A clearer connection to care

You can’t always
be in the room.
You can still be
in the know.

We’re building a simpler way for patients and the people they love to understand care conversations. Less medical jargon. More clarity about what comes next.

Explore the vision Why we’re building this

In development. Built around patients and families.

N•KNOVAPRODUCT CONCEPT
A little clarity goes a long way

From medical words
to everyday understanding.

The team plans to check your blood count again tomorrow and see how you’re feeling before deciding on the next steps.

Fictional example • Not medical advice
Your understanding. Your chosen circle.
Plain-language explanationsA clearer daily pictureConnection with chosen family
The N•KNOVA vision

Care is complicated.
Understanding it shouldn’t be.

A conversation can happen in minutes. Making sense of it can take much longer. We’re developing a way to help bridge that gap.

01 / CAPTURE WITH PERMISSION

Start with the conversation.

Our planned experience starts with patient- or authorized-caregiver-controlled recording, with appropriate permissions before a conversation is captured.

02 / MAKE IT UNDERSTANDABLE

Find the meaning in the details.

We’re exploring AI-assisted transcription and plain-language summaries to help explain what was discussed and the next steps the care team described.

03 / KEEP YOUR CIRCLE INFORMED

Bring your people closer.

The goal: share clear updates with selected family members, so being away from the bedside doesn’t have to mean being out of the loop.

Designed around trust

Personal information.
Personal choices.

Privacy and patient control are priorities guiding development from the start.

Permission comes first.

Recording workflows are being designed around consent and appropriate authorization.

Your circle should be your choice.

We’re designing sharing controls around the people a patient chooses to keep informed.

Clarity supports conversation.

Summaries are intended to help people ask better questions, not replace the care team’s guidance.

For every daughter,
son, partner, and friend
who wishes they
could be there.
The reason behind N•KNOVA
A clinician’s perspective. A daughter’s why.

Built from a deeply
personal place.

When my mother was battling breast cancer that had spread to her lung, I was working full-time while trying to stay informed about her care.

I’m a nurse practitioner. But in those moments, I was also a daughter wondering what the care team had said, what had changed, and what would happen next.

That experience is why I’m building N•KNOVA: to help patients and families feel more informed, more connected, and better prepared for the conversations that matter.

Jimarie Nelson, MSN, FNP-CFounder, N•KNOVA · Family Nurse Practitioner

A few things to know.

Can I use N•KNOVA today?

Not yet. N•KNOVA is in early development. The example on this page illustrates the vision; it is not a live clinical product. We’re learning from patients, families, and healthcare professionals as we shape the experience.

Who is it being built for?

Hospitalized patients and the family members or trusted people they choose to keep informed, especially those who can’t always be at the bedside.

Will it replace updates from the care team?

No. The goal is to make care conversations easier to understand and revisit. Any summary should be checked with the care team when something is unclear, and it should never be used to change treatment independently.

How can I get involved?

We’d love to hear from patients, family caregivers, healthcare professionals, technical collaborators, and potential advisors. Connect with Jimarie on LinkedIn to start a conversation. Please do not send private medical information.

Help shape what comes next

Better communication starts
with a conversation.

Have a perspective to share? Building in healthcare? Let’s talk about making care easier to understand.

Connect with Jimarie

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