Prompt Library Expansion Ideas
Prompt Library Expansion Ideas
This file contains 35 new prompt suggestions to expand the library to 50 total prompts. These prompts are specialty-agnostic and cover administrative, clinical, educational, and academic tasks.
Administrative & Documentation
16. Letter of Medical Necessity Writer
Description: Generates a formal letter of medical necessity for insurance coverage of a medication, procedure, or device. Prompt:
Draft a Letter of Medical Necessity for [Insurance Company] regarding [Patient Name] (DOB: [Date]).
Item/Service Requested: [Medication/Procedure/Device]
Diagnosis: [Diagnosis]
Clinical Context:
[Paste relevant clinical history, failed prior therapies, and reason for current request]
Requirements:
- Professional, persuasive tone
- Explicitly state why standard alternatives are insufficient (if applicable)
- Cite relevant guidelines if known or general standard of care
- Include specific clinical metrics (e.g., A1c, BMI, severity scores) provided in the context
Output Format:
[Date]
[Insurance Company Name]
Re: Letter of Medical Necessity for [Patient Name]
To Whom It May Concern,
...
17. Prior Authorization Request Assistant
Description: Drafts the clinical narrative required for a prior authorization form. Prompt:
Generate the clinical narrative for a Prior Authorization request for [Medication/Service].
Patient Data:
[Paste brief history, diagnosis, and previous failed trials]
Rules:
1. Focus on meeting standard approval criteria (diagnosis confirmation, step therapy failure, contraindications to preferred agents).
2. Be concise and factual.
3. List dates of trial/failure for previous medications if available.
Example Output:
Patient has a confirmed diagnosis of [Diagnosis]. They have previously tried and failed:
1. [Drug A] (Trial dates): Failed due to [Reason]
2. [Drug B] (Trial dates): Failed due to [Reason]
The requested medication is medically necessary because...
18. Referral Letter Generator
Description: Creates a clear, concise referral letter to a specialist. Prompt:
Write a referral letter to [Specialty/Specialist Name] for [Patient Name].
Reason for Referral: [Chief Complaint/Question]
Clinical Details:
[Paste HPI, relevant labs, and current meds]
Rules:
1. State the specific clinical question or reason for referral in the first sentence.
2. Summarize relevant history and workup done so far.
3. Include current medications and allergies.
4. Keep it under 300 words.
Output Structure:
Dear Dr. [Name],
I am referring [Patient] for evaluation of [Problem].
Specific Question: [Question]
Background: ...
19. Discharge Summary Synthesizer
Description: Condenses a hospital course into a concise discharge summary. Prompt:
Synthesize the following hospital course notes into a Discharge Summary.
Input Notes:
[Paste daily progress notes or hospital course narrative]
Output Sections:
1. **Admission Diagnosis**
2. **Discharge Diagnosis**
3. **Hospital Course Summary** (Brief narrative of key events/interventions)
4. **Procedures Performed**
5. **Discharge Medications** (List changes specifically)
6. **Follow-up Plan**
Rules:
- Focus on key clinical events and decisions.
- Highlight medication changes (start/stop/adjust).
- Keep the narrative summary under 200 words.
20. Meeting Minutes Summarizer
Description: Summarizes transcript or notes from a departmental or committee meeting. Prompt:
Summarize these meeting notes into formal minutes.
Input:
[Paste rough notes or transcript]
Output Format:
**Meeting Title/Date**
**Attendees**
**Agenda Items Discussed**
1. [Item 1]: Key discussion points and decisions.
2. [Item 2]: ...
**Action Items** (Who, What, By When)
**Next Meeting**
21. Policy & Procedure Drafter
Description: Drafts a clinical policy or procedure document based on a rough description. Prompt:
Draft a formal Policy and Procedure document for: [Topic, e.g., "Management of Hypoglycemia in Clinic"].
Key Details to Include:
[List specific steps, roles, and thresholds]
Output Structure:
**Policy Title**
**Purpose**
**Scope** (Who this applies to)
**Definitions**
**Procedure** (Step-by-step instructions)
**References** (Placeholders)
22. Patient Complaint Response
Description: Drafts a professional, empathetic response to a patient complaint (for internal review or editing). Prompt:
Draft a response to this patient complaint.
Complaint: "[Paste complaint text]"
Facts of the case: "[Paste clinical context/facts]"
Rules:
1. Use an empathetic, professional, and non-defensive tone.
2. Acknowledge the patient's feelings.
3. Explain the medical reasoning or context clearly without jargon.
4. Offer a path forward or next steps.
5. Do NOT admit liability; focus on explanation and empathy.
23. Recommendation Letter Writer
Description: Drafts a letter of recommendation for a student or colleague. Prompt:
Draft a Letter of Recommendation for [Name] applying for [Position/Residency].
Relationship: [e.g., Preceptor for 4 weeks]
Key Strengths/Anecdotes:
- [Strength 1]
- [Strength 2]
- [Specific example/story]
Rules:
1. Professional, enthusiastic tone.
2. Highlight specific competencies (clinical skills, professionalism, teamwork).
3. Structure: Introduction, Body Paragraphs (Strengths), Conclusion/Endorsement.
24. Return to Work/School Note
Description: Generates a simple, clear return to work/school note. Prompt:
Create a Return to Work/School note for [Patient Name].
Date of Visit: [Date]
Restrictions: [List restrictions if any, e.g., "No heavy lifting > 10lbs"]
Return Date: [Date]
Output Text:
To Whom It May Concern,
[Patient Name] was seen in our office on [Date].
They may return to [Work/School] on [Date].
Restrictions: [Restrictions or "None"].
Please contact our office with questions.
25. Clinical Email Drafter
Description: Drafts a professional email to a colleague or administrator. Prompt:
Draft a professional email to [Recipient Role/Name].
Topic: [Subject]
Key Points to Convey:
- [Point 1]
- [Point 2]
- [Call to action/Request]
Rules:
1. Be concise and respectful.
2. Use clear subject line.
3. Professional closing.
Clinical Communication & Education
26. Patient Portal Message Drafter
Description: Drafts an empathetic and clear response to a patient portal message. Prompt:
Draft a reply to this patient message.
Patient Message: "[Paste message]"
Clinical Answer: "[Brief medical facts/plan]"
Rules:
1. Reading level: 6th-8th grade.
2. Tone: Empathetic, reassuring, clear.
3. Address all patient questions.
4. Provide clear next steps (e.g., "If symptoms worsen, call us").
27. Patient Education: 5th Grade Level
Description: Rewrites complex medical text into a 5th-grade reading level handout. Prompt:
Rewrite the following medical explanation into a patient education handout at a 5th-grade reading level.
Topic: [Diagnosis/Treatment]
Input Text: "[Paste complex text or list of points]"
Rules:
1. Use simple words and short sentences.
2. Use analogies where helpful.
3. Structure with clear headings (What is it? How do we treat it? When to call the doctor?).
4. Avoid medical jargon or define it simply.
28. Medication Explainer
Description: Creates a simple guide for taking a new medication. Prompt:
Create a "How to Take Your Medication" guide for [Medication Name].
Instructions: [Frequency, with/without food, duration]
Common Side Effects: [List]
Warning Signs: [List]
Output Format:
**Medication Name**
**Why am I taking this?** (1 sentence)
**How do I take it?** (Bullet points)
**What if I miss a dose?**
**Common Side Effects** (What to expect)
**Call the office if:** (Red flags)
29. Dietary Plan Generator
Description: Generates a list of dietary suggestions based on a specific condition. Prompt:
Create a dietary cheat sheet for a patient with [Condition, e.g., Gout, IBS, Heart Failure].
Focus: [Specific restriction, e.g., Low Purine, Low FODMAP, Low Sodium]
Output Sections:
1. **Foods to Enjoy** (Green light)
2. **Foods to Limit** (Yellow light)
3. **Foods to Avoid** (Red light)
4. **General Tips**
30. Bad News Talking Points
Description: Generates a script or talking points for delivering difficult news. Prompt:
Create a script/talking points for delivering the diagnosis of [Diagnosis] to a [Patient/Family].
Context: [Brief context, e.g., unexpected finding on scan]
Structure:
1. **Preparation** (Setting the stage)
2. **The News** (Direct, compassionate statement)
3. **Validation** (Acknowledging emotion)
4. **Next Steps** (Immediate plan, not too overwhelming)
31. Goals of Care Discussion Guide
Description: Outlines a framework for a goals of care discussion. Prompt:
Create a discussion guide for a Goals of Care meeting with the family of a patient with [Condition/Prognosis].
Key Decisions Needed: [e.g., Code status, intubation, hospice]
Output:
1. **Opening the conversation** (Questions to ask family understanding)
2. **Explaining the medical reality** (Simple, honest language)
3. **Exploring values** (Questions to ask about patient's wishes)
4. **Making a recommendation** (Based on medical reality + values)
Clinical Decision Support (Educational/Adjunct)
32. Differential Diagnosis Broadener
Description: Suggests a broad differential diagnosis to prevent anchoring bias. Disclaimer: For educational/brainstorming use only. Prompt:
Generate a broad differential diagnosis for:
Patient: [Age/Sex]
Chief Complaint: [Complaint]
Key Symptoms: [List]
Key History: [List]
Categories to Include:
1. **Common/Likely**
2. **"Can't Miss" / Life-Threatening**
3. **Rare / Zebras** (Consider autoimmune, genetic, infectious)
4. **Mimics** (Non-medical causes, medication side effects)
33. Lab Interpretation Assistant
Description: Explains potential causes for a specific lab abnormality pattern. Prompt:
Analyze the potential causes for this lab pattern:
[Lab Result 1]: [Value]
[Lab Result 2]: [Value]
Patient Context: [Brief context]
Output:
1. **Most common causes**
2. **Physiologic causes** (e.g., dehydration, stress)
3. **Artifact/Error possibilities**
4. **Suggested follow-up tests** to narrow the differential
34. Clinical Guideline Summarizer
Description: Summarizes the key action points from a specific clinical guideline. Prompt:
Summarize the key management recommendations from the [Name of Guideline, e.g., 2021 KDIGO CKD Guideline] regarding [Specific Topic, e.g., BP management].
Output:
1. **Target/Goal**
2. **First-line Therapy**
3. **Second-line/Add-on Therapy**
4. **Monitoring Interval**
35. Pre-operative Checklist
Description: Generates a pre-op evaluation checklist based on patient comorbidities. Prompt:
Create a Pre-operative Evaluation Checklist for:
Procedure: [Procedure]
Patient Comorbidities: [List, e.g., Diabetes, CAD, on anticoagulation]
Output:
1. **Cardiac Risk** (RCRI factors to check)
2. **Medication Management** (What to hold/continue - e.g., anticoagulants, hypoglycemics)
3. **Labs/Testing Required**
4. **Day of Surgery Instructions**
36. Opioid Tapering Schedule
Description: Drafts a proposed opioid tapering schedule. Prompt:
Draft a [Duration, e.g., 4-week] opioid tapering schedule for a patient currently taking:
[Medication Name] [Dose] [Frequency] (Total MME: [Value])
Goal: [Discontinue or Reduce to X]
Output:
- **Week 1**: [Dose/Freq]
- **Week 2**: [Dose/Freq]
- ...
- **Withdrawal Management**: Suggested adjuncts for symptoms.
37. Polypharmacy Review
Description: Identifies medications that could potentially be deprescribed or consolidated. Prompt:
Review this medication list for potential deprescribing opportunities (Polypharmacy Review).
Patient: [Age] with [Conditions]
Med List:
[Paste list]
Output:
1. **Duplicate Therapies**
2. **High Risk Medications** (Beers Criteria etc.)
3. **No Clear Indication** (Query)
4. **Deprescribing Strategy** (Which to consider stopping first)
38. Preventive Care Checklist
Description: Generates a checklist of age/sex-appropriate preventive screenings. Prompt:
Generate a Preventive Care Checklist for a [Age] year old [Sex].
History: [Smoker/Non-smoker, Family History if relevant]
Output:
1. **Cancer Screening** (Colon, Breast, Cervical, Lung, Prostate)
2. **Vaccinations** (Pneumo, Shingles, Tdap, etc.)
3. **Cardiovascular** (Lipids, BP, AAA)
4. **Other** (Bone density, Depression screen, etc.)
39. Social Determinants Screener
Description: Suggests questions to screen for SDOH based on subtle cues. Prompt:
Suggest 3-5 sensitive screening questions to assess for [SDOH need, e.g., Food Insecurity / Housing Instability] in a patient who mentioned [Cue, e.g., "Money is tight"].
Output:
- Question 1 (Direct)
- Question 2 (Indirect)
- Question 3 (Resource-focused)
40. Telehealth Triage Script
Description: Script for triaging a symptom over the phone/video. Prompt:
Create a Telehealth Triage Script for [Complaint, e.g., "Headache"].
Output:
1. **Red Flags** (If YES -> Go to ER immediately)
2. **Urgent Signs** (If YES -> Seen within 24h)
3. **Routine Questions** (History of present illness)
4. **Home Care Advice** (If safe to stay home)
Academic & Research
41. Journal Club Presenter
Description: Summarizes a research paper for a journal club presentation. Prompt:
Summarize the attached/pasted research paper for a Journal Club presentation.
Paper Title: [Title]
Text: [Paste Abstract/Methods/Results]
Output Structure:
1. **Clinical Question (PICO)**
2. **Methods Summary** (Design, Population, Intervention)
3. **Key Results** (Primary endpoint, significant secondary endpoints)
4. **Limitations/Bias**
5. **Clinical Applicability** (Will this change practice?)
42. Lecture Outline Creator
Description: Creates a structured outline for a medical student or resident lecture. Prompt:
Create a lecture outline for [Audience, e.g., Med Students] on [Topic].
Duration: [Time, e.g., 45 mins]
Output:
1. **Learning Objectives** (3-4)
2. **Introduction/Hook** (5 mins)
3. **Core Content Modules** (Break down into sections)
4. **Interactive Component** (Case or Question)
5. **Conclusion/Takeaways**
43. Board Review Question Generator
Description: Generates multiple-choice questions with explanations. Prompt:
Create 3 Board Review style multiple-choice questions on [Topic].
Difficulty: [Level]
Format per question:
**Vignette**: [Clinical scenario]
**Options**: A, B, C, D, E
**Correct Answer**: [Letter]
**Explanation**: Why the correct answer is right and why distractors are wrong.
44. Learner Feedback Generator
Description: Drafts constructive feedback for a trainee using the “Pendleton” or “Sandwich” model. Prompt:
Draft feedback for a [Student/Resident] based on this observation:
Observation: [Describe specific behavior/event]
Strengths: [List]
Areas for Improvement: [List]
Output:
1. **Reinforcing Feedback** (What went well)
2. **Corrective Feedback** (Specific, actionable steps to improve)
3. **Action Plan** (Goal for next time)
45. Research Abstract Writer
Description: Drafts a structured abstract from a rough paper draft. Prompt:
Draft a structured abstract (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion) from these notes.
Word Limit: [e.g., 250 words]
Notes:
[Paste study details]
46. Case Report Drafter
Description: Drafts the introduction and case presentation sections of a case report. Prompt:
Draft the 'Introduction' and 'Case Presentation' sections for a Case Report on [Diagnosis].
Case Details:
[Paste timeline, symptoms, findings]
Rules:
1. Academic tone.
2. Anonymize patient details.
3. Highlight the unique aspect of this case in the intro.
47. Grant Specific Aims Refiner
Description: Refines the “Specific Aims” page of a grant proposal for clarity and impact. Prompt:
Refine this Specific Aims page for a grant proposal.
Goal: Improve clarity, impact, and logical flow.
Input Text:
[Paste text]
Output:
1. **Revised Specific Aims**
2. **Critique/Suggestions** (What was improved and why)
Quality & Systems
48. Root Cause Analysis Helper
Description: Brainstorms potential root causes for an adverse event using the “5 Whys” or Fishbone framework. Prompt:
Conduct a "5 Whys" analysis for this adverse event:
Event: [Describe event]
Output:
1. **Why?** [First level cause]
2. **Why?** [Second level]
...
5. **Root Cause**: [Fundamental issue]
**Suggested System Fix**: [Actionable change]
49. Patient Satisfaction Survey Analyzer
Description: Analyzes themes from a batch of patient comments. Prompt:
Analyze these patient comments and identify key themes.
Comments:
[Paste list of comments]
Output:
1. **Positive Themes** (What we are doing well)
2. **Negative Themes** (Pain points)
3. **Specific Actionable Suggestions** derived from comments.
50. Equipment Justification Request
Description: Writes a justification for purchasing new medical equipment. Prompt:
Write a budget justification request for [Equipment Name].
Cost: [Price]
Benefits:
- [Benefit 1: Patient care]
- [Benefit 2: Efficiency/ROI]
- [Benefit 3: Safety]
Output:
Formal request memo outlining the need, the impact on patient care/safety, and the expected return on investment (financial or clinical).