Attitudes Toward Large Language Models in Health Care and Preferences for Their Adoption and Oversight Among Health Care Professionals: Cross-Sectional Survey - Scorecard - MDSpire
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Health Care Professionals' Perspectives on the Integration and Regulation of Large Language Models: A Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis

  • By

  • Arya Rao

  • Chinemerem Nwokemodo-Ihejirika

  • John W R Kincaid

  • Marharyta Krylova

  • Kaiz P Esmail

  • Dan Nguyen

  • Christian Rivera

  • Erica Koranteng

  • Marc D Succi

  • September 15, 2026

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Clinical Scorecard: Health Care Professionals' Perspectives on the Integration and Regulation of Large Language Models: A Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis

At a Glance

CategoryDetail
ConditionLarge Language Models in Healthcare
Key MechanismsClinical and operational applications including diagnosis, treatment, patient communication, clinical documentation, and medical education.
Target PopulationHealthcare professionals utilizing AI tools.
Care SettingClinical and operational healthcare environments.

Key Highlights

  • LLM adoption among physicians increased from 38% in 2023 to 66% in 2024.
  • LLMs can produce false or hallucinated information, particularly in high-stakes settings.
  • Ethical issues include biases in machine learning and lack of transparency in training datasets.
  • Regulation of LLMs is fragmented with no standardized predeployment validation requirements.
  • Healthcare professionals face uncertainty in integrating LLMs into clinical workflows.

Guideline-Based Recommendations

Diagnosis

    Management

      Monitoring & Follow-up

        Risks

        • Potential for false or hallucinated information from LLMs.
        • Algorithmic bias that may exacerbate health disparities.

        Patient & Prescribing Data

        Not specified.

        Integration of LLMs in clinical decision support and patient communication.

        Clinical Best Practices

        • Recognize limitations of LLMs in clinical settings.
        • Address ethical considerations and biases in AI tools.
        • Establish clear regulatory frameworks for LLM deployment.

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