Dr Joseph Macdessi, a paediatrician at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, typically generates around 150 letters per week, which he described as having a high level of variability when compared to the types of reports his proceduralist colleagues typically produce.
“ I am handling messages with extreme efficiency and not having to review letters several days after dictating them is an absolute blessing. Letters can be turned around in a day, meaning I don’t have to spend time recalling each patient encounter days after seeing them as part of the letter review process.”