Cassandra Skittle, Eliana Bonifacino, Casey N McQuade
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Abstract
Objectives: Evaluate the impact of problem representation (PR) characteristics on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) diagnostic accuracy.
Methods: Internal medicine attendings and residents from two academic medical centers were given a clinical vignette and instructed to write a PR. Deductive content analysis described the characteristics comprising each PR. Individual PRs were input into ChatGPT-4 (OpenAI, September 2023) which was prompted to generate a ranked three-item differential. The ranked differential and the top-ranked diagnosis were scored on a 3-part scale, ranging from incorrect, partially correct, to correct. Logistic regression evaluated individual PR characteristic's impact on ChatGPT accuracy.
Results: For a three-item differential, accuracy was associated with including fewer comorbidities (OR 0.57, p=0.010), fewer past historical items (OR 0.60, p=0.019), and more physical examination items (OR 1.66, p=0.015). For ChatGPT's ability to rank the true diagnosis as the single-best diagnosis, utilizing temporal semantic qualifiers, more semantic qualifiers overall, and adhering to a typical 3-part PR format all correlated with diagnostic accuracy: OR 3.447, p=0.046; OR 1.300, p=0.005; OR 3.577, p=0.020, respectively.
Conclusions: Several distinct PR factors improved ChatGPT diagnostic accuracy. These factors have previously been associated with expertise in creating PR. Future studies should explore how clinical input qualities affect GAI diagnostic accuracy prospectively.
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Diagnosis focuses on how diagnosis can be advanced, how it is taught, and how and why it can fail, leading to diagnostic errors. The journal welcomes both fundamental and applied works, improvement initiatives, opinions, and debates to encourage new thinking on improving this critical aspect of healthcare quality. Topics: -Factors that promote diagnostic quality and safety -Clinical reasoning -Diagnostic errors in medicine -The factors that contribute to diagnostic error: human factors, cognitive issues, and system-related breakdowns -Improving the value of diagnosis – eliminating waste and unnecessary testing -How culture and removing blame promote awareness of diagnostic errors -Training and education related to clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills -Advances in laboratory testing and imaging that improve diagnostic capability -Local, national and international initiatives to reduce diagnostic error