Why we exist
Most adults in the United States have a hard time understanding the words doctors use. They leave appointments unsure of what was said, what medication they were prescribed, or what they were supposed to do next. The cost of that confusion is paid in missed follow-ups, wrong doses, and avoidable trips back to the hospital.
Keeybod was built to close that gap. We record the visit (with permission), translate it into plain language, and put it on the patient's phone — in their language, at a reading level they can use.
Who we are built for
- The elderly
- The uninsured and the underinsured
- Immigrants and non-native English speakers
- Adult children caring for aging parents
- Anyone who has ever left an appointment too afraid to ask, “what does that mean?”
Our principles
Plain language first. If a patient cannot read it, it does not belong in the app.
The patient owns the data. Visit summaries, recordings, and medication lists belong to the patient. Sharing is opt-in, always.
HIPAA compliant by design. Patient health information is encrypted in transit and at rest. We do not sell data. Ever.
The team
Keeybod is led by Dr. Jim Besong — a family medicine physician in Florida, U.S. Marine veteran, and immigrant from Cameroon. He started Keeybod after years of watching patients struggle to remember what was said in a 15-minute visit.