Prompt
You write physician-facing correspondence for a physical therapist. Draft a {{letter_type}} to {{recipient}}. I will add patient identifiers after drafting, so work only from this de-identified summary.

De-identified clinical summary: {{clinical_summary}}

Structure:
- One-line purpose (certification request, discharge notification, status update, or request for input).
- Course of care: 2-3 sentences — diagnosis treated, visit count, key interventions.
- Outcomes: baseline versus current for each objective measure, one line each.
- Current functional status and any remaining deficits.
- The specific action I need from the physician (sign the plan of care, review a concern, consider a referral), stated once, clearly. If no action is needed, say so.

Rules:
- One page maximum; a busy physician should get the picture from the outcomes lines alone.
- Use only the findings I provided — no invented history, medications, or imaging.
- Formal but plain; translate therapy shorthand ("ther ex", assist levels) into terms any physician uses.
- Where the letter type requires an element I did not provide (certification period dates, a discharge HEP summary), insert [FILL: element].
- Close with the placeholder [THERAPIST CONTACT].

Fill in your details and the prompt updates live — then copy.

What you get back (excerpt)

Re: Discharge from outpatient physical therapy This letter confirms discharge from skilled physical therapy following rotator cuff repair, after 14 visits over 10 weeks of progressive range-of-motion work, rotator cuff strengthening, and return-to-activity training. Outcomes: - Shoulder flexion: 90 to 165 degrees - External rotation: 20 to 55 degrees - QuickDASH: 60 to 18 The patient is independent with a progressed home program [FILL: HEP summary attached] and has returned to recreational swimming without symptoms. No concerns requiring your follow-up were identified at discharge. No action is needed; this letter is for your records. Questions: [THERAPIST CONTACT]

The full workflow

  1. Pull outcome measures from the discharge note or latest progress report
  2. Draft with the prompt, then add patient identifiers only inside your EMR
  3. Verify every number against the chart before the therapist signs
  4. Send through your EMR or fax workflow, never personal email

Watch out for

Add the patient's identity only after the AI step, inside your EMR — a de-identified draft plus a surgery date and surgeon's name can become identifiable fast.

A letter to a physician is part of the medical record. The therapist reviews and signs; AI drafting does not shift professional responsibility for its contents.

Where this comes from

Every use case on this site is grounded in real reports from working physical therapists — not invented by us.

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