Computer generated information | Sufficient | All necessary information included |
| Incomplete | Failure to mention relevant secondary diagnosis |
| | Failure to mention aspects of management essential to patient’s further care |
| Misleading | Inaccurately coded diagnoses |
| | Wrongly coded diagnoses |
Additional text | Helpful | Useful information clarifying diagnosis, management, or follow up |
| Unnecessary | No useful information in addition to computer generated part of letter |
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Overall quality of correspondence | Satisfactory | All necessary information relevant to patient’s further care included |
| Lacking | Inaccurate diagnosis |
| | Missing detail regarding management or follow up |
| Unacceptable | Wrong diagnosis |
| | Dangerously misleading content |