“Will I Ever Finish These Clinical Summaries?”

If you’re a healthcare professional, chances are you’ve asked yourself this more than once. You’re not alone — over 77% of clinicians report staying late to complete documentation, particularly clinical summaries.

At s10.ai, we believe your time is better spent with patients — not buried in paperwork.

That’s why we created a free clinical summary template to help speed up your process. And if you want to go beyond templates? Our AI scribe can do the work for you.

What’s a Clinical Summary?

A clinical summary is a concise overview of a patient’s health history, including diagnoses, medications, lab results, and treatment plans. It keeps care teams aligned, supports clinical decisions, and improves patient outcomes.

It’s essential — but it doesn’t have to take forever.

Free Download: Clinical Summary Template (PDF)

We’ve designed a clean, practical summary template you can tailor to your specialty. Clinical settings vary, but these core sections are commonly included:

1. Patient Information

Name, DOB, medical record number — the essentials to avoid mix-ups.

2. Chief Complaint & History of Present Illness (HPI)

Why the patient came in, what they’re experiencing, and how it’s progressed.

3. Past Medical History

Chronic conditions, surgeries, or hospital stays that could impact current care.

4. Medications

Current prescriptions with dose and frequency — critical for safe prescribing.

5. Allergies

Known allergies and reactions — vital to prevent medication errors.

6. Review of Systems (ROS)

Brief, system-by-system symptom review that may uncover overlooked issues.

7. Physical Examination

Vitals and relevant findings to guide assessment.

8. Labs & Imaging

Test results that support diagnosis or rule out concerns.

9. Assessment

Your clinical impression, including diagnoses and differentials.

10. Plan

Treatment strategy, follow-up, referrals, and patient education.

11. Signature

Your name, date, and sign-off — to finalize and validate the note.

Sample Case: Left Knee Pain

Facility: Springfield Family Medicine

Patient: John Doe | DOB: Jan 1, 1980

Date: March 18, 2025

Chief Complaint: Knee pain for 2 weeks

HPI: Gradual onset, sharp pain with walking, dull ache at rest.

History: Hypertension, appendectomy

Meds: Lisinopril, ibuprofen

Allergies: Penicillin (rash)

ROS: Musculoskeletal pain only

Exam: Mild effusion, joint tenderness, limited motion

Imaging: Mild degenerative changes on X-ray

Assessment: Mild osteoarthritis

Plan: Begin physical therapy, continue conservative care

Provider: Dr. Sarah Smith, MD

Why It Matters

Even though it takes time, the clinical summary serves an important purpose:

Keeps care teams aligned
Ensures compliance
Enhances patient understanding
Reduces future errors

But here’s the challenge: the time spent on documentation keeps growing — and it’s not sustainable.

Let s10.ai Do the Heavy Lifting

Enter the AI medical scribe from s10.ai. It listens, processes, and creates detailed, accurate clinical summaries — in real time.

What It Does:

Captures live patient-provider interactions
Automatically generates structured clinical notes
Reduces manual entry and transcription errors
Saves hours each week
Integrates with your workflow and systems

Instead of filling out templates, just have the conversation. Our AI handles the rest.

Templates Are Good. s10.ai Is Better.

Using a template still means doing the work yourself. With s10.ai, documentation happens as you speak — no typing, no toggling, no extra hours.

Get Back to What Matters

Let s10.ai automate your clinical summaries — so you can spend less time at the computer, and more time caring for people.

👉 [Start using s10.ai today — and reclaim your time.]