Liz Salmi
@thelizarmy.bsky.social
Be one, do one, teach one. Co-Investigator for opennotes.org. Living with brain cancer since 2008. Bringing punk rock to health care. Blog: https://thelizarmy.com
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If you've known OpenNotes since the beginning, you know Tom Delbanco, MD.
For 55 years, he has been transforming primary care.
Register for his upcoming Grand Rounds Lecture: bit.ly/46HXlT2
📅 Thursday, October 16th
⏰ 8am to 9am Eastern
📽️ Recording available
🎟️ Free
#MedSky #WhyInformatics
For 55 years, he has been transforming primary care.
Register for his upcoming Grand Rounds Lecture: bit.ly/46HXlT2
📅 Thursday, October 16th
⏰ 8am to 9am Eastern
📽️ Recording available
🎟️ Free
#MedSky #WhyInformatics
October 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you've known OpenNotes since the beginning, you know Tom Delbanco, MD.
For 55 years, he has been transforming primary care.
Register for his upcoming Grand Rounds Lecture: bit.ly/46HXlT2
📅 Thursday, October 16th
⏰ 8am to 9am Eastern
📽️ Recording available
🎟️ Free
#MedSky #WhyInformatics
For 55 years, he has been transforming primary care.
Register for his upcoming Grand Rounds Lecture: bit.ly/46HXlT2
📅 Thursday, October 16th
⏰ 8am to 9am Eastern
📽️ Recording available
🎟️ Free
#MedSky #WhyInformatics
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About how many patients are using AI to receive health information?
1️⃣ Approximately 1 in 7 adults over 50 according to University of Michigan
2️⃣ Around 1 in 4 adults under age 30 according to @kff.org
Read more from @thelizarmy.bsky.social in @npr.org: www.npr.org/sections/sho...
#PatientsUseAI
1️⃣ Approximately 1 in 7 adults over 50 according to University of Michigan
2️⃣ Around 1 in 4 adults under age 30 according to @kff.org
Read more from @thelizarmy.bsky.social in @npr.org: www.npr.org/sections/sho...
#PatientsUseAI
Running your lab results by ChatGPT? Here's what to keep in mind
While patients wait to hear back from their doctors about test results, many turn to AI assistants for answers. There are issues with privacy and accuracy.
www.npr.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
About how many patients are using AI to receive health information?
1️⃣ Approximately 1 in 7 adults over 50 according to University of Michigan
2️⃣ Around 1 in 4 adults under age 30 according to @kff.org
Read more from @thelizarmy.bsky.social in @npr.org: www.npr.org/sections/sho...
#PatientsUseAI
1️⃣ Approximately 1 in 7 adults over 50 according to University of Michigan
2️⃣ Around 1 in 4 adults under age 30 according to @kff.org
Read more from @thelizarmy.bsky.social in @npr.org: www.npr.org/sections/sho...
#PatientsUseAI
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It's @thelizarmy.bsky.social's first day back at school!
Liz Salmi, AS, has first-authored and co-authored 30 peer reviewed articles in prominent journals like @jama.com and @jmirpub.bsky.social
We can't wait to see what Liz does next as a pioneering patient-researcher.
#MedSky #BTSM #CanSky
Liz Salmi, AS, has first-authored and co-authored 30 peer reviewed articles in prominent journals like @jama.com and @jmirpub.bsky.social
We can't wait to see what Liz does next as a pioneering patient-researcher.
#MedSky #BTSM #CanSky
After 18 years away (thanks, #braincancer), I'm going back to school! My major has now changed from Communications to Cognitive Science. Wish me luck!
TL;DR: I'll still be working 2 days/week with @opennotes.org, and going to school full time.
Details: www.thelizarmy.com/blog/im-goin...
TL;DR: I'll still be working 2 days/week with @opennotes.org, and going to school full time.
Details: www.thelizarmy.com/blog/im-goin...
August 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's @thelizarmy.bsky.social's first day back at school!
Liz Salmi, AS, has first-authored and co-authored 30 peer reviewed articles in prominent journals like @jama.com and @jmirpub.bsky.social
We can't wait to see what Liz does next as a pioneering patient-researcher.
#MedSky #BTSM #CanSky
Liz Salmi, AS, has first-authored and co-authored 30 peer reviewed articles in prominent journals like @jama.com and @jmirpub.bsky.social
We can't wait to see what Liz does next as a pioneering patient-researcher.
#MedSky #BTSM #CanSky
After 18 years away (thanks, #braincancer), I'm going back to school! My major has now changed from Communications to Cognitive Science. Wish me luck!
TL;DR: I'll still be working 2 days/week with @opennotes.org, and going to school full time.
Details: www.thelizarmy.com/blog/im-goin...
TL;DR: I'll still be working 2 days/week with @opennotes.org, and going to school full time.
Details: www.thelizarmy.com/blog/im-goin...
August 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
After 18 years away (thanks, #braincancer), I'm going back to school! My major has now changed from Communications to Cognitive Science. Wish me luck!
TL;DR: I'll still be working 2 days/week with @opennotes.org, and going to school full time.
Details: www.thelizarmy.com/blog/im-goin...
TL;DR: I'll still be working 2 days/week with @opennotes.org, and going to school full time.
Details: www.thelizarmy.com/blog/im-goin...
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Our own Dr. Sigall Bell has been named by Becker's Hospital Review as a Patient Safety Expert to Know.
Dr. Bell has....
👏 Trained over 1,000 clinicians in disclosure practices
👏 Developed the “OurDX” diagnostic engagement tool
Read more: www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-man...
#MedSky
Dr. Bell has....
👏 Trained over 1,000 clinicians in disclosure practices
👏 Developed the “OurDX” diagnostic engagement tool
Read more: www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-man...
#MedSky
132 patient safety experts to know | 2025 - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The following patient safety experts are unwavering champions for patient harm reduction, disease management and disaster preparedness. Representing various roles across hospitals, health systems and ...
www.beckershospitalreview.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Our own Dr. Sigall Bell has been named by Becker's Hospital Review as a Patient Safety Expert to Know.
Dr. Bell has....
👏 Trained over 1,000 clinicians in disclosure practices
👏 Developed the “OurDX” diagnostic engagement tool
Read more: www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-man...
#MedSky
Dr. Bell has....
👏 Trained over 1,000 clinicians in disclosure practices
👏 Developed the “OurDX” diagnostic engagement tool
Read more: www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-man...
#MedSky
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NIH: After review, we note that you have a large unspent balance on your grant. Please explain immediately.
me: well, uh, yeah, one reason we're not spending on that grant is because NIH terminated it in May along with all the rest of federal funding to Harvard, maybe you don't remember
me: well, uh, yeah, one reason we're not spending on that grant is because NIH terminated it in May along with all the rest of federal funding to Harvard, maybe you don't remember
August 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NIH: After review, we note that you have a large unspent balance on your grant. Please explain immediately.
me: well, uh, yeah, one reason we're not spending on that grant is because NIH terminated it in May along with all the rest of federal funding to Harvard, maybe you don't remember
me: well, uh, yeah, one reason we're not spending on that grant is because NIH terminated it in May along with all the rest of federal funding to Harvard, maybe you don't remember
Quite a few patient advocates know I’m a go-source for PDF copies of paywalls articles.
#academicsky
#academicsky
a cartoon robin hood is standing in the woods with his arms outstretched .
ALT: a cartoon robin hood is standing in the woods with his arms outstretched .
media.tenor.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Quite a few patient advocates know I’m a go-source for PDF copies of paywalls articles.
#academicsky
#academicsky
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Thanks so much @clarefuller.bsky.social
Loved partnering with my amazing friend @thelizarmy.bsky.social on this one.
Excited for our chat!
Loved partnering with my amazing friend @thelizarmy.bsky.social on this one.
Excited for our chat!
This is just brilliant @drjrubenstein.bsky.social I am looking forward to talking with you soon & learning more about the stories & inspiration behind your work
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tlm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tlm...
Palliative Care Public Service Announcement #5
YouTube video by Jared Rubenstein
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thanks so much @clarefuller.bsky.social
Loved partnering with my amazing friend @thelizarmy.bsky.social on this one.
Excited for our chat!
Loved partnering with my amazing friend @thelizarmy.bsky.social on this one.
Excited for our chat!
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@thelizarmy.bsky.social and @cait-desroches.bsky.social sit down with @colinhung.bsky.social of @swaay.health to dispel misconceptions about open notes.
Not only are open notes not a detriment — they are actually beneficial to patients and clinicians.
Listen in: swaay.health/2025/07/21/w...
Not only are open notes not a detriment — they are actually beneficial to patients and clinicians.
Listen in: swaay.health/2025/07/21/w...
What If Patients See Their Notes First? | Swaay.Health
Clinicians write thousands of notes. For years, patients rarely saw them. But in the U.S. it's now the law that patients can access their clinical notes. So what happens when they do? Turns out, they’...
swaay.health
July 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
@thelizarmy.bsky.social and @cait-desroches.bsky.social sit down with @colinhung.bsky.social of @swaay.health to dispel misconceptions about open notes.
Not only are open notes not a detriment — they are actually beneficial to patients and clinicians.
Listen in: swaay.health/2025/07/21/w...
Not only are open notes not a detriment — they are actually beneficial to patients and clinicians.
Listen in: swaay.health/2025/07/21/w...
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Y'all...my pilot study just reached 100 participants. Entirely social media-based recruitment (2 waves); but the engagement, reception, and quality of participation far exceeded my expectations after the IRB saga. Wow. This is filling my cup during these dark times for science.
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face in front of a window .
Alt: Michael Scott looking moved and touched.
media.tenor.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Y'all...my pilot study just reached 100 participants. Entirely social media-based recruitment (2 waves); but the engagement, reception, and quality of participation far exceeded my expectations after the IRB saga. Wow. This is filling my cup during these dark times for science.
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
Enough time has passed that I feel its OK to share this great email I received from my boss many months ago:
"The response to the reviewers is 🤟🔥🔥🔥."
One of my proudest moments.
#academicsky
"The response to the reviewers is 🤟🔥🔥🔥."
One of my proudest moments.
#academicsky
July 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Enough time has passed that I feel its OK to share this great email I received from my boss many months ago:
"The response to the reviewers is 🤟🔥🔥🔥."
One of my proudest moments.
#academicsky
"The response to the reviewers is 🤟🔥🔥🔥."
One of my proudest moments.
#academicsky
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“Most people don’t speak radiology,” @thelizarmy.bsky.social said. “When I have received imaging results on my own, the technical language can feel impenetrable. It can be confusing, scary, or misleading.”
Read more: www.uchealth.org/today/can-ai...
#cansky #medsky #btsm #patientexperience
Read more: www.uchealth.org/today/can-ai...
#cansky #medsky #btsm #patientexperience
Can AI translations of medical test results reduce confusion and anxiety for patients?
Can AI translations of radiology reports reduce patient confusion and anxiety? Two studies explore how AI helps decode complex test results.
www.uchealth.org
June 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“Most people don’t speak radiology,” @thelizarmy.bsky.social said. “When I have received imaging results on my own, the technical language can feel impenetrable. It can be confusing, scary, or misleading.”
Read more: www.uchealth.org/today/can-ai...
#cansky #medsky #btsm #patientexperience
Read more: www.uchealth.org/today/can-ai...
#cansky #medsky #btsm #patientexperience
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Thanks, @theabta.bsky.social and the incomparable @thelizarmy.bsky.social for today's engaging webinar on participating in research and the clear message that we can all participate! Liz, I love your reminder that we all have the capacity to be curious and become researchers as we explore! #BTSM
June 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thanks, @theabta.bsky.social and the incomparable @thelizarmy.bsky.social for today's engaging webinar on participating in research and the clear message that we can all participate! Liz, I love your reminder that we all have the capacity to be curious and become researchers as we explore! #BTSM
Every day is #BringYourCattoWorkDay when your office is wherever your laptop is—and when your cat is Mark. He’s a quiet, judgment-free partner when I’m reading new research or editing manuscripts, which is more than I can say for some peer reviewers.
#reviewer2 #reviewerMew #academiclife
#reviewer2 #reviewerMew #academiclife
June 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Every day is #BringYourCattoWorkDay when your office is wherever your laptop is—and when your cat is Mark. He’s a quiet, judgment-free partner when I’m reading new research or editing manuscripts, which is more than I can say for some peer reviewers.
#reviewer2 #reviewerMew #academiclife
#reviewer2 #reviewerMew #academiclife
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More from the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025
@thelizarmy.bsky.social with Rob Turer @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social and Bryan Steitz
Read their latest paper on refresh and messaging behaviors as possible signs of patient anxiety. 😵💫
www.opennotes.org/research/rep...
#medsky #cansky
@thelizarmy.bsky.social with Rob Turer @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social and Bryan Steitz
Read their latest paper on refresh and messaging behaviors as possible signs of patient anxiety. 😵💫
www.opennotes.org/research/rep...
#medsky #cansky
May 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
More from the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025
@thelizarmy.bsky.social with Rob Turer @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social and Bryan Steitz
Read their latest paper on refresh and messaging behaviors as possible signs of patient anxiety. 😵💫
www.opennotes.org/research/rep...
#medsky #cansky
@thelizarmy.bsky.social with Rob Turer @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social and Bryan Steitz
Read their latest paper on refresh and messaging behaviors as possible signs of patient anxiety. 😵💫
www.opennotes.org/research/rep...
#medsky #cansky
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When you get great minds in a room, that's when innovation happens!
@chethan.bsky.social and @thelizarmy.bsky.social saw Christopher Longhurst, Executive Director of Jacobs Center for Health Innovation @jchi-ucsd.bsky.social at the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025
#medsky #cansky
@chethan.bsky.social and @thelizarmy.bsky.social saw Christopher Longhurst, Executive Director of Jacobs Center for Health Innovation @jchi-ucsd.bsky.social at the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025
#medsky #cansky
May 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
When you get great minds in a room, that's when innovation happens!
@chethan.bsky.social and @thelizarmy.bsky.social saw Christopher Longhurst, Executive Director of Jacobs Center for Health Innovation @jchi-ucsd.bsky.social at the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025
#medsky #cansky
@chethan.bsky.social and @thelizarmy.bsky.social saw Christopher Longhurst, Executive Director of Jacobs Center for Health Innovation @jchi-ucsd.bsky.social at the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025
#medsky #cansky
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Honored to be a part of this community. Thanks, @thelizarmy.bsky.social for introducing me to #BTSM in 2014, onboarding me in 2018, and passing on the baton in 2023. @mcintose.bsky.social, @shawncarey42.bsky.social, @stuartselby.bsky.social and I will do our best to keep this movement going.
#BTSM is celebrating 12 years of chats TODAY! 🥳🎉
The inaugural chat took place on May 19th, 2013. Thank you, Charlie Blotter and @thelizarmy.bsky.social for getting this movement started.
We have helped + interacted with hundreds of individuals over the years. (Graphic by @stuartselby.bsky.social)
The inaugural chat took place on May 19th, 2013. Thank you, Charlie Blotter and @thelizarmy.bsky.social for getting this movement started.
We have helped + interacted with hundreds of individuals over the years. (Graphic by @stuartselby.bsky.social)
May 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Honored to be a part of this community. Thanks, @thelizarmy.bsky.social for introducing me to #BTSM in 2014, onboarding me in 2018, and passing on the baton in 2023. @mcintose.bsky.social, @shawncarey42.bsky.social, @stuartselby.bsky.social and I will do our best to keep this movement going.
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#BTSM is celebrating 12 years of chats TODAY! 🥳🎉
The inaugural chat took place on May 19th, 2013. Thank you, Charlie Blotter and @thelizarmy.bsky.social for getting this movement started.
We have helped + interacted with hundreds of individuals over the years. (Graphic by @stuartselby.bsky.social)
The inaugural chat took place on May 19th, 2013. Thank you, Charlie Blotter and @thelizarmy.bsky.social for getting this movement started.
We have helped + interacted with hundreds of individuals over the years. (Graphic by @stuartselby.bsky.social)
May 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#BTSM is celebrating 12 years of chats TODAY! 🥳🎉
The inaugural chat took place on May 19th, 2013. Thank you, Charlie Blotter and @thelizarmy.bsky.social for getting this movement started.
We have helped + interacted with hundreds of individuals over the years. (Graphic by @stuartselby.bsky.social)
The inaugural chat took place on May 19th, 2013. Thank you, Charlie Blotter and @thelizarmy.bsky.social for getting this movement started.
We have helped + interacted with hundreds of individuals over the years. (Graphic by @stuartselby.bsky.social)
Maybe the real impact factor is the friends we made along the way.
#academicsky
#academicsky
May 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Maybe the real impact factor is the friends we made along the way.
#academicsky
#academicsky
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🚨 Registration ends today, April 30th, at 3pm PDT, 6pm EDT!
AI Topics, Tools, and Use Cases for Serious Illness Care with @thelizarmy.bsky.social @epatientdave.bsky.social and @gracecordovano.bsky.social
🗓️ Thurs, May 1, 2025 🕝 10:45am PT
Sign up here: coalitionccc.org/CCCC/Educati...
#cansky
AI Topics, Tools, and Use Cases for Serious Illness Care with @thelizarmy.bsky.social @epatientdave.bsky.social and @gracecordovano.bsky.social
🗓️ Thurs, May 1, 2025 🕝 10:45am PT
Sign up here: coalitionccc.org/CCCC/Educati...
#cansky
2025 AI MiniConference Schedule
coalitionccc.org
April 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🚨 Registration ends today, April 30th, at 3pm PDT, 6pm EDT!
AI Topics, Tools, and Use Cases for Serious Illness Care with @thelizarmy.bsky.social @epatientdave.bsky.social and @gracecordovano.bsky.social
🗓️ Thurs, May 1, 2025 🕝 10:45am PT
Sign up here: coalitionccc.org/CCCC/Educati...
#cansky
AI Topics, Tools, and Use Cases for Serious Illness Care with @thelizarmy.bsky.social @epatientdave.bsky.social and @gracecordovano.bsky.social
🗓️ Thurs, May 1, 2025 🕝 10:45am PT
Sign up here: coalitionccc.org/CCCC/Educati...
#cansky
About every other month over the years, someone will send me a link to the video of the guy playing violin during #brainsurgery.
At first I was like, “that’s nice.”
But now after living with brain cancer for 18 years, I’m like, “You know, for my next surgery, I’m totally going to play violin.”
At first I was like, “that’s nice.”
But now after living with brain cancer for 18 years, I’m like, “You know, for my next surgery, I’m totally going to play violin.”
April 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
About every other month over the years, someone will send me a link to the video of the guy playing violin during #brainsurgery.
At first I was like, “that’s nice.”
But now after living with brain cancer for 18 years, I’m like, “You know, for my next surgery, I’m totally going to play violin.”
At first I was like, “that’s nice.”
But now after living with brain cancer for 18 years, I’m like, “You know, for my next surgery, I’m totally going to play violin.”
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Public comment, and health transparency, matters.
Read our opinion on Robert F Kennedy Jr's recent attempt to eliminate public comment requirements for key decisions of the HHS in @bmj.com
@thelizarmy.bsky.social @cait-desroches.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#medsky #cansky #btsm
Read our opinion on Robert F Kennedy Jr's recent attempt to eliminate public comment requirements for key decisions of the HHS in @bmj.com
@thelizarmy.bsky.social @cait-desroches.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#medsky #cansky #btsm
Robert F Kennedy Jr’s proposal to remove public commentary from US health policy is a threat to science and public health
With confidence and trust in science and public health already under pressure, we must double down on transparency and public participation in policy decisions, write Liz Salmi and colleagues
Since ...
www.bmj.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Public comment, and health transparency, matters.
Read our opinion on Robert F Kennedy Jr's recent attempt to eliminate public comment requirements for key decisions of the HHS in @bmj.com
@thelizarmy.bsky.social @cait-desroches.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#medsky #cansky #btsm
Read our opinion on Robert F Kennedy Jr's recent attempt to eliminate public comment requirements for key decisions of the HHS in @bmj.com
@thelizarmy.bsky.social @cait-desroches.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#medsky #cansky #btsm
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Thank you to @swaay.health for recognizing @opennotes.org as Patient Experience Program of the Year!
We were honored to be nominated for the award by the community.
#PatientExperience #PatientEngagement #medsky #cansky
@thelizarmy.bsky.social @chethan.bsky.social @cait-desroches.bsky.social
We were honored to be nominated for the award by the community.
#PatientExperience #PatientEngagement #medsky #cansky
@thelizarmy.bsky.social @chethan.bsky.social @cait-desroches.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Thank you to @swaay.health for recognizing @opennotes.org as Patient Experience Program of the Year!
We were honored to be nominated for the award by the community.
#PatientExperience #PatientEngagement #medsky #cansky
@thelizarmy.bsky.social @chethan.bsky.social @cait-desroches.bsky.social
We were honored to be nominated for the award by the community.
#PatientExperience #PatientEngagement #medsky #cansky
@thelizarmy.bsky.social @chethan.bsky.social @cait-desroches.bsky.social
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Here's an advance directive I hadn't thought about before @taylorcoffman.bsky.social wrote this: taylorcoffman.substack.com/p/illness-an...
How to create social media guidelines before emergencies occur
A cautionary tale for families and loved ones.
taylorcoffman.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Here's an advance directive I hadn't thought about before @taylorcoffman.bsky.social wrote this: taylorcoffman.substack.com/p/illness-an...
Reposted by Liz Salmi
Prompting matters, not just the model
👉🏼 Open access research paper on prompts+models with evaluation from a healthcare provider *and* patient perspective here: bit.ly/3G0M9XP
(Co-authored with @thelizarmy.bsky.social!)
👉🏼 Open access research paper on prompts+models with evaluation from a healthcare provider *and* patient perspective here: bit.ly/3G0M9XP
(Co-authored with @thelizarmy.bsky.social!)
A proof-of-concept study for patient use of open notes with large language models
AbstractObjectives. The use of large language models (LLMs) is growing for both clinicians and patients. While researchers and clinicians have explored LLM
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April 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Prompting matters, not just the model
👉🏼 Open access research paper on prompts+models with evaluation from a healthcare provider *and* patient perspective here: bit.ly/3G0M9XP
(Co-authored with @thelizarmy.bsky.social!)
👉🏼 Open access research paper on prompts+models with evaluation from a healthcare provider *and* patient perspective here: bit.ly/3G0M9XP
(Co-authored with @thelizarmy.bsky.social!)