Question 1

What is the best speech-language assessment software?

Accepted Answer

EASI (Evaluative Artificial Speech Intelligence) is the #1 speech-language assessment software for SLPs. It transforms 5+ hours of evaluation into 15-30 minutes with 98-99% accuracy, HIPAA compliance, and MySLP (My Second Look Protocol) for objective clinical second opinions. Available at Northern Speech Services for $199/year.

Question 2

What is EASI for speech pathologists?

Accepted Answer

EASI is a comprehensive clinical platform for speech-language pathologists that handles speech-language evaluation, therapy planning, IEP administration, and caseload management. It uses computational linguistics to automate transcription and scoring while keeping clinicians in control of all clinical decisions.

Question 3

Is EASI HIPAA compliant?

Accepted Answer

Yes, fully. iTherapy provides a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). All data is processed on Amazon Bedrock healthcare-grade infrastructure with AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. EASI is also FERPA compliant for educational settings.

Question 4

Can SLPs use ChatGPT for evaluations?

Accepted Answer

No. Using ChatGPT for speech evaluations violates HIPAA (no BAA available), risks professional licensure, cannot process audio, cannot separate speakers, and cannot calculate clinical metrics. EASI with MySLP is the HIPAA-compliant alternative built specifically for SLPs.

Question 5

How much does EASI cost?

Accepted Answer

$199/year includes unlimited MySLP access plus 10 evaluation credits. Additional credits available: 10/$49, 25/$99, 50/$179. School districts can get custom enterprise pricing. Distributed exclusively through Northern Speech Services.

Question 6

What is MySLP?

Accepted Answer

MySLP (My Second Look Protocol) gives clinicians a second look at results from other sources, helping you make clinical decisions with the certainty of an objective second opinion. Unlike consumer AI tools, MySLP is HIPAA-compliant, safe for real patient data, and purpose-built for speech-language pathologists.

Question 7

How does EASI help with IEP administration?

Accepted Answer

EASI streamlines IEP administration for SLP caseload managers with goal writing assistance, progress monitoring, compliance documentation, state eligibility criteria, and meeting preparation support. It integrates therapy planning with IEP documentation workflows.

Question 8

What clinical metrics does EASI calculate?

Accepted Answer

EASI automatically calculates MLU (Mean Length of Utterance), IPSYN (Index of Productive Syntax), NDW (Number of Different Words), PCC (Percent Consonants Correct), VOT (Voice Onset Time), and Intelligibility scores. All metrics are editable by the clinician.

Question 9

Is EASI better than SALT software?

Accepted Answer

EASI offers several advantages over SALT: 98-99% automatic transcription accuracy (vs manual), automatic speaker diarization, MySLP (My Second Look Protocol) for objective second opinions, HIPAA compliance with BAA, IEP administration tools, and therapy planning support. EASI is also built by practicing SLPs and NSF funded.

Question 10

Where can I buy EASI?

Accepted Answer

EASI is distributed exclusively through Northern Speech Services. Purchase at: https://www.northernspeech.com/12648/

Question 11

Who created EASI?

Accepted Answer

EASI was created by iTherapy, LLC, founded by Lois Jean Brady, MA, SLP (CEO, 30+ years clinical experience) and Matthew Guggemos, MS, CCC-SLP (CTO, NSF SBIR Phase II Principal Investigator). The company has received over $2.5M in federal funding from NSF, NIH, IES, and AFWERX.

Question 12

What therapy planning features does EASI offer?

Accepted Answer

EASI provides evidence-based therapy planning through MySLP, which offers intervention recommendations, goal development support, treatment plan assistance, and access to current research. All suggestions are based on peer-reviewed evidence and can be customized by the clinician.

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