# Medical Chronologies

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### 📁 How to Generate a Medical Chronology

1. **Go to the Medical Chronology Tool**
   * From the left navigation panel, click **“Medical Chronology”**
2. **Upload Source Documents**
   * Drag and drop PDFs or upload full medical files
   * Paxton Medical Chronologies supports **documents of any length.**
3. **Initiate Chronology Generation**
   * Click **“Generate Chronology”**
   * Paxton will return a structured timeline of all visits, diagnoses, procedures, and findings
4. **Download & Use Your Excel File**
   * The output includes visit dates, facilities, providers, diagnoses, procedures, and notes
   * Use the Excel file for drafting, reviewing, or sharing with your team or clients

⚠️ **Important:** If you analyze medical records using the Assistant or other tools, you may receive shortened or partial summaries. Use the dedicated Medical Chronology feature to ensure complete coverage.<br>

### 🧭 Navigation Options

You can switch between views using the tabs at the top:

* **Overview**\
  High-level status of documents and extracted events
* **All Events**\
  A timeline view of every extracted medical event
* **Detailed View**\
  A deeper breakdown that ties events back to their source documents

### All Events View

The **All Events** tab presents a streamlined, chronological list of every extracted medical event. This view is optimized for quick review and validation.

Each row includes:

* **Date of Service**
* **Facility**
* **Summary**
* **Source File**

Use this view when you want to:

* Quickly scan the full treatment timeline
* Validate event ordering
* Confirm which document supports each event

### Detailed View

The **Detailed View** tab provides a comprehensive breakdown of each medical event, surfaced directly from the source records.

Each event includes:

* **Date of Service**
* **Facility**
* **Provider**
* **Summary**
* **Diagnoses**
* **ICD-10 Codes**
* **Tests & Imaging**
* **Procedures**
* **Medications**
* **Source File**

This view is designed for:

* Medical-legal analysis
* Demand letter preparation
* Spotting gaps or inconsistencies in care
* Verifying clinical details against source documents

### Common Questions

**Why do some documents show “No events extracted”?**\
Not all documents contain medical treatment events. Administrative, billing, and non-clinical records are included for completeness but may not generate timeline entries.

### **Tips for Using Medical Chronologies**

* **Pair with Medical Billing Summaries**\
  Use Medical Chronologies alongside **Medical Billing Summaries** to connect treatment timelines with accurate billing totals. This combination helps you clearly show not just *what* treatment occurred and *when*, but also *how much it cost*. Together, they provide a stronger foundation for demand letters, negotiations, and case valuation.
* **Incorporate into the AI Assistant**\
  Upload your generated Medical Chronology into Paxton’s AI Assistant to **enhance drafting of legal documents**, such as demand letters, deposition outlines, or internal case summaries. Adding your Medical Billing Summary alongside the chronology ensures the Assistant pulls both clinical events *and* financial data into the draft, resulting in a more complete narrative.