA: Substance abuse treatment records carry stricter disclosure protections than standard HIPAA. Kerrigan's encrypted cloud architecture ensures those records are encrypted with per-therapist keys — ensuring only you can access your patient data.
Choose the plan that fits your clinical volume. All plans include full access to Kerrigan's secure cloud platform, open-weight models powered by our Clinical Reasoning Engine, and BAA protection.
Early adopter tier for solo practitioners with light clinical volume.
Standard tier for solo practitioners with average clinical volume.
Advanced tier for full-time clinicians with high volume.
Premium tier for small group practices (up to 3 clinicians).