Doctor Claude Skills
Two-thirds of physicians now use AI tools in their practice, primarily for clinical documentation that saves 15-20 hours per week. These 8 Claude Agent Skills are built for the specific workflows doctors face daily — from SOAP note generation and differential diagnosis to discharge instructions and ICD-10 coding. Each skill installs directly into Claude Code or claude.ai.
Writing Clinical Notes
IntermediateGenerates structured SOAP-format clinical notes (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) from dictation, bullet points, or encounter summaries. Use when writing, dictating, or completing clinical documentation, progress notes, or encounter notes.
$When you need a complete SOAP note generated from encounter details.
Generating Differential Diagnoses
AdvancedCreates evidence-based differential diagnosis lists ranked by probability, with supporting and refuting evidence for each diagnosis. Use when generating a differential, working up an unknown diagnosis, or evaluating a complex clinical presentation.
$When evaluating an unclear presentation and needing a structured differential.
Writing Discharge Instructions
BeginnerCreates clear, plain-language patient discharge instructions for any diagnosis or procedure, including medications, activity restrictions, warning signs, and follow-up instructions. Use when writing discharge instructions, aftercare instructions, or patient education materials.
$When a patient is being discharged and needs written home care instructions.
Synthesising Medical Literature
AdvancedConducts rapid evidence review using PICO framework, summarises current clinical evidence, grades evidence quality, and provides clinically actionable recommendations. Use when reviewing medical literature, conducting an evidence review, or answering a clinical question with research support.
$When you need a quick evidence summary to guide a clinical decision.
Suggesting Medical Coding
IntermediateSuggests appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and CPT procedure codes from clinical documentation, with coding rationale and documentation tips to support medical necessity. Use when selecting diagnosis codes, procedure codes, or reviewing documentation for billing compliance.
$When you need accurate ICD-10 and CPT codes selected from a clinical encounter.
Drafting Referral Letters
BeginnerWrites professional specialist referral letters from encounter notes, including relevant history, examination findings, working diagnosis, and specific clinical question for the specialist. Use when writing a referral letter, requesting specialist consultation, or transferring a patient's care.
$When you need to refer a patient to a specialist and need a clear, complete referral letter.
Creating Care Plans
IntermediateDevelops structured care plans with measurable goals, interventions, monitoring parameters, and follow-up milestones for chronic disease management or complex patients. Use when creating, updating, or reviewing a patient care plan or treatment plan.
$When managing a chronic condition patient and needing a comprehensive, goal-oriented plan.
Summarising Patient History
IntermediateCreates a structured one-page patient summary from multi-source medical records, including problem list, medication list, relevant history, and recent investigations. Use when reviewing a complex patient, preparing for a consultation, or creating a patient summary from records.
$When you need a concise summary of a complex patient's history before a consultation.
# Frequently asked questions
Q1.What Claude skills are available for Doctors?
A.There are 8 free Claude agent skills for Doctors: Writing Clinical Notes, Generating Differential Diagnoses, Writing Discharge Instructions, Synthesising Medical Literature, Suggesting Medical Coding, Drafting Referral Letters, Creating Care Plans, Summarising Patient History. Each skill is a downloadable SKILL.md file that can be installed in Claude Code or uploaded to claude.ai.
Q2.How does Claude help Doctors with their work?
A.Two-thirds of physicians now use AI tools in their practice, primarily for clinical documentation that saves 15-20 hours per week. These 8 Claude Agent Skills are built for the specific workflows doctors face daily — from SOAP note generation and differential diagnosis to discharge instructions and ICD-10 coding. Each skill installs directly into Claude Code or claude.ai.
Q3.What is the easiest Claude skill for a Doctor to start with?
A.The best starting skill is "Writing Discharge Instructions" — it is rated Beginner and covers one of the most frequent tasks Doctors delegate to Claude.
Q4.How do I install a SKILL.md file in Claude Code?
A.Download the SKILL.md file, create a .claude/skills/ folder in your project root if one does not exist, and place the file inside it. Claude Code automatically discovers and loads the skill on the next startup — no further configuration is needed.
Q5.Can I use these skills in claude.ai without Claude Code?
A.Yes. In claude.ai, open Settings, go to Features, and click Skills. Upload the SKILL.md file and it becomes available across all your claude.ai conversations.
Q6.Can I use these skills with the Claude API?
A.Yes. The Claude API supports skills via the /v1/skills endpoints. You can register a SKILL.md file and reference it by name in API requests, allowing Claude to apply the skill's workflow programmatically in any integration.
Q7.How do I customise a Doctor Claude skill for my specific workflow?
A.Download the SKILL.md file and open it in any text editor. Update the workflow steps, key points, and examples to match your organisation's standards or personal preferences. The name and description in the YAML frontmatter can also be edited. Save the modified file back to .claude/skills/ and Claude Code will load the updated version on the next start.
Q8.Are these SKILL.md files free to download?
A.Yes, completely free. There are no sign-ups, paywalls, or usage limits. Download any skill, customise it, and share it with your team.
Q9.What is the Claude doctor skill?
A.The Claude doctor skill is a SKILL.md file that turns Claude into a specialised medical AI assistant. It encodes clinical workflows — SOAP note writing, differential diagnosis, discharge instruction generation, and ICD-10 coding — so Claude applies the correct medical reasoning and output format automatically without needing a custom prompt each time. It is designed for use by physicians, nurse practitioners, and other licensed healthcare professionals.
Q10.What does the Claude doctor skill do?
A.The Claude doctor skill activates when you ask Claude to write a clinical note, generate a differential diagnosis, create discharge instructions, or code a patient encounter. It structures Claude's output to match clinical documentation standards: SOAP notes follow the Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan format, differentials are ranked by probability with supporting and excluding factors, and ICD-10 codes are supplied with the standard specificity level required for billing.
Q11.What are the best Claude skills for doctors?
A.The most widely used Claude skills for doctors are: Writing Clinical Notes (SOAP format, saves 2–3 hours per day), Suggesting Medical Coding (ICD-10 and CPT codes from encounter summaries), and Generating Differential Diagnoses (ranked probability list with clinical reasoning). All eight skills on this page are free SKILL.md files — download any or all and install them in Claude Code or upload them to claude.ai.
Q12.Can Claude skills help with medical documentation?
A.Yes. The Writing Clinical Notes skill is built specifically for medical documentation. It takes structured or dictated encounter details and outputs a complete SOAP note with the correct medical terminology, problem list, and assessment and plan. The Summarising Patient History skill condenses multi-page chart data into a focused clinical summary. Both skills are designed to be reviewed and edited by the treating clinician before use in a patient record.
Q13.Are Claude medical skills safe to use for patient care?
A.Claude skills for doctors are productivity and documentation tools — they do not replace clinical judgement. The skills help structure notes, generate draft differentials, suggest ICD-10 codes, and synthesise literature, but all output must be reviewed by a licensed clinician before use in patient care or medical records. Claude should not be used to make autonomous clinical decisions. Always follow your institution's policies on AI tool use in clinical settings.
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