Cataract Referral Letter Generator.

With the population of the United States aging rapidly, many busy eye care
practices write numerous cataract referrals each day. It takes time to write these letters
even with a "canned" generic letter that is filled in. Usually either the clinician is
responsible to write these letters, or the staff is required to write the letter as dictated to
them. Either way takes time, and time is a valuable commodity in a managed care
environment. It would be helpful if a program were available that would allow the
clinician to be free from this task of writing or dictating the letters. My senior project is a
program that allows a staff member to use the exam form and type all the information
needed for a referral letter into a database. Then, with the push of a button, a referral
letter with all the necessary information is generated and can be printed for review and
signature by the clinician. This program will save a great deal of time in an environment
where many patients are sent in for cataract removal, and it will also save time for the
clinician who writes relatively few of these letters.