{"title":"Web-based Interventions for Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health: Preliminary findings from a Scoping Review.","authors":"Yuri Quintana, Amanda L Joseph, Gyana Srivastava","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This scoping review evaluated the efficacy and potential of web-based interventions for substance use disorders and mental health conditions. The studies comprise randomized controlled trials, pilot trials, and effectiveness trials. Web-based interventions consistently demonstrated significant reductions in substance use, improvements in mental health outcomes (e.g., PTSD, depression, anxiety), and enhancements in emotion regulation, help-seeking, and quality of life. Several studies found web-based interventions to be non-inferior or superior to traditional face-to-face treatments. Despite limitations in the current evidence base, such as methodological issues and lack of long-term follow-up, the findings highlight the promise of web-based interventions in expanding access to evidence-based care, particularly for underserved populations. Future research should focus on refining interventions, exploring novel technologies, and evaluating long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. The integration of web-based interventions into healthcare systems has the potential to significantly impact public health by increasing treatment accessibility and improving outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders and mental health conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"940-949"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12778349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145936476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Data-Driven Evidence-Based Patient-Centered Optimal Initiation Time for Dialysis Treatment.","authors":"Eva K Lee, Di Liu, Jeffrey Hoffman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we propose a novel decision-making framework based on natural-language processing, machine learning and stochastic modeling for the purpose of providing a data-driven perspective to optimize the initiation time for dialysis treatment. When to start dialysis treatment is an important decision for end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) care. In the absence of a national guideline, determining the best time to start dialysis remains a challenge. Our decision support framework for optimizing the initiation time includes (a) a comprehensive, efficient \"pipeline\" for extracting, de-identifying, and standardizing EHR data; (b) an informatics toolkit that couples natural language processing and event mapping, clustering and machine learning to uncover the disease prognosis and treatment effects, and deduce the symptoms and utility rewards for each disease-action stage; (c) a first-of-its-kind, personalized, dialysis-timing stochastic model to determine the optimal initiation time; and (d) a clinical practice guideline (CPG) for systematic testing and implementation in the clinical setting. We evaluate the results using utility rewards for each decision process and published financial costs for each CKD disease and treatment stage. Compared to current clinical policy, the optimal initiation-time policies offer a potential 20.0% to 54.7% mortality reduction, an increase of 6.4% to 14.7% in overall utility reward and a reduction of 9.6% to 16.7% in overall cost. Working with nephrologists and a CKD/ESRD care team, a CPG was developed and tested in the clinic. Initial usage shows promising results. Follow-on clinical trials will gauge the overall effectiveness and impact on patient care of our approach. The new CPG has the potential to become a national standard.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"683-692"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919589/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia C Dunbar, Wanda Pratt, Lily Jeffs, Chelsea Ng, Sanaa Sayed, Jodi Smith, Ari H Pollack
{"title":"My Kidney T.R.E.K. - Thinking, Reflecting, and Empowering Kidney Transplant Patients, through technology.","authors":"Julia C Dunbar, Wanda Pratt, Lily Jeffs, Chelsea Ng, Sanaa Sayed, Jodi Smith, Ari H Pollack","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescents and young adults with kidney transplants face unique challenges as they transition toward independent self-management. These youth need tools that not only support skill-building but also foster reflection, a key component of self-management. To address this need, we created a digital prototype designed to help users reflect on their transplant journey through storytelling and evaluated it in a study with 23 participants (13 youth and 10 caregivers) using. Participants found value in engaging with the prototype, which helped them reflect on their past experiences, gain insight into their current journey, and envision their future. Youth, in particular, reported increased self-awareness and confidence in managing their health. Based on these findings, we present design recommendations for future digital health tools aimed at supporting self-management in youth with chronic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"342-351"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919595/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Min-Jeoung Kang, Veysel Karani Baris, Alice Kim, Kumiko O Schnock, Pamela M Garabedian, Nancy K Latham, Denise Orwig, Jay Magaziner, Rodrigo Valderrábano, Ling Tang, Elizabeth Dennis, Jason Falvey, Patricia C Dykes
{"title":"Developing a User-Centered Mobile Application Prototype: Bridging Lower-Limb Fracture Care from Skilled Nursing Facility and Back to the Community.","authors":"Min-Jeoung Kang, Veysel Karani Baris, Alice Kim, Kumiko O Schnock, Pamela M Garabedian, Nancy K Latham, Denise Orwig, Jay Magaziner, Rodrigo Valderrábano, Ling Tang, Elizabeth Dennis, Jason Falvey, Patricia C Dykes","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study is part of the OsteoPorotic fracTure preventION System (OPTIONS) project which aims to develop an evidence-based mobile application for older adults transitioning from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) back to the community after lower limb fractures. The app promotes exercise, nutrition, and bone health medications to prevent future fractures. Using a Design science framework, app requirements were identified by synthesizing scientific knowledge, clinical expertise, and end-user needs. An initial mockup was developed based on these specifications and iteratively refined through design sessions incorporating end-user feedback. The final OPTIONS app features four core functions: (1) task-based self-management support, (2) personalized exercises and education, (3) motivational messaging, and (4) progress tracking allowing users to monitor their progress through visualizations. By addressing usability challenges for older adults, the app provides a personalized, engaging experience for continuous health management.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"566-574"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919587/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147273056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relation Extraction with Instance-Adapted Predicate Descriptions.","authors":"Yuhang Jiang, Ramakanth Kavuluru","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Relation extraction (RE) is a standard information extraction task playing a major role in downstream applications such as knowledge discovery and question answering. Although decoder-only large language models are excelling in generative tasks, smaller encoder models are still the go to architecture for RE. In this paper, we revisit fine-tuning such smaller models using a novel dual-encoder architecture with a joint contrastive and cross-entropy loss. Unlike previous methods that employ a fixed linear layer for predicate representations, our approach uses a second encoder to compute instance-specific predicate representations by infusing them with real entity spans from corresponding input instances. We conducted experiments on two biomedical RE datasets and two general domain datasets. Our approach achieved F<sub>1</sub> score improvements ranging from 1% to 2% over state-of-the-art methods with a simple but elegant formulation. Ablation studies justify the importance of various components built into the proposed architecture.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"546-555"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919556/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147273061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah A Pungitore, Shashank Yadav, Vignesh Subbian
{"title":"PHEONA: An Evaluation Framework for Large Language Model-based Approaches to Computational Phenotyping.","authors":"Sarah A Pungitore, Shashank Yadav, Vignesh Subbian","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Computational phenotyping is essential for biomedical research but often requires significant time and resources, especially since traditional methods typically involve extensive manual data review. While machine learning and natural language processing advancements have helped, further improvements are needed. Few studies have explored using Large Language Models (LLMs) for these tasks despite known advantages of LLMs for text-based tasks. To facilitate further research in this area, we developed an evaluation framework, Evaluation of PHEnotyping for Observational Health Data (PHEONA), that outlines context-specific considerations. We applied and demonstrated PHEONA on concept classification, a specific task within a broader phenotyping process for Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) respiratory support therapies. From the sample concepts tested, we achieved high classification accuracy, suggesting the potential for LLM-based methods to improve computational phenotyping processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"1041-1050"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919548/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147273069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Di Hu, Yawen Guo, Ha Na Cho, Emilie Chow, Dana B Mukamel, Dara Sorkin, Andrew Reikes, Danielle Perret, Deepti Pandita, Kai Zheng
{"title":"When AI Writes Back: Ethical Considerations by Physicians on AI-Drafted Patient Message Replies.","authors":"Di Hu, Yawen Guo, Ha Na Cho, Emilie Chow, Dana B Mukamel, Dara Sorkin, Andrew Reikes, Danielle Perret, Deepti Pandita, Kai Zheng","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The increasing burden of responding to large volumes of patient messages has become a key factor contributing to physician burnout. Generative AI (GenAI) shows great promise to alleviate this burden by automatically drafting patient message replies. The ethical implications of this use have however not been fully explored. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a qualitative interview study with 21 physicians who participated in a GenAI pilot program. We found that notable ethical considerations expressed by the physician participants included oversight as ethical safeguard, transparency and patient consent of AI use, patient misunderstanding of AI's role, and patient privacy and data security as prerequisites. Additionally, our findings suggest that the physicians believe the ethical responsibility of using GenAI in this context primarily lies with users, not with the technology. These findings may provide useful insights into guiding the future implementation of GenAI in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"481-489"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919555/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147273079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xubing Hao, Rashmie Abeysinghe, Jay Shi, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Licong Cui
{"title":"Identifying Missing IS-A Relations in SNOMED CT with Fine-Tuned Pre-trained Language Models and Non-lattice Subgraphs.","authors":"Xubing Hao, Rashmie Abeysinghe, Jay Shi, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Licong Cui","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ensuring the completeness of IS-A relations in SNOMED CT is crucial for maintaining its accuracy in clinical applications. In this study, we propose a hybrid approach leveraging non-lattice subgraphs and pre-trained language models (PLMs) to identify missing IS-A relations in SNOMED CT. We fine-tuned four BERT-based models: BERT, DistillBERT, DeBERTa, and BioClinicalBERT, and four generative large language models (LLMs): BioMistral, Llama3, Gemma2, and Phi-4. Missing IS-A relations were identified through consensus predictions by all eight models. De-BERTa achieved the best performance (precision: 0.96, recall: 0.97, F1-score: 0.965) for IS-A relation prediction. Our approach identified 678 potential missing IS-A relations in SNOMED CT (March 2023 US Edition), of which 100 randomly selected cases were manually reviewed by a domain expert, confirming 93 as valid (93% precision). These results demonstrate the effectiveness of fine-tuned PLMs in detecting missing IS-A relations within non-lattice subgraphs, offering a promising avenue for improving SNOMED CT's quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"433-442"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919620/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147273142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine A Zellner, Sifan Yuan, Emily R Ernst, Dylan W Arkowitz, Aaron H Mun, Mary S Kim, Ivan Marsic, Randall S Burd, Aleksandra Sarcevic
{"title":"STop Clock for Automated Tracking (STAT) during Time-Critical Medical Work: Evaluating the Accuracy and Usability of an AI-Driven Automated Stop Clock.","authors":"Katherine A Zellner, Sifan Yuan, Emily R Ernst, Dylan W Arkowitz, Aaron H Mun, Mary S Kim, Ivan Marsic, Randall S Burd, Aleksandra Sarcevic","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Delays and process inefficiencies during trauma resuscitation can contribute to adverse patient outcomes. While tracking elapsed time may improve the trauma team's temporal awareness and reduce delays, reliance on manual activation of stop clocks can introduce variability. To address this limitation, we implemented a computer vision-powered automatic stop clock designed to activate upon patient arrival without requiring manual input. We conducted a retrospective video review of 50 trauma resuscitations to assess how the clock was used in practice, followed by semi-structured interviews with nine trauma team members to elicit their feedback and perceptions. This study contributes to the broader discussion on AI-assisted clinical tools, highlighting the role of automation in supporting trauma teams, reducing variability in time tracking, and improving process efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"1502-1510"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919504/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147273145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aditya Nagori, Ayush Gautam, Matthew O Wiens, Vuong Nguyen, Nathan Kenya Mugisha, Jerome Kabakyenga, Niranjan Kissoon, John Mark Ansermino, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran
{"title":"Contextual Phenotyping of Pediatric Sepsis Cohort Using Large Language Models.","authors":"Aditya Nagori, Ayush Gautam, Matthew O Wiens, Vuong Nguyen, Nathan Kenya Mugisha, Jerome Kabakyenga, Niranjan Kissoon, John Mark Ansermino, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The clustering of patient subgroups is essential for personalized care and efficient use of resources. Traditional clustering methods struggle with high-dimensional heterogeneous healthcare data and lack contextual understanding. This study evaluates clustering based on the Large Language Model (LLM) against classical methods using a pediatric sepsis dataset from a low-income country (LIC), containing 2,686 records with 28 numerical variables and 119 categorical variables. Patient records were serialized into text with and without a clustering objective. Embeddings were generated using quantized LLAMA 3.1 8B, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B with low-rank adaptation(LoRA), and Stella-En-400M-V5 models. K-means clustering was applied to these embeddings. Classical comparisons included K-Medoids clustering on UMAP and FAMD-reduced mixed data. Silhouette scores and statistical tests evaluated the quality and distinctiveness of the cluster. Stella-En-400M-V5 achieved the highest Silhouette Score (0.86). LLAMA 3.1 8B with the clustering objective performed better with a higher number of clusters, identifying subgroups with distinct nutritional, clinical, and socioeconomic profiles. LLM-based methods outperformed classical techniques by capturing richer context and prioritizing key features. These results highlight the potential of LLMs for contextual phenotyping and informed decision making in resource-limited settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":72180,"journal":{"name":"AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium","volume":"2024 ","pages":"929-938"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919534/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147273189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}