A future role for health applications of large language models depends on regulators enforcing safety standards

O Freyer, IC Wiest, JN Kather, S Gilbert - The Lancet Digital Health, 2024 - thelancet.com
Among the rapid integration of artificial intelligence in clinical settings, large language
models (LLMs), such as Generative Pre-trained Transformer-4, have emerged as …

A scoping review of using large language models (llms) to investigate electronic health records (ehrs)

L Li, J Zhou, Z Gao, W Hua, L Fan, H Yu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) play an important role in the healthcare system. However,
their complexity and vast volume pose significant challenges to data interpretation and …

Large language model–based responses to patients' in-basket messages

WR Small, B Wiesenfeld, B Brandfield-Harvey… - JAMA network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Virtual patient-physician communications have increased since 2020 and
negatively impacted primary care physician (PCP) well-being. Generative artificial …

Medec: A benchmark for medical error detection and correction in clinical notes

AB Abacha, W Yim, Y Fu, Z Sun, M Yetisgen… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Several studies showed that Large Language Models (LLMs) can answer medical questions
correctly, even outperforming the average human score in some medical exams. However …

Artificial Intelligence for Public Health Surveillance in Africa: Applications and Opportunities

JM Tshimula, M Kalengayi, D Makenga… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various fields, including public health
surveillance. In Africa, where health systems frequently encounter challenges such as …

The TRIPOD-LLM statement: a targeted guideline for reporting large language models use

J Gallifant, M Afshar, S Ameen, Y Aphinyanaphongs… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly being adopted in healthcare, necessitating
standardized reporting guidelines. We present TRIPOD-LLM, an extension of the TRIPOD+ …

Answering real-world clinical questions using large language model based systems

YS Low, ML Jackson, RJ Hyde, RE Brown… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Evidence to guide healthcare decisions is often limited by a lack of relevant and trustworthy
literature as well as difficulty in contextualizing existing research for a specific patient. Large …

[HTML][HTML] The potential impact of large language models on doctor–patient communication: A case study in prostate cancer

M Geantă, D Bădescu, N Chirca, OC Nechita, CG Radu… - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: In recent years, the integration of large language models (LLMs) into
healthcare has emerged as a revolutionary approach to enhancing doctor–patient …

A strategy for cost-effective large language model use at health system-scale

E Klang, D Apakama, EE Abbott, A Vaid, J Lampert… - npj Digital …, 2024 - nature.com
Large language models (LLMs) can optimize clinical workflows; however, the economic and
computational challenges of their utilization at the health system scale are underexplored …

[HTML][HTML] Digital Information Ecosystems in Modern Care Coordination and Patient Care Pathways and the Challenges and Opportunities for AI Solutions

Y Chen, CU Lehmann, B Malin - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2024 - jmir.org
The integration of digital technologies into health care has significantly enhanced the
efficiency and effectiveness of care coordination. Our perspective paper explores the digital …