Gastroenterology

The GI history and red flags, before the patient arrives.

Athel interviews patients before the consult on symptoms, bowel habits, red flags and procedure history, and puts a structured report in your EMR before you walk in.

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Sound familiar?

The problem

01
Red flags buried in the referral
Bleeding, weight loss or trouble swallowing may be a single line in the referral, or missing. You find out in the room.
02
Bowel history takes careful questioning
Frequency, consistency, timing and changes over months take time to draw out, and patients are often reluctant to describe them face to face.
03
Prep questions before every scope
Patients call about colonoscopy prep, what to eat the day before and procedure dates, and each call pulls staff away from patients in clinic.

Link to chart. Three steps.

How it works

Step 01
The patient opens a link or scans a QR code.
Step 02
Athel runs the gastroenterology interview and adapts to every answer.
Step 03
You open a structured history in your EMR before you walk in.

The interview. What it covers.

06 topics

Presenting GI symptoms, with onset, character and timing
Bowel habits: frequency, consistency, recent changes
Red flags: bleeding, weight loss, trouble swallowing
Family history of GI cancers
Current medications
Previous endoscopy, colonoscopy and GI procedures

Protocols built with gastroenterology specialists. Follow-up questions adapt to each answer, including red flags such as bleeding, weight loss and trouble swallowing.

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What lands in your chart.

Sample report

Physician reportSample. Fictional patient.

Gastroenterology intake report

Fictional patient · 52 F · Referral for change in bowel habit · Completed before the consult

Chief complaint

"My bowels haven't been normal for three months."

History of present illness

Change in bowel habit for about 3 months: loose stools 3 to 4 times daily, previously once daily. Intermittent lower abdominal cramping, relieved by defecation. Bright red blood on the toilet paper on two occasions in the past month. About 4 kg unintentional weight loss over 3 months. No dysphagia. No nausea or vomiting.

Relevant history

Hypothyroidism. No prior GI diagnoses reported.

Procedure history

No previous colonoscopy or endoscopy reported.

Medications

Levothyroxine 75 mcg daily
Ibuprofen about once a week for back pain
Allergies: penicillin (rash)

Family history

Father diagnosed with colon cancer at 64.

Flagged for review

Bright red rectal bleeding, two episodes in the past month.

About 4 kg unintended weight loss over 3 months.

Family history of colon cancer (father, 64).

No previous colonoscopy.

Contains only what the patient reported. For clinician review.

Works alongside your scribe.

Around the visit

Your scribe documents the visit. Athel takes the history before it and answers the phones around it.

Patient OS Reception

Every call answered, 24/7.

Endoscopy and colonoscopy prep and date questions answered by phone, 24/7.

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Dictation

Speak the note. It's ready when you stop.

Speak the consult or procedure note and it's ready when you stop.

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Built for clinical precision.

PIPEDACompliant
HIPAACompliant

01Only what the patient saidThe report contains only what the patient reported. Strict guardrails keep anything else out.
02No diagnosisAthel is clinical decision support. It does not diagnose or treat.
03You review everythingThe clinician reviews every report and makes every clinical decision.
04PHIPA and HIPAA compliantCanadian and US data residency.

Athel provides clinical decision support intended to assist healthcare professionals and does not independently diagnose, treat, or replace clinical judgment. Its applicable functions are intended to qualify as non-device clinical decision support under applicable U.S. and Canadian regulatory frameworks.

In practice today.

Field deployments

From 27% to 96%

question completeness at a specialist clinic using Athel (Case 01)

Questions. Answered.

06 questions

01Does this replace my AI scribe?

No. Athel takes the history before the visit and handles the phones, which a scribe does not do. It works alongside the AI scribe you already use.

02What does the gastroenterology interview ask?

It covers presenting GI symptoms, bowel habits, red flags such as bleeding, weight loss and trouble swallowing, family history of GI cancers, medications and procedure history. Follow-up questions adapt to each answer.

03How does Athel handle red flags?

The interview covers red flags such as bleeding, weight loss and trouble swallowing, and lists what the patient reports in a section flagged for your review. Athel does not diagnose or decide urgency; the gastroenterologist does.

04Are patients comfortable answering bowel questions?

Patients answer on their own phone, in private, at their own pace. The answers arrive in your chart as a structured history, ready to review before the conversation in the room.

05Which EMRs does Athel work with?

Athel puts a structured physician report in your EMR before the visit. It integrates with Accuro through a secure workflow extension, and also works with OSCAR and TELUS.

06Can Athel answer colonoscopy prep calls?

Yes. Athel's AI receptionist answers endoscopy and colonoscopy prep and date questions by phone, 24/7. It also books appointments.