Use cases · Before surgery or a procedure
Endoscopy and colonoscopy preparation
Poor bowel prep and missed instructions lead to cancelled or repeat procedures. TESSA guides patients step by step through preparing for a gastroscopy or colonoscopy, covering fasting, bowel prep, blood thinners, diabetes medicines and arranging someone to take them home after sedation, with answers in the clinic's own words. It then checks what they understood.
At a glance
- Does
- Patient education, Counselling
- Setting
- Before surgery or a procedure
- Specialty
- Gastroenterology
- Who
- Patient-facing
Also searched as
colonoscopy prep · bowel preparation instructions · gastroscopy / upper endoscopy preparation
Questions
What does TESSA do in endoscopy and colonoscopy preparation?
Poor bowel prep and missed instructions lead to cancelled or repeat procedures. TESSA guides patients step by step through preparing for a gastroscopy or colonoscopy, covering fasting, bowel prep, blood thinners, diabetes medicines and arranging someone to take them home after sedation, with answers in the clinic's own words. It then checks what they understood. It does this through patient education, counselling.
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.
