Patient discharge companion

Empowering patients for better outcomes.

Anka turns dense discharge notes into multilingual guidance, teach-back check-ins, and timely reminders patients can actually follow.

Medication reminder

Amlodipine 5mg in 45 min

Teach-back complete

Patient scored 4/4 on insulin steps

Follow-up booked

Cardiology visit in 2 days

Anka app shown on a phone

Built for patient understanding

Designed for life after discharge.

Clinical accuracy stays intact while the patient experience becomes simple, conversational, and easier to act on at home.

01 · Right language

Translate dense instructions into patient-ready language.

Every plan is localized for language and reading level so families can follow next steps without extra hand-holding from care teams.

02 · Teach-back conversation

Good evening, Sarah. Before bed, can you tell me when you take your new blood pressure pill?
After dinner, one tablet at around 8 PM.
Perfect. If your headache worsens or vision changes, tap call nurse immediately.

03 · Smart reminders

Set reminders

08:00 Amlodipine 5 mg

12:30 Blood sugar check

18:00 Review discharge checklist

04 · Action checklist

One clear checklist for meds, appointments, and warning signs.

05 · Follow-up stream

Day 1 Completed onboarding call
Day 2 Pain check score improved from 7 to 4
Day 3 Flagged dizziness, escalated to care team

Why this matters

Patients leave with plans they often cannot apply.

At discharge, families receive dense paperwork in a high-stress moment. Anka converts those instructions into plain-language guidance and confirms understanding before complications escalate.

1

Import discharge summary from your workflow.

2

Generate patient-ready education in preferred language and reading level.

3

Run teach-back and follow-up nudges across text, voice, and visuals.

60%

of discharged patients do not fully understand medication changes.

Parikh et al., 2025

$16,200

average cost of a 30-day readmission episode.

HCUP Statistical Brief, 2023

up to 30%

fewer readmissions with stronger communication interventions.

Becker et al., 2021

Team

Built by operators who have shipped in clinical environments.

Sarah Shalaby

Sarah Shalaby

Co-founder & CEO

Led hospital deployments at Palantir.
Riad Eddahabi

Riad Eddahabi

Co-founder & CTO

Built clinical AI and EHR integrations at Nabla.
Nicholas Kwok, MD

Nicholas Kwok, MD

Clinical advisor

Internal Medicine Physician at BIDMC, faculty at Harvard Medical School.

FAQ

Common questions from care teams.

Yes. Anka is HIPAA compliant and currently completing SOC 2 Type II certification.

No. You can start with uploaded discharge summaries and connect your EHR once the pilot scope is finalized.

Content is grounded in your discharge summary. Anka simplifies language and flags items for clinical review before they reach patients.

Action

Bring discharge education to every patient.

Start with one service line, prove impact in weeks, then scale across units.

Contact the team