Cavell AI Medical Assistant

Cavell is an AI medical documentation assistant operated by Polaris Health BV in Ghent, Belgium, founded by Anthony Rathe, neurologist Pieter Olivier and Louis Verdonckt. It targets the share of clinician time lost to paperwork, which the company puts at up to 40%.

The assistant listens during consultations, surgeries or ward rounds and generates structured, coded reports in the patient record. It works inside the hospital EHR without an extra window or login, with integrations for Nexuzhealth KWS and CareConnect for GPs and nurses. The company reports more than 4,500 providers and 1.3 million reports.

• Consultation listening: captures the conversation during consultations, surgeries or ward rounds.
• Structured reports: produces complete and consistent medical reports.
• Medical coding: reports are correctly coded for the record.
• EHR integration: works inside Nexuzhealth KWS and CareConnect without an extra window.
• Data access: gives quick access to relevant patient data.
• Privacy design: the company states no data storage and EU AI Act alignment.

Specialist hospitals could document ward rounds and outpatient consultations. Private clinic chains could standardise coded records. Pilots would depend on Vietnamese language support and EHR integration.

Reduces administrative load so clinicians can focus on the patient. Reports are complete, consistent and correctly coded. The company states no data is stored and lists ISO 27001 and GDPR compatibility. Works within the existing EHR workflow without extra logins.

Ambient documentation tools are spreading across European hospitals and GP practices as administrative load grows. In Vietnam, large hospitals and clinic chains face similar documentation pressure, although a Vietnamese-language model and local EHR integration would be required.

Operated by Polaris Health BV, Lammerstraat 13, Ghent, Belgium. EUR 1.5 million pre-seed round announced 6 May 2025. Early supporter AZ Sint-Lucas Gent.