Using AI LLMs For Extracting Eye Exam Findings from EHR Notes

With the current AI boom, physicians are looking for ways to use this new technology in their practices. Dr. Edmund Tsui interviews Dr. Sophia Y. Wang on her Ophthalmology Science article, "Leveraging Large Language Models with Sequential Prompting to Extract Eye Examination Findings from Free-Text Ophthalmology Notes," which showed that LLMs are capable of efficient, automated, and accurate extraction of relevant information from ophthalmology free-text progress notes.

Leveraging Large Language Models with Sequential Prompting to Extract Eye Examination Findings from Free-Text Ophthalmology Notes. Ruan, Franklin Y. et al. Ophthalmology Science, Volume 6, Issue 1.

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