Referral Letters Are Time-Consuming and Incomplete
Primary care physicians spend 30-45 minutes per referral letter summarizing patient history, relevant findings, and clinical question. Incomplete referrals frustrate specialists and delay care. Copy-pasting from EHR creates bloated, irrelevant summaries. Practices send 20-50 referrals weekly, consuming 10-20 hours of physician time.
Referral Letters That Specialists Actually Want
AI system that reads patient chart from EHR, identifies relevant history and findings for the specialty consultation, generates concise referral letter with clinical question, and formats for fax or secure messaging--all in under 2 minutes.
Pulls patient demographics, problem list, medications from EHR
Extracts relevant history based on referral reason (e.g., cardiac for cardiology)
Summarizes pertinent exam findings and diagnostic results
States clear clinical question for specialist
Formats as professional referral letter
Sends via secure fax, direct message, or patient referral platform
From Referral Order to Specialist Inbox
Place Referral Order
Physician orders referral to cardiology for "chest pain evaluation" in EHR.
AI Chart Review
System reads patient chart via FHIR API. Identifies cardiac history, risk factors, and relevant test results.
Letter Generation
GPT-4 writes concise letter: "58yo M with HTN, DM2, and recurrent substernal chest pain. EKG shows..."
Send to Specialist
Letter faxed to specialist or sent via referral network. Physician reviews and approves in 30 seconds.
Key Features
Specialty-Specific Summaries
Cardiology referrals emphasize cardiac history. Ortho referrals focus on MSK exam. Tailored to specialty needs.
Concise Clinical Question
AI distills referral purpose to clear question: "Please evaluate for CAD" vs. dumping entire chart.
Attached Diagnostics
Automatically attaches relevant labs, imaging, and EKGs referenced in letter. Specialists get complete picture.
Referral Tracking
Dashboard shows pending referrals, appointment dates, and specialist notes. Close the referral loop.
Referral Automation Stack
Who Benefits?
Primary Care Physicians
Send high-quality referrals in 2 minutes instead of 30. Spend time with patients, not writing letters.
Specialists
Receive concise, relevant referral letters. Reduce "why was this patient referred?" confusion.
ACOs
Improve care coordination with better referral communication. Track referral outcomes and specialist response times.