A novel is to the clinical note what a summary statement is to Cliff's Notes. A summary statement is a concise phrase of synthesized patient information that transforms your assessment, and formulating one is a critical skill for any provider to learn. Understand the essential components of a summary statement and hear a few good and bad examples on this episode.
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Siegel, M. (2017). Concise summaries only, please. Yale School of Medicine News. Retrieved online at https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/15646/
University of Florida Department of Medicine. (2021). Instructions for write-ups. Retrieved online at https://clerkship.medicine.ufl.edu/clerkship-requirements/write-ups/instructions-for-write-ups/