Viz HCM vs Eko Low Ejection Fraction Tool (ELEFT)

Eko Low Ejection Fraction Tool (ELEFT) offers a highly intuitive user experience by integrating AI directly into a familiar digital stethoscope for rapid, non-invasive screening during routine physical exams, providing results in approximately 15 seconds. Its CORE 500u00ae Digital Stethoscope, which integrates with ELEFT, received a Red Dot Design Award for its intuitive user experience and seamless integration. While Viz HCM also offers mobile alerts and EHR/PACS integration, ELEFT's direct integration into the physical exam workflow with immediate feedback provides a slight edge in point-of-care usability.

Viz HCM focuses on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), a complex and often underdiagnosed condition, with claims of significantly reducing diagnosis time and extensive real-world evidence and publications. It is the first and only FDA-cleared AI algorithm for HCM detection from a standard 12-lead ECG. ELEFT provides valuable early detection of low ejection fraction, a key indicator of heart failure, for a broader patient population. However, Viz HCM's specific impact on a challenging diagnostic pathway for a serious, often missed disease gives it a slight advantage in demonstrated clinical value.

Both tools have established CMS reimbursement pathways, significantly enhancing their value proposition for healthcare systems. Viz HCM's CPT codes became effective January 1, 2025, with a national payment rate of $128.90. Eko's SENSORA platform, which includes ELEFT, also received a provisional CMS reimbursement rate of $128.90 per use, effective July 2025. This parity in reimbursement and pricing structure makes them equally valuable in this dimension.

Viz HCM demonstrates strong enterprise readiness with explicit claims of seamless integration into hospital IT systems, including EHR and PACS, and is trusted by over 1,700 hospitals. Viz.ai also holds comprehensive security certifications like SOC 2 Type II and multiple ISO certifications, indicating a robust and mature enterprise-level offering. While ELEFT, as part of the SENSORA platform, is also designed for enterprise use and aims to sync with EHRs, Viz.ai's broader integration claims and extensive security framework provide a more comprehensive enterprise solution.

Eko Low Ejection Fraction Tool (ELEFT) demonstrates a highly disruptive innovation by integrating AI directly into a ubiquitous medical instrument, the stethoscope, for rapid and non-invasive cardiac screening during routine physical exams. This approach reimagines a foundational tool in medicine for broad, early detection. While Viz HCM's real-time ECG analysis for HCM and care coordination is also innovative, ELEFT's transformation of the stethoscope for widespread point-of-care AI-powered diagnostics represents a slightly more accessible and foundational innovation, recognized by a Red Dot Design Award.

Viz.ai explicitly offers 24/7/365 urgent phone support, alongside a comprehensive Help Center, Customer Resources, User Guides, and Viz Academy. Eko Health also provides a Help Center with user manuals and FAQs, and options to contact sales or request a live demo. However, Viz.ai's clear commitment to round-the-clock urgent phone support indicates a more robust and readily available support system for its users.