How have generic large language models progressed in their ability to write clinic letters and provide accurate management plans in the virtual fracture clinic?
LLMs can produce high-quality, readable clinical letters for common VFC presentations, and GPT-4 can generate management plans to aid clinicians in their administration. With clinician oversight, appropriately trained LLMs could meaningfully reduce routine administrative work. However, while the results of this study are promising, further evaluation of LLMs is required before they can be deemed safe for managing simple orthopaedic scenarios.
Authors
- James B. Brock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8967-0606)
- Francesca Solari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0853-1485)
- Omar Basbous
- Tariq Yasin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-4041)
- C Joyner
- Arwel Tomos Poacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4200-4929)
- A Smith
- Harri Jones
- Rana Anss
- Charles Kimberley
Institutions
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (GB)
- University Hospital of Wales (GB)
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital (GB)
- Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS Trust (GB)
- Cardiff University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104612
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00