Methodology and conflict of interest
Short version: tool facts come from each vendor's own website, with the page and the date we read it. Time figures are published estimates from other sites, cited where used. The worked example is synthetic. Medrecords AI publishes this site and sells 1 of the tools on it, so we follow the 6 rules listed below.
Limits: Tool facts come from each vendor's own website, read 2026-11-12, and we have not tested those products. The time figures are published estimates from other sites, cited where used, and the worked example is synthetic.
Where the facts come from
| Source | Used for | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Google results for 4 searches: "medical record chronology", "medical chronology template", "how to create a medical chronology", "medical records chronology format" | What the field covers and leaves out (home page) | 2026-11-12 |
| The 24 result pages that loaded, read in full | Published time estimates; the gaps this site fills | 2026-11-12 |
| Each vendor's own website | The tools table and the cost table | 2026-11-12, linked per row |
| medrecords.ai/pricing.md and medrecords.ai/llms.txt | Every fact about Medrecords AI | 2026-11-12 |
We pulled results through a search data provider for US Google. 1 vendor product page (EvenUp's) blocked automated reading, so its row uses EvenUp's own guide page instead. If a vendor doesn't publish a fact, the table says "not published" rather than guessing.
How the time figures were built
We found no controlled study of chronology time. The figures on the by-hand vs software page are estimates published by companies that sell chronology software or services. The pages-an-hour column is our arithmetic, dividing pages by hours at both ends of each published range. The calculator defaults (30 pages an hour, 2 hours of verification, 1 hour of processing, 10 cents a page) are stated on that page with their sources, and every one can be changed.
The synthetic example
Patient A is invented. The 64-page file, the providers, dates, findings and quotes were written for this site to show the format, duplicates and gaps in 1 consistent case. No real patient, provider or claim is described. The day counts in the gap log were calculated from the synthetic dates.
Our conflict of interest, and the rules we follow
Medrecords AI publishes this site and sells Medrecords AI, a chronology and record review tool listed on the tools page. That is a conflict. We don't claim to be neutral about our own product. These rules keep the conflict visible:
- Every page says at the top and bottom that Medrecords AI publishes the site.
- Medrecords AI is labelled "ours" wherever it appears in a table or list.
- It gets the same columns as every other tool, filled from its own published pricing, and no score or rank.
- The product page says what it doesn't do and who should pick something else.
- The guides (format, template, steps, gaps, time) work with no software at all, and say when a spreadsheet is enough.
- No vendor paid to be listed. There are no affiliate links. Links to other vendors are marked nofollow.
Corrections and updates
We recheck vendor facts at least every 45 days and change the date on any row we update. Corrections from vendors or readers go to aj@medrecords.ai, and we answer within 2 business days.