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Patient Education with Large Language Models

A future-editable starter post on where large language models can support patient education and where caution is needed.

By ZeptAI EditorialMar 8, 20261 min read
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Patient Education with Large Language Models

Large language models can help translate complex medical language into more understandable explanations. That makes them interesting tools for patient education, follow-up instructions, and conversational information support.

At the same time, they require safeguards. Education content should be grounded, reviewable, and aligned with clinician-approved guidance. Recent commentaries and framework papers in npj Digital Medicine make the same broader point: healthcare LLMs need stronger evaluation and responsible deployment standards before they can be trusted in sensitive settings.

This draft is intended as a future expansion point for ZeptAI's communication and patient-support content.

References

  1. Mehandru N, Miao BY, Almaraz ER, et al. Evaluating large language models as agents in the clinic. npj Digital Medicine, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01083-y
  2. Kwong JCC, Wang SCY, Nickel GC, et al. The long but necessary road to responsible use of large language models in healthcare research. npj Digital Medicine, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01180-y
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