How well do we write for patients? Longitudinal analysis of the readability and complexity of 4.6 million ophthalmic clinical letters.

Ong AY, Kiire CA, Wagner SK, Nguyen Q, Thomas PBM, Keane PA

DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2026-102086
Published: 2026 Jul 21
Container: BMJ health & care informatics
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjhci-2026-102086,
  title = {How well do we write for patients? Longitudinal analysis of the readability and complexity of 4.6 million ophthalmic clinical letters.},
  author = {Ong AY and Kiire CA and Wagner SK and Nguyen Q and Thomas PBM and Keane PA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ health \& care informatics},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjhci-2026-102086},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjhci-2026-102086}
}

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TI  - How well do we write for patients? Longitudinal analysis of the readability and complexity of 4.6 million ophthalmic clinical letters.
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AU  - Thomas PBM
AU  - Keane PA
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JO  - BMJ health & care informatics
DO  - 10.1136/bmjhci-2026-102086
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AY, O., CA, K., SK, W., Q, N., PBM, T., & PA, K. (2026). How well do we write for patients? Longitudinal analysis of the readability and complexity of 4.6 million ophthalmic clinical letters.. BMJ health & care informatics. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjhci-2026-102086

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