AI medical interpreter for nephrology
Opalite gives nephrology teams real-time interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, 24/7, for the years-long conversation about kidney disease.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in nephrology today
A teenager relays the transplant workup
A teenage son interprets his mother's kidney transplant evaluation, including the questions about living donors.
Standard Somali for a Maay speaker
A Maay-speaking patient gets a Standard Somali interpreter for his first anemia injection visit.
Eyes on the lab screen
The nephrologist faces the lab screen through the whole potassium review.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in nephrology
29%
lower adjusted likelihood of list activation applied to inactive transplant candidates in heavily linguistically isolated zip codes.
Source: Linguistic Isolation and Access to the Active Kidney Transplant Waiting List in the United States
Meet Opalite.
Real-time AI medical interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, connecting providers and patients in seconds.
- Works on the devices care teams already carry: phones, tablets, computers, and telehealth platforms
- Integrates with all EHRs
- Built for HIPAA-compliant healthcare
- SOC 2 Type II attested security controls
Workflow
How Opalite fits the nephrology care path
Modality education
Hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, transplant, conservative care
In person or by video (Zoom, Microsoft Teams and more), with family joining
Home dialysis training
Exchanges, machine alarms, infection signs
The same device in the training room
Between visits
Lab results calls, dietitian follow-ups, symptom checks
Phone interpretation on any line, including landlines
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
Fluid limits
EnglishDrink no more than 1 liter a day, and that includes soup, ice and fruit.
SpanishNo tome más de 1 litro de líquido al día, y eso incluye sopa, hielo y fruta.
Phosphate binders with meals
EnglishTake your phosphate binder with the first bite of each meal, not on an empty stomach.
Chinese (Mandarin)每顿饭吃第一口时服用降磷药，不要空腹吃。
Medicines to avoid
EnglishDo not take ibuprofen or herbal remedies. They can hurt your kidneys.
Arabicلا تتناول الإيبوبروفين ولا العلاجات العشبية، فقد تضر كليتيك.
Protecting the fistula arm
EnglishNever let anyone draw blood or take your blood pressure on your fistula arm.
SpanishNunca deje que le saquen sangre ni le tomen la presión en el brazo de la fístula.
Peritoneal dialysis training
EnglishNow show me the next step: wash your hands, then check the bag before connecting.
Chinese (Mandarin)现在给我演示下一步：先洗手，连接前再检查透析袋。
Success metrics
How you'll know it's working
CKD awareness. Ask patients with a non-English preference to explain their stage and plan.
Ad hoc interpreter use. Family interpreting should fall.
Pricing
Pricing for nephrology programs
Modality classes without a clock. Opalite charges a flat rate scoped to your CKD clinics or dialysis program, with no per-minute cost for long modality education and PD training.
In your area
25.5 million people in the U.S. speak English less than “very well.”
How many live near you? Search your state, ZIP code, or town.
Darker states have a higher share of residents who speak English less than very well; shading is logarithmic, relative to the highest-share state.
| State | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17.2% | 6,377,000 |
| Texas | 13.1% | 3,532,000 |
| New York | 13.1% | 2,486,000 |
| New Jersey | 12.2% | 1,060,000 |
| Florida | 11.8% | 2,389,000 |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 152,900 |
| Nevada | 11.1% | 320,200 |
| Massachusetts | 9.5% | 631,900 |
| New Mexico | 8.7% | 172,700 |
| Illinois | 8.5% | 1,027,000 |
| Connecticut | 8.4% | 288,200 |
| Rhode Island | 8.4% | 87,250 |
| Arizona | 8.1% | 542,400 |
| Washington | 7.6% | 547,600 |
| Maryland | 7.1% | 411,700 |
| Virginia | 5.8% | 469,000 |
| Colorado | 5.5% | 295,600 |
| Georgia | 5.4% | 541,600 |
| District of Columbia | 5.4% | 34,600 |
| Oregon | 5.4% | 214,100 |
| Nebraska | 5.1% | 93,560 |
| Delaware | 4.9% | 45,460 |
| Utah | 4.7% | 140,000 |
| Kansas | 4.5% | 124,100 |
| Minnesota | 4.5% | 239,600 |
| North Carolina | 4.5% | 439,200 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4% | 544,000 |
| Alaska | 4.3% | 29,650 |
| Oklahoma | 3.8% | 142,200 |
| Idaho | 3.7% | 62,850 |
| Iowa | 3.4% | 100,800 |
| Michigan | 3.4% | 318,900 |
| Arkansas | 3.2% | 90,380 |
| Indiana | 3.2% | 200,900 |
| Tennessee | 3.1% | 197,500 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 164,200 |
| Louisiana | 2.8% | 123,500 |
| South Carolina | 2.8% | 132,700 |
| Ohio | 2.5% | 281,500 |
| Kentucky | 2.4% | 101,800 |
| New Hampshire | 2.4% | 31,410 |
| Missouri | 2.1% | 123,000 |
| Alabama | 2.1% | 98,720 |
| South Dakota | 1.9% | 15,800 |
| North Dakota | 1.9% | 13,810 |
| Wyoming | 1.8% | 9,923 |
| Mississippi | 1.6% | 44,870 |
| Maine | 1.4% | 18,140 |
| Vermont | 1.3% | 7,705 |
| Montana | 0.8% | 7,731 |
| West Virginia | 0.6% | 11,060 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (states 2017-2021; metros 2024 or 2020-2024). Limited English: residents 5+ who speak English less than “very well.”
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See Opalite in nephrology.
Hear a modality education session and a fluid-limit teach-back interpreted in your patients' languages.