The short version: Regard and Adentris both read the chart, but they do different jobs in different settings. Regard is a clinical copilot that reads the full chart to surface missed diagnoses and draft documentation for inpatient physicians. Adentris is a revenue integrity and documentation compliance layer purpose-built for behavioral health and SUD that reviews the note before the claim is submitted, with rules like ASAM level of care and 42 CFR Part 2 and an appeals and denials module, running on any EHR. If you are an acute hospital focused on diagnosis capture, Regard is built for that. If you run a behavioral health or SUD program, that specialty depth is the deciding factor.
Both read the chart, but for different ends, so the comparison is about what you need done and in what setting. Here is an honest comparison.
What Adentris does
Adentris is an AI platform for revenue integrity and documentation compliance built specifically for behavioral health and SUD programs. It works on top of the EHR you already run, connecting through an API or HL7 where one exists (for example Alleva, Pimsy, Kipu, Epic, or Athenahealth) and through a secure web agent where it does not, so there is no migration. It reviews notes in real time and flags the elements that get behavioral health claims denied before the claim is submitted: medical necessity, ASAM level-of-care justification, treatment plan updates, group therapy attendance, service units, signature timing, and 42 CFR Part 2 consent. When something is missing, it drafts the correction for the clinician to accept, and it pairs documentation review with an appeals and denials module. Adentris is HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 certified, with 42 CFR Part 2 controls and BAAs in place.
What Regard does
Regard is a clinical copilot that reads the full patient chart to surface missed or undocumented diagnoses and draft documentation for inpatient physicians, working inside major EHRs. It is used across many hospitals and reports millions of accepted diagnosis recommendations. For hospitals that want AI diagnosis capture and physician documentation support, Regard is a strong, established option.
Adentris vs Regard at a glance
| Adentris | Regard | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | BH and SUD programs focused on denials and compliance | Hospitals (inpatient diagnosis capture) |
| Primary job | Catch and fix denial-driving gaps before the claim is submitted | Surface missed diagnoses and draft documentation |
| Review timing | Real time, before the claim is submitted | At the point of care, inpatient |
| Is it a scribe? | No, it reviews the note, however it was written | It drafts documentation as a clinical copilot |
| SUD depth | ASAM level of care and 42 CFR Part 2 built in | General acute inpatient focus |
| EHR fit | Any EHR via API, HL7, or a secure web agent (no migration) | Embedded in major EHRs |
| Compliance focus | Payer claim denials and revenue integrity | Diagnosis capture and documentation |
| Denials | Paired appeals and denials module | Diagnosis-driven revenue capture |
Capabilities change quickly in this market, so confirm current details with each vendor before you decide.
Which should you choose?
Both read the chart, so the real question is the job and the setting. Regard is built for acute inpatient care: surfacing missed diagnoses and drafting physician documentation. Adentris is built specifically for behavioral health and SUD, where denials turn on ASAM level of care, medical necessity, group therapy attendance, service units, and 42 CFR Part 2 consent. Adentris understands those rules, drafts the correction before submission, pairs review with an appeals and denials module, and runs on any EHR through a secure web agent. For a behavioral health or SUD program, that depth is the practical difference.
- Choose Regard if you are a hospital that wants a clinical copilot to surface missed diagnoses and draft inpatient physician documentation.
- Choose Adentris if you run a behavioral health or SUD program and want documentation reviewed against the specialty rules that drive your denials, ASAM, medical necessity, and 42 CFR Part 2, with a paired appeals module, on any EHR.
Adentris as a Regard alternative for behavioral health and SUD
If you are evaluating Regard for a behavioral health or SUD program, the question is specialty fit. A copilot built for inpatient diagnosis capture is valuable in the hospital, but behavioral health claims are denied for field-specific reasons: an unjustified ASAM level of care, a missing medical necessity statement, group therapy attendance and service units that do not line up, or a 42 CFR Part 2 consent that was not captured. Adentris is built around those rules, drafts the fix before submission, pairs it with an appeals and denials workflow, and runs on any EHR through an API, HL7, or a secure web agent, which makes it the purpose-built choice for behavioral health and SUD.
How Adentris helps
For behavioral health and SUD organizations, the biggest revenue leak is documentation, and it is specific: medical necessity that was never shown, missing ASAM justification, a Part 2 consent that was not captured. Adentris reviews every chart in real time inside your existing EHR and flags exactly those gaps before the claim is filed, then drafts the fix, and it pairs that with an appeals and denials module so compliance and revenue integrity live in one place. At Sobrius Health, a multi-site Virginia SUD provider, pre-submission documentation accuracy moved from 73% to 96%. Adentris is HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 certified, with 42 CFR Part 2 controls and BAAs in place. To see it on your own charts, book a 30-minute call with our team.
The bottom line
For inpatient diagnosis capture, Regard is a strong fit. For a behavioral health or SUD program, Adentris brings the specialty depth, ASAM, medical necessity, and 42 CFR Part 2, catches and corrects the gap before submission, and pairs it with appeals, on any EHR.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Adentris and Regard?
Regard is a clinical copilot that reads the full chart to surface missed diagnoses and draft documentation for inpatient physicians. Adentris is a revenue integrity and documentation compliance layer purpose-built for behavioral health and SUD, with ASAM and 42 CFR Part 2 rules and an appeals module, running on any EHR. The main difference is setting and specialty depth: acute inpatient diagnosis capture versus behavioral health and SUD compliance.
Can Adentris and Regard be used together?
Yes. They solve different halves of the problem, so a program can use Regard to surface diagnoses and draft documentation and Adentris to verify the documentation supports the claim and to handle appeals. Adentris reviews the note however it was written, so it fits alongside Regard.
Is Adentris a good alternative to Regard?
For programs whose problem is denials and audit exposure rather than inpatient diagnosis capture, yes. Adentris focuses on catching and correcting the behavioral health and SUD gaps that drive denials before submission, with ASAM and 42 CFR Part 2 built in and an appeals and denials module, and it runs on any EHR without a migration.
Which is better for a substance use disorder program?
For SUD, the claims that get denied usually turn on ASAM level of care, medical necessity, and 42 CFR Part 2, which Adentris is built around with real-time, pre-submission review and drafted corrections. Regard is strong for surfacing missed diagnoses and drafting inpatient documentation. Programs that want SUD-specific compliance depth and denials support often lean Adentris.
About the author: Sergey Yudovskiy is the Chief Product Officer of Adentris, which builds AI for revenue integrity and documentation compliance in behavioral health and substance use disorder care.