AgileMD vs Bayesian Health (2026)
The two best evidenced deterioration vendors in the index, competing on different definitions of proof. AgileMD's eCART is FDA cleared with a named model class, a narrow indication limited to adult ward patients, more than fifty publications since 2012, and the only race stratified performance disclosure in this category. Bayesian Health has three large prospective multi site cohort studies with a major academic health system, which is the harder study design to run, and it extended beyond sepsis into deterioration, pressure injuries and transitions of care. AgileMD is the safer answer for a quality committee that wants a regulated device with a published fairness analysis. Bayesian is the stronger answer for a system that wants one model layer across several risks and cares more about prospective evidence than about clearance. Ask both for alerts per patient day before anything else.
- The cleared indication is precise and narrow, hospitalised ward patients aged 18 and over, and the oversight constraint is written into the clearance rather than into marketing copy.
- Race stratified performance published by the vendor, which nothing else in this category has done, alongside more than fifty peer reviewed publications and twenty named health system deployments.
- The model class is named in the regulatory filing, so a buyer knows what kind of system is producing the score rather than being told it is proprietary.
- Three large prospective multi site cohort studies with a major academic health system, which is a different and in some respects stronger evidence design than retrospective validation, and it is the strongest such base in this index.
- It configured beyond sepsis into clinical deterioration, pressure injuries, palliative care and transitions of care, so one integration serves several risk questions rather than one.
- It engaged with the response problem directly, treating whether clinicians act on an alert as part of the system, which is the failure mode this category actually dies from.
This comparison is published by AI Health Index, an independent research platform that compares healthcare AI vendors objectively. AgileMD and Bayesian Health are each graded against the same capability taxonomy, from each vendor's own public materials and the regulatory record, under the AI Health Index verification standard. No vendor pays for placement, and no vendor has reviewed this page. How this evidence is graded
Plain facts
| Fact | AgileMD | Bayesian Health |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Inpatient Deterioration & Risk Monitoring | Inpatient Deterioration & Risk Monitoring |
| Founded | 2011 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | New York, New York, United States |
| Website | agilemd.com | bayesianhealth.com |
Side by Side
Each record in one paragraph
Written to be quoted whole. Each paragraph states what the AI Health Index verified about the vendor, with the caveats attached. Generated from this pair’s live capability grades, so it moves when a grade moves.
The AI Health Index awards AgileMD its top capability grade on several axes, including AI Centrality, Autonomy and Oversight Model and Model and Technology Transparency. Set against Bayesian Health, AgileMD grades higher on several axes, including Model Supply Chain Disclosure, AI Safety and PHI Stewardship and AI Governance and Bias Disclosure. Grades reflect evidence the AI Health Index could verify at the last review, so a low grade records disclosure the vendor has not published rather than a capability it has been shown to lack.
Source: AI Health Index, August 2026
The AI Health Index awards Bayesian Health its top capability grade on several axes, including AI Centrality, Autonomy and Oversight Model and Model and Technology Transparency. Set against AgileMD, Bayesian Health grades higher on Security Certifications and Trust Center and EHR and Interoperability Depth. Its thinnest published disclosure sits on Model Supply Chain Disclosure. Grades reflect evidence the AI Health Index could verify at the last review, so a low grade records disclosure the vendor has not published rather than a capability it has been shown to lack.
Source: AI Health Index, August 2026
Questions buyers ask
Should we choose AgileMD or Bayesian Health?
On the axes where the AI Health Index separates them, AgileMD grades higher on several axes, including Model Supply Chain Disclosure, AI Safety and PHI Stewardship and AI Governance and Bias Disclosure, and Bayesian Health grades higher on Security Certifications and Trust Center and EHR and Interoperability Depth. AgileMD leads on the greater share of scored axes, but the split means the decision turns on which constraint is binding rather than on an overall winner.
Where do AgileMD and Bayesian Health differ most?
The widest separation the AI Health Index records between AgileMD and Bayesian Health is on Model Supply Chain Disclosure, where AgileMD grades C and Bayesian Health grades D. That axis sits in the AI Capability group, so it should carry the most weight for a buyer whose binding constraint is how much of the work the model itself is trusted to do.
Where do AgileMD and Bayesian Health grade the same?
The AI Health Index grades AgileMD and Bayesian Health the same on several axes, including AI Centrality, Autonomy and Oversight Model and Model and Technology Transparency. Neither holds an advantage the index can evidence on those axes, so they should not carry weight in a selection between these two.
What have AgileMD and Bayesian Health not disclosed?
At the last review, at least one of AgileMD and Bayesian Health published thin or absent detail on Model Supply Chain Disclosure. The AI Health Index treats an absent disclosure as a gap in the public record rather than a failure of the product, so these are the axes to get in writing during diligence instead of inferring from the grade.
Related comparisons
Other published head to head assessments involving these vendors or their closest peers. The full set for this category is on the Inpatient Deterioration & Risk Monitoring page.
The regulatory positions differ and buyers should not read them as equivalent: eCART holds a 510(k) clearance with a defined indication, while Bayesian Health's regulatory position rests on operating outside device requirements rather than on an authorisation. Bayesian Health publishes no security attestation, no trust centre, no business associate posture, no hosting or residency terms and no pricing, which is a real diligence gap alongside an exceptional clinical record.
AgileMD's SOC 2 claim does not specify its type. Neither vendor publishes a false alert rate expressed per patient day, which is the number that determines whether either system survives contact with a working ward.