Suturly is a perioperative education and outcomes platform. Timely SMS messages guide patients to procedure-specific web content — no app, no login, no PHI over text. Patient-reported outcomes flow back through the same frictionless channel, continuously improving the evidence base for surgical education.
Most surgical patients receive a stack of paper handouts they never read, a brief preoperative conversation they can't fully absorb, and minimal structured follow-up after discharge. The consequences are measurable — and preventable.
Timely text messages link to procedure-specific web guides that meet patients where they are — on their phone, in their preferred language, at the right moment in their surgical journey. No app, no login, no barriers.
Structured shared decision-making that scales your best consultation. SMS nudges drive patients to rich web-based education content, while automated PRO capture feeds outcomes data back to your dashboard.
Measurable reductions in no-shows, ED utilization, and readmissions — with built-in quality reporting for CMS, MIPS, and accreditation bodies.
A standardized patient education class for breast reconstruction patients improved clinic efficiency, expanded access to care, and enhanced patients' perception of shared decision-making in a prospective single-institution study.
Text message prompts that link to web-based content achieve higher completion rates than standalone apps or patient portals, particularly in populations with lower digital literacy.
Validated instruments like BREAST-Q, captured longitudinally, identify patients at risk for decision regret — but only when captured consistently, which current workflows fail to support.
Post-surgical pain trajectories are predictable using EHR data. Patients who receive structured pain expectations preoperatively report better pain management and lower opioid utilization.
The surgical team enrolls the patient at the point of scheduling. A single click in Epic triggers the Suturly protocol for their specific procedure.
Patients receive timely SMS nudges that link to rich, procedure-specific web content — educational guides, interactive checklists, and outcome surveys. No app download, no login, no PHI in the text itself.
Patient responses flow back to a clinician dashboard. Completion rates, PRO scores, and complication alerts surface in real time.
Suturly is a working system of interconnected tools — a protocol designer for surgeons, a content module library for clinical teams, and a personalized surgical plan for every patient. Each component is built around the operational realities of surgical practice.
DIEP, TRAM, and free flap options with visual comparisons and recovery expectations.
2-week liquid diet compliance tracker with daily check-ins and substitution guidance.
Validated patient-reported outcome measure for breast reconstruction satisfaction at 2, 6, and 12 weeks.
Evidence-based guide to blood clot prevention — when to walk, how to use compression, and warning signs.
NPO confirmation, medication holds, what to bring, arrival time, and transportation plan.
VAS pain scale captured daily for 7 days, then weekly for 6 weeks. Automated alerts at threshold.
Dr. Chen · Stanford Medical Center · Surgery: April 8, 2026
Short, timely text messages arrive at the right moment — linking to rich web content for deeper learning, and capturing quick outcome responses directly in the thread.
When a patient taps a Suturly link, they land on a procedure-specific guide built for clarity — plain language, visual explanations, structured navigation, and actionable takeaways. No login wall. No app install. Just the information they need, when they need it.
Everything you need to know before your procedure — what to expect, how to prepare, and how to set yourself up for the best possible recovery.
A sleeve gastrectomy removes approximately 80% of the stomach, creating a smaller, tube-shaped stomach about the size of a banana. This limits the amount of food you can eat at one time and reduces hunger hormones produced by the stomach.
The procedure is performed laparoscopically through 4–5 small incisions. Most patients stay one night in the hospital and return to normal daily activities within 2–3 weeks.
Starting 14 days before surgery, you'll transition to a high-protein, low-carbohydrate liquid diet. This reduces liver size, which gives your surgeon better access during the procedure and lowers complication risk.
Why this matters: Studies show that patients who complete the pre-op diet have shorter operative times and fewer complications. Your compliance directly impacts your surgical outcome.
Contact your surgical team immediately if you experience fever above 101.5°F, inability to keep down clear liquids for more than 24 hours, increasing abdominal pain not relieved by prescribed medication, or signs of wound infection.
Content is procedure-specific, not generic. Each guide is built for its exact procedure — a gastric sleeve patient sees different content than a breast reconstruction or blepharoplasty patient. Guides are available in English, Spanish, and Mandarin to serve diverse surgical populations.
Suturly content isn't generated once and forgotten. Every module follows a structured development process — and every patient's outcome data feeds back into continuous refinement.
Content is authored from society guidelines, institutional protocols, and peer-reviewed literature — MBSAQIP, NAPBC, ACS, and procedure-specific evidence.
Every module is reviewed by a surgeon for clinical accuracy, appropriate scope, and alignment with real-world practice patterns before publication.
Content is tested for readability, health literacy, and comprehension. Guides are written in plain language and reviewed against health literacy standards.
Patient-reported outcomes, completion rates, and comprehension data feed back into content refinement. Modules that underperform are identified and improved.
The continuous improvement loop: Outcomes data from every patient interaction informs the next version of each content module. This means the platform doesn't just deliver education — it learns which education produces the best surgical outcomes and evolves accordingly.
No protected health information is ever transmitted over SMS. Text messages contain only prompts, reminders, and tokenized links — never patient names, diagnoses, or clinical details.
Patients access their content through unique, time-limited URLs. No account creation, no login credentials, no passwords to manage or forget. One tap from the text message to their guide.
The web layer is designed for HIPAA-compliant infrastructure — encrypted data at rest and in transit, access logging, and BAA-compatible hosting on AWS with a three-tier Epic integration roadmap.
Data handling, consent workflows, and audit trails are designed from day one for clinical research contexts — so the platform can serve both clinical care and IRB-approved studies without retrofitting.
The delivery rail. Reaches any phone — smartphone or not. No app, no data plan required for receiving messages.
The content depth. Rich, procedure-specific education accessible in one tap. No account creation friction means no patient drop-off at login.
The outcomes engine. Patient responses, completion metrics, and PRO scores collected and structured for clinical and research use.
Suturly is designed to serve as the intervention arm for perioperative education and outcomes research. Define a study protocol, enroll patients, deliver the intervention, and capture validated outcomes — all through the same platform.
Does structured, SMS-initiated perioperative education improve patient-reported shared decision-making and reduce decision regret compared to standard counseling?
Can structured pain expectations delivered pre-operatively modify post-surgical pain trajectories and reduce opioid utilization?
Prospective multi-site collection of patient-reported outcomes across chest, genital, and facial affirmation procedures.
Suturly was founded by Besher Ashouri, an MD candidate at Stanford Medicine with a Master's in Biomedical Informatics. The platform grew out of a straightforward observation: surgeons generate extraordinary knowledge about how to prepare patients and optimize outcomes, but the delivery mechanism for that knowledge — paper handouts, brief conversations, patient portals with single-digit completion rates — hasn't changed in decades. The problem isn't content. It's infrastructure.
Suturly is built on implementation science frameworks (RE-AIM, CFIR) to design interventions that work in real clinical environments, not just controlled settings. Every architectural decision — from the PHI-free SMS layer to the no-login web content — is grounded in the evidence on what actually drives education completion and reduces disparities in surgical populations.
Suturly operates under OneHealth Tech Corp, a Delaware C-corp. Infrastructure is designed for HIPAA-compliant production on AWS with a three-tier Epic integration roadmap.
Suturly is actively seeking clinical and research partners for its initial pilot. Whether you're a surgeon who wants better-prepared patients, a researcher who needs perioperative outcomes infrastructure, or a health system exploring scalable patient education — we'd like to hear from you.
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