In many consultations, the patient leaves with doubts: what exactly did the doctor say, how should he/she take the medication, when is the next test due, etc.? This communication gap generates stress, additional calls and risk of errors.
Therefore, Itaca now presents summaries for significantly improved patientsThese documents are more accurate, clearer and better aligned with your clinical practice. These documents do not replace your professional clinical note; they are educational materials that you give to the patient to reinforce what was discussed during the consultation. Here's what's most relevant to your day-to-day. 👇
✨ 1. Total fidelity to your practice.
The new summaries reflect only what you explained, avoiding automatic interpretations or inferences.
- No diagnoses that you did not mention are added.
- Risks, prognoses and pathophysiological explanations are not invented.
- No indications appear that you did not give.
This improves patient safety and protects your clinical judgment.
📄 2. Clearer and easier to understand structure.
Summaries now follow a uniform and orderly format, designed to maximize comprehension:
Patient → Summary of visit → Annotated findings → “What does this mean for you” → Medication → Recommendations → Studies → Next steps.
This sequence makes it easier for the patient to remember what is important and reduce later doubts.
💬 3. New educational section: “What this means to you”.”
Explains clinical concepts in simple language - without generating additional medical content or reinterpreting the disease.
Improves communication and adherence, especially in chronic or complex conditions.
Safe handling of laboratories and images 🔍 4.
The results are shown only if you mentioned them.
No reference ranges or automatic conclusions are generated.
This avoids misinterpretations and keeps the patient focused on what you really explained.
💊 5. Medication and recommendations better organized.
The summaries now clearly differentiate between:
- Current treatments
- New indications
- Adjustments you commented
Lifestyle or home care recommendations are listed in the following table. only when you mentioned them, without generic advice that may be misleading.
🩺 6. Summaries adapted to each specialty.
The templates are adjusted to the type of query, with optimized formats for:
- Pediatrics
- Endocrinology
- Gynecology and obstetrics
- Psychiatry and psychotherapy
- Post-surgical follow-up
- Emergencies
- Nutrition
- General and family medicine
This improves the quality of the document and prevents the patient from receiving irrelevant information.
🖥️ 7. Professional and ready-to-share presentation
Summaries are shorter, better formatted and free of duplication.
Consistent use of Markdown allows for a clear presentation, ideal for sending via WhatsApp, mail or print.
Most of them fit in a single page, making it easier to read.
Why this matters for your clinical practice
A clear and confident summary reduces errors, improves patient-physician communication and reduces the time you spend on out-of-office clarifications.
The improvements are designed to:
- Increase patient adherence
- Reducing the administrative burden
- Provide reliable documentation without additional effort
- Strengthening the doctor-patient relationship
Itaca does not replace your criteria. It helps you to document and communicate more efficiently, adapting to the clinical reality in Latin America.
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