Utilization of a HIPAA-compliant large language model chatbot in an academic pediatric medical center
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Authors
- Benjamin Rader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-0193)
- Peter C. Laussen
- Sampath Chennuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9141-4468)
- John S. Brownstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8568-5317)
- Melissa L. Stewart
- Max H. Witwer
- Sarah Lejfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9081-4823)
- Dinesh K. Rai
- James Hartwell
- Victor Moyano
- Heather L. Nelson
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLOS Digital Health
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001684
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00