TL;DR
Hospital stays can feel like a blur, and discharge paperwork doesn't help much. Most patients leave without fully understanding what was done, what changed, or what's next. Upload your discharge summary to Mediphant and let Elly help you decode the jargon, highlight what matters, and prepare for your next step. You don't need a medical degree - just a tool that speaks your language and protects your privacy every step of the way.
The Truth About Hospital Stays
You were poked, scanned, maybe even scoped.
You spoke to three different doctors (or at least heard them talking outside your curtain).
And then suddenly… you're discharged with a six-page summary and a list of follow-ups.
And that summary?
Written for your doctor - not for you.
You're not alone.
Why Hospital Discharge Summaries Are So Confusing
A study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that:
- 41% of patients didn't understand their diagnosis at discharge
- Over 50% misunderstood their medication instructions
And in another JAMA study, researchers found widespread use of unexplained jargon in discharge papers.
Terms like "normocytic anemia" or "hyponatremia" float past without context.
No wonder 1 in 5 Medicare patients ends up back in the hospital within 30 days.
Why This Actually Matters
Understanding your hospitalization is not a "nice-to-have."
It's essential.
It helps you:
- Follow up appropriately
- Understand your recovery plan
- Avoid medication errors
- Stay out of the hospital
You deserve to know what happened to your body - and own the record of it.
What Mediphant + Elly Can Do
Upload your discharge summary - even a photo - and Elly goes to work.
| Task | What Elly Does |
|---|---|
| Highlight key events | Tests run, procedures done, and how your status changed |
| Decode medical jargon | Translates "T2DM w/o complications" into "type 2 diabetes without complications" |
| Flag meds + instructions | Calls out what's new, what stopped, and what needs watching |
| Prompt follow-up questions | "Ask your doctor if the new blood thinner is temporary or permanent" |
| Track symptoms | Let Elly know how you're feeling post-discharge to guide what you bring up next |
Your Discharge Summary Might Say:
| It Says | What It Means |
|---|---|
| "NSTEMI" | Mild heart attack - not the big artery kind |
| "Bilateral infiltrates" | Chest X-ray showed infection/inflammation in both lungs |
| "Elevated troponin" | Your heart showed signs of stress or minor damage |
| "F/U with PCP in 7 days" | Please, please see your doctor next week |
Elly puts this into context and makes it understandable - not intimidating.
And What About Privacy?
Let's be clear:
- 🛡️ Military-grade encryption
- 🇺🇸 HIPAA-compliant, U.S.-based servers
- 🧍 You own your data - delete it anytime
- 🚫 Never sold, never used for AI training, never accessed by employees
- 🔒 No hidden sharing. If you haven't explicitly shared it, we haven't either.
Your data is your business. Mediphant just helps you make better sense of it.
"If your discharge summary reads like a mystery novel, I'm here to translate it into plain English - with kindness, context, and zero judgment. Upload it once, and I'll help you remember the important stuff." - Elly
What You Can Do Right Now
You've got the paperwork (scan, photo, PDF, it all works).
Upload it to Mediphant. Elly will walk you through what happened, what changed, and what to ask next.
Keep track of how you're feeling.
Bring it all to your follow-up like someone who didn't just survive the hospital, but actually understood it.
Bottom Line
Hospital paperwork shouldn't be the thing that sends you back to the hospital.
With Mediphant, you can finally understand what happened during your stay - what was done, what changed, what matters now.
You went through all of it.
You deserve to know exactly what it meant - and what to do next.
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Mediphant Team
The Mediphant team is dedicated to making healthcare more accessible and understandable through AI-powered tools that prioritize privacy and patient empowerment.