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July 10, 2026CureusOpen Access

Clinician Use of a General-Purpose Large Language Model in Hospital Medicine: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study

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TSTarek SouaidARAlexander J RyuDLDonna K. Lawson

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Overview

Mixed-methods pilot study assesses clinician use of large language models, highlighting benefits and risks in hospital settings.

Key Points

  • To explore the real-world application of general-purpose large language models (LLMs) in hospital medicine.
  • Conducted a two-month pilot program in a hospital medicine division.
  • Administered two cross-sectional anonymous surveys at the initiation and conclusion of the pilot.
  • Measured response rates and specific usage metrics of LLM applications.
  • High reported use of LLMs at initiation (90.0%) and conclusion (88.2%).
  • Median prompts per workday decreased from 2.0 to 1.5 during the pilot.
  • Key benefits included efficiency and time savings, while risks involved hallucinations and privacy concerns.

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Souaid et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508b536eeac72a437a00f5https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.112223
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