Assisto Alternative: A Subscription POC Generator for Under $50/Month

If you've found Assisto while researching AI Plan of Correction tools, you've probably noticed it does two things differently than other tools in the space: it charges per POC ($39 each), and it bundles a separate research subscription for searching state-approved POC examples and monthly citation reports.

That model works well for facilities that produce a handful of POCs per year and want to reference what other facilities have submitted. It works less well for two other groups: facilities that need to respond to multiple citations at once after a survey, and facilities that also need to maintain Policies & Procedures between surveys.

This article compares Assisto and EasyPOC across pricing, scope, and the question of when each one makes sense.

The short version

Source: Assisto POC pricing and Assisto monthly report pricing, April 2026.

What Assisto does well

Assisto's product is genuinely useful for a specific use case: looking at how other facilities have responded to similar citations.

Their POC tool generates a draft response from your citation, but the bigger differentiator is their database of approved Plans of Correction from real CMS surveys across the country. If you've been cited for F689 (Fall Prevention) and you want to see how a facility in Iowa or California successfully responded to that same F-Tag, you can search and reference those examples. That's a research workflow that doesn't exist in most POC tools.

Their separate monthly citation report subscription ($189/year for up to 3 states, $498/year for all 50 states) sends compliance teams curated breakdowns of the latest citations by state and department category. For multi-state operators or compliance consultants who track citation trends, that's substantive content.

If your workflow involves heavy reference research before drafting — looking up similar citations, reading approved responses, then writing — Assisto's database is a genuine asset.

Where the friction starts

The friction with Assisto isn't quality. It's economics and scope.

Pay-per-POC math gets expensive fast. $39 per POC is reasonable when you need one or two. But after a typical recertification survey, a facility might receive 4–10 citations on a single Form 2567. At $39 each, that's $156–$390 just for the POC drafting on one survey event. Multiple surveys per year compound the cost.

No subscription option for unlimited POCs. Assisto's POC pricing is pay-as-you-go. There's no flat monthly subscription that covers unlimited generations regardless of survey volume. For consultants serving multiple facilities — or facilities with cyclical complaint surveys — the pay-per-use model creates unpredictable monthly costs.

The two products are separate purchases. The POC Writer ($39 each) and the Monthly Citation Reports ($189–$498/year) are billed independently. To get both POC generation and citation research, you're managing two purchases with different renewal cycles.

No Policies & Procedures generator. Assisto's tool is focused on POCs and citation research. If you also need to maintain policies and procedures that prevent citations in the first place — infection control, fall prevention, medication management, QAPI — you'll need a separate solution.

For a facility that experiences one or two POC events per year and uses Assisto's database to research similar cases, the pricing makes sense. For higher-volume use cases, the math turns.

How EasyPOC is different

EasyPOC was built around a different assumption: most facilities don't know in advance how many POCs they'll need to write in a given year, and they want predictable monthly costs for both reactive POC writing and proactive policy maintenance.

Flat $49/month for unlimited POCs. Whether you generate one POC this month or fifty, the cost is the same. After about 13 POCs in a year, the subscription is cheaper than pay-per-use. After 20 POCs, it's significantly cheaper.

Free tier with no card. Three POCs per month and one policy per month, free. For facilities with low POC volume, the free tier is enough — and it lets you try the tool with real citations before deciding whether the paid plan is worth it.

Both POCs and Policies & Procedures. EasyPOC generates both halves of the survey lifecycle in a single tool. After your 2567 arrives, you generate the POC. Between surveys, you generate or update the policies that the POC references — infection control, fall prevention, medication management, QAPI, resident rights, abuse prevention, emergency preparedness, comprehensive care planning, and 7 more categories.

Direct generation from your citation, not from a template database. EasyPOC reads your specific Form 2567 PDF — including the full surveyor narrative, F-Tag, dates, and resident details — and generates a POC that addresses the exact findings in that survey. No template selection, no looking up similar cases. Upload, generate, review, export.

Appendix PP alignment. Both tools generate compliant POCs. EasyPOC explicitly aligns generated content with the Appendix PP interpretive guidance — the document surveyors use to evaluate compliance — and references the specific 42 CFR Part 483 sections that apply to each citation.

When Assisto is the right choice

Some buyers should pick Assisto. Use Assisto if:

• You handle 1–4 POCs per year and don't want a recurring subscription.
• You value researching how other facilities have responded to similar citations before drafting your own.
• You need state-by-state citation trend reports across multiple states for compliance benchmarking.
• You don't need a Policies & Procedures generator — you have your policy binder maintained elsewhere.

For low-volume POC needs paired with a research-heavy workflow, Assisto's combination of pay-per-POC drafting and database access is a coherent fit.

When EasyPOC is the right choice

Use EasyPOC if:

• You expect more than 4–5 POCs per year and want predictable monthly cost.
• You need both POCs and Policies & Procedures, in one platform.
• You want to try the tool with real citations before paying anything.
• You're a multi-facility operator or consultant who can't predict POC volume monthly.
• You prefer drafting directly from your citation rather than referencing a database of other facilities' POCs.
• You want your POC explicitly grounded in Appendix PP interpretive guidance and 42 CFR Part 483 references.

The buyer EasyPOC is built for is the one who has been pasting citations into ChatGPT after a survey because Assisto's per-POC fees added up faster than expected, and who also wants the policy maintenance side of compliance covered.

Pricing comparison: total annual cost

If POC volume is what's driving your decision, here's the math:

If you also want the policy generator, the comparison shifts further. Assisto doesn't offer one. EasyPOC includes 1 free policy/month or unlimited policies with the Professional plan — same $49/month.

If you also want citation research reports, that's a separate Assisto subscription ($189–$498/year). EasyPOC doesn't offer that — it's a different product category. Buyers who want both citation research and an unlimited POC + P&P generator will need both Assisto's report subscription and EasyPOC's Professional plan.

A note on what each tool is actually optimized for

Assisto and EasyPOC aren't trying to be the same product. Assisto is fundamentally a research and reference tool — its biggest asset is the searchable database of approved POCs and the monthly state citation reports. The POC generation is built around that research workflow.

EasyPOC is fundamentally a generation tool — its biggest asset is turning a 2567 into a survey-ready POC in under a minute, and turning a regulatory category into a complete policy in minutes. The pricing model (subscription with free tier) reflects that the tool is meant to be used regularly, not consulted occasionally.

Pick the one that fits your workflow, not the one that fits the other tool's pricing.

Frequently asked questions

Does EasyPOC have a database of approved POCs to search?

No. EasyPOC generates POCs directly from your specific Form 2567 citation rather than referencing a database of other facilities' submitted POCs. If searching state-approved POCs is core to your workflow, Assisto's database is a better fit. If you prefer drafting from your own citation without research overhead, EasyPOC's direct generation is faster.

Can I use EasyPOC for POCs from multiple facilities?

Yes. The Professional plan covers unlimited POCs across as many facilities as you manage. Many EasyPOC users are LTC consultants serving multiple facility clients. Each generated POC is private to your account and not shared with other users.

Does EasyPOC offer state citation trend reports like Assisto's monthly reports?

No. EasyPOC focuses on POC and policy generation, not citation research or state trend reporting. If you need both, many users subscribe to Assisto's monthly report ($189–$498/year) for the research side and use EasyPOC ($49/month) for the generation side. They serve different parts of the compliance workflow.

How does EasyPOC handle Immediate Jeopardy citations?

EasyPOC generates POCs for any F-Tag or state-licensure citation, including Immediate Jeopardy findings. The output follows the standard five-component CMS structure expected for IJ responses. As with all AI-generated compliance documents, your compliance team and legal counsel should review before submission.

Does EasyPOC handle California Title 22 / CDPH citations?

Yes. EasyPOC's POC engine includes a state-licensure detector that recognizes California Title 22 (CDPH) citations and adapts the output to reference Title 22 sections rather than substituting federal F-Tag references.

Who built EasyPOC?

EasyPOC is built by Paul Richards, RN MSHI — a healthcare informatics leader overseeing quality and compliance across six skilled nursing facilities in New York City. The tool was built in response to the real-world experience of writing POCs by hand under deadline pressure.

Paul Richards, RN, MSHI

Founder, EasyPOC

Paul Richards is a registered nurse and healthcare informatics leader who oversees quality and compliance across a network of six skilled nursing facilities in New York City. He holds a Master of Science in Health Informatics and built EasyPOC to solve the compliance documentation challenges he witnessed firsthand every day.