We built a native iPhone app that records and transcribes medical appointments, creates plain-language summaries and action items, organizes medications, flags potential interactions, and helps patients prepare questions for future visits. Patients can leave appointments with a reliable record, clearer next steps, and better preparation for the next conversation with their care team.
- Doctor visits recorded and transcribed automatically
- Plain-language summaries created after each appointment
- Action items separated into clear next steps
- Medication lists organized in one place
- Potential medication interactions flagged
- Questions saved in preparation for the next appointment
The Users
The app is designed for cancer patients and caregivers navigating ongoing appointments, instructions, medications, and care decisions—with support from Sky Foundation.
The Patient Experience Challenge
Cancer appointments often contain more information than a patient or caregiver can reasonably absorb in the moment. Instructions, medication changes, follow-up steps, and unfamiliar terminology may be delivered while the patient is physically exhausted or emotionally overwhelmed. Patients may leave a medical appointment with only a partial memory of what was discussed. Between visits, they may struggle to recall exact instructions, track changes to medications, or remember the questions they intended to ask. As the care journey becomes more complex, scattered notes and memory become increasingly unreliable.
The Solution
The Sky Companion App travels through the care journey with the patient. During an appointment, the app can record and transcribe the discussion. It then organizes the content into a more accessible summary and identifies actionable next steps. Medication information is kept together, and a question library allows patients or caregivers to capture concerns as they arise rather than trying to remember them later.
What We Built
Value Created
Patients and caregivers have a more dependable record than memory alone can provide. They can revisit what was discussed, identify the actions that need to happen next, prepare questions before returning, and maintain a more organized medication list throughout a complicated period of care.