📝 Medical Report

Produce a structured medical report in a few minutes from rough notes or a consultation transcript.

Writing medical reports (consultation, hospitalization, examination, collegial letter) represents 1 to 2 hours per day for an active physician. Generative AI allows dropping to 10-20 minutes, freeing considerable time for clinical practice. The challenge: absolute confidentiality (medical secrecy, GDPR, HDS) which prohibits the use of public LLMs on identifiable patient data. This guide presents secure workflows and tools adapted to the medical world.

Step-by-step Workflow
1
Choose a compliant solution

Never use ChatGPT/Claude public versions on identifiable patient data. Solutions: ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude for Work, or ideally dedicated medical solutions with HDS hosting (Doctolib AI, Nabla, Posos).

2
Capture structured data

Either voice dictation during consultation, or rough notes after. The richer the raw material, the better the generated report. Tools: Otter, Fireflies (but watch GDPR/HDS), or medical solutions.

3
Generate the structured report

Request a standard medical format: chief complaint, history, clinical exam, supplementary tests, diagnosis, management plan. Adapted to consultation type.

4
Verify critical elements

All generated clinical information must be validated: dosages, contraindications, ICD codes, guideline references. AI can hallucinate on medical numbers.

5
Personalize and sign

The physician adds clinical nuances that AI cannot guess (patient perception, family context, personalized therapeutic choices), validates and signs. It is the final report that engages their liability.

Copyable Prompts
Consultation report
You are a [SPECIALTY] physician. Here are the raw notes from a consultation:nn[PSEUDONYMIZED NOTES]nn**Type of consultation**: [FIRST VISIT / FOLLOW-UP / EMERGENCY]n**Recipient**: [PATIENT / PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN / SPECIALIST]nnProduce a structured report:n1. **Chief complaint**n2. **History**: medical, surgical, family, current treatmentsn3. **History of present illness**n4. **Physical examination**: organized by systemn5. **Supplementary tests**: prescribed, pending, previousn6. **Diagnosis** or diagnostic hypothesesn7. **Management plan**: treatment, monitoring, next appointmentn8. **Patient recommendations**nnUse precise medical terminology. Keep a factual tone. If critical information is missing from notes, flag it explicitly with [MISSING INFORMATION TO COMPLETE].
Collegial letter
Draft a collegial letter for this case:nn[NOTES OR REPORT]nn**Recipient**: Dr [NAME], [SPECIALTY]n**Reason for referral**: [REQUEST FOR OPINION / FOLLOW-UP / TRANSFER]nnStructure:n- Formal headeringn- Patient presentation (age, context)n- Reason for referral in 1-2 sentencesn- Clinical summary relevant to recipientn- Tests and results enclosednn- Specific question(s) or requestn- Courteous closingnnTone: collegial, factual, concise. No more than 1 page.
Pedagogical patient information
From this medical report:nn[REPORT]nnProduce a patient information sheet in plain language:n- What happened during the consultation (in clear terms)?n- What is the diagnosis or suspicion (explained with an analogy if relevant)?n- What are the treatments and whyn- What symptoms require urgent reconsultationn- What appointments or tests need to be scheduledn- Answers to the 3 most likely patient questionsnnLanguage: middle school level, reassuring and professional tone, well-spaced format. 1 page max.
Complex case summary for tumor board
Here are the elements of a patient case to present at tumor board:nn[PSEUDONYMIZED DATA]nnProduce a tumor board summary:n1. **Patient**: age, sex, general context (5 lines max)n2. **Relevant history** for therapeutic decisionn3. **History of present illness**: chronology in bulletsn4. **Current workup**: tests, results, stagingn5. **Prior treatments** and their efficacyn6. **Question(s) for tumor board**: precise and actionablen7. **Treatment options** considered + arguments for/against eachnnFormat: 1 page max, dense but readable. For specialist colleagues, so precise terminology.
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Estimated ROI
Time Saved
60-70% on writing (5-10 min vs 15-30 min per report)
Quality Gain
Structured and complete reports, standardized terminology
Cost
30-100€/month depending on chosen HDS-compliant solution
Frequently asked questions
Can you dictate to ChatGPT during a consultation?

Not with the public version. Patient data must never pass through a non-HDS service. Solutions: Doctolib AI, Nabla, Posos (all HDS). For Claude/ChatGPT, only in enterprise mode validated by your DPO and after pseudonymization.

Can AI make mistakes on dosages?

Yes, and it's dangerous. Any prescription, dose, frequency proposed by AI must be validated against Vidal or clinical guidelines before prescribing. Treat AI as a draft, never as a pharmacological source.

What impact on patient relationship?

If well integrated (discreet voice dictation, no screen facing patient during consultation): positive (more patient presence time because less note-taking). If poorly integrated: negative (AI captures attention at patient expense). Prioritize audio recording + post-consultation processing.

How to train physicians in AI?

Three axes: (1) technical usage (prompting, verification, software integration), (2) ethics and GDPR (patient consent, data retention, transparency), (3) critical thinking (detecting hallucinations, never delegating medical decision). Continuing education essential.

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