# DischargeBuddy

- **Event:** [Meta Global AI Developer Hackathon](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon)
- **When:** Oct 26, 12:00 PM – Nov 4, 9:00 PM (EST)
- **Where:** Online
- **Team:** [Ahana Pal](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/lohoripal2001)
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/ErzaTitania-2001/dischargeBuddy
- **Demo video:** https://youtu.be/K0A5e1-j2bE
- **Gallery:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery
- **Page:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/4276

DischargeBuddy was born out of a personal experience. While managing my mother's care and taking her to different hospitals and specialists for her terminal illness, Motor Neuron Disease (MND) consultations, I experienced how exhausting and fragmented long-term care can become. Every new consultation meant carrying medical records, explaining her history again, keeping track of changing prescriptions, and remembering follow-up instructions. With caregivers changing frequently, ensuring that everyone understood her condition, medication schedule, daily care requirements, and warning signs became an additional responsibility.

The problem was not just accessing medical care; it was maintaining continuity of care between hospital visits.

DischargeBuddy aims to bridge this gap by turning complex hospital discharge documents into a simple, actionable care plan. Users can upload discharge summaries and receive structured information about medications, follow-up appointments, care instructions, warning signs, and daily tasks. All records are retained in one account, making historical medical information accessible whenever needed. A centralized care checklist helps patients, family members, and changing caregivers stay aligned, while reminders help prevent missed follow-ups.

With AI-powered document understanding, multilingual accessibility, and persistent medical records, DischargeBuddy aims to reduce the burden on families and caregivers. It transforms discharge paperwork from something families struggle to interpret into a practical, shared guide for continuing care at home.
The goal is simple: better continuity of care, less information lost between consultations, and fewer things for already overwhelmed caregivers to remember.

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- [Team Decrypton](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/4278)
- [Explanimate](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/4279)

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