Physicians Outperform Large Language Models in Pediatric Discharge Summary Generation
Physicians outperformed LLMs in creating discharge summaries. Future studies should focus on the quality of physician-modified LLM-generated documentation and the effects on documentation quality, physician workload, and overall physician well-being.
Authors
- J. W. Webb
- Gunjan Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-3460)
- Averi E. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7309-7435)
- Monica Blazek
- Christoph U. Lehmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2684-102X)
- Kelli Martinez
- Philip Bernard
- Kylie Cullinan
- Shravan Vallala
- Afia Twumasi
- Derek Ngai
- Andrew P. Bain
- Vineeta S. Mittal
Institutions
- Texas Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008569
- Primary Topic
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00