Elephants and Tea - December 2019 - 31

PARTNERS

Dear Cancer...

"With the help of Abridge, I
have been able to record my
appointments and share them
with my parents. They thought of
questions that I hadn't considered
based on what they heard from
the recordings, and I am looking
forward to bringing those
questions back to my oncologist."

to make decisions, having all of the
information is critical!
My fa mi ly a lso focused on d ifferent things than I did during my
appointments. Although we went to
the appointments together, it seemed
we did not remember them the same
way. They only remembered the positive
things and the upside. I remembered the
things that scared me the most. It made it
hard to figure out what we had actually been
told with our conf licting accounts.
So when I heard about Abridge recently,
I was excited to try it out. The Abridge app
records your appointment with one tap (after
prompting you to make sure everyone in the
room knows you are recording!). After your appointment, you hit "I'm All Done!" and then you
can enter in a few simple details, like which doctor
you saw and what the appointment was about. Then, the
app quickly uses machine learning to pull out and transcribe key
medical moments of your appointment.
Instead of having to manually search through a recording of
your appointment, you have a transcription of the key moments
right there. You can easily find those important moments from
the appointment and tap to listen to them again. Using Abridge
during my appointments allows me to relax and focus on my conversation with my doctor, knowing that I have everything I need
captured to revisit later. I also found it works great for settling
post-appointment arguments about what the doctor said! ;)
It's great to be able to revisit my appointments again myself,
but it is also an invaluable tool to help coordinate care between
family members. The app includes a share function that allows
you to send the appointment to a family member or friend, so its

like they were there with you, even if they
were unable to attend. This function is
also great if you want to share between
medica l prov iders, in order to keep
different members of your team on the
same page.
Because neuroendocrine cancer is rare,
I made the decision to spend the summer
working with a specialist out of state. As
a result, my parents have been unable to attend some key appointments with me since
it isn't realistic for them to come to town for
each appointment. With the help of Abridge,
I have been able to record my appointments
and share them with my parents. They thought
of questions that I hadn't considered based on
what they heard from the recordings, and I am
looking forward to bringing those questions back
to my oncologist.
Abridge is an exciting tool that can help patients
manage their healthcare more effectively. The team at
Example
screenshots
Abridge prioritizes patient privacy and emphasizes that
from the
you own your own data. I love the fact that I can use
Abridge app.
the app knowing that my personal, private appointments are protected and that my data will never be sold or shared.
As more patients use the app, the technology will continue to improve. I am really excited to continue using Abridge in my appointments and to see what additional features they unveil in the future!
ERIN LEIBOWITZ

ELEPHANTSANDTEA.COM
DECEMBER 2019

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