Use cases · Home follow-up
History from a family carer
When a patient has dementia, a stroke, a learning disability or is too unwell to give a full history, important details can be missed. TESSA asks the family carer about memory, behaviour, daily function, falls, medicines and recent changes, in their own time, so the doctor gets both the patient's and the carer's account.
At a glance
- Does
- Information gathering, Summarisation
- Setting
- Home follow-up
- Specialty
- Geriatrics
- Who
- Patient-facing
Also searched as
caregiver / carer reported history · dementia history from family · collateral history
Questions
What does TESSA do in history from a family carer?
When a patient has dementia, a stroke, a learning disability or is too unwell to give a full history, important details can be missed. TESSA asks the family carer about memory, behaviour, daily function, falls, medicines and recent changes, in their own time, so the doctor gets both the patient's and the carer's account. It does this through information gathering, summarisation.
Does TESSA diagnose the patient?
No, TESSA never gives a patient a diagnosis. It collects and collates the information the patient provides, asks probing questions and performs risk assessment; a clinician reviews the summary and decides, and no diagnosis, summary or management plan reaches the patient until the clinician signs.
What happens if the patient mentions a warning sign?
Warning or worrying signs that require immediate attention or action go straight to the care team without alarming the patient. For time-critical presentations, TESSA supports the clinician only and is not currently intended for patient use.
How is patient information protected?
The patient surface runs on session codes, not names, and each institution's data is kept apart with a full audit trail. Our own Anonesia by TINYHealth is a proprietary software and code that removes PIIs, e.g. names, ID numbers and contact details from text before it reaches an AI model.
How do we start with this use case?
Each new use case is built and validated with clinical teams, on your own pathways and guidance. Book a meeting with us to start.
