Novelty to necessity: large language models in clinical practice—a call to action for physicians
Vittorio Beltrani, Olivier Giannini, Omar F AbouEzzeddine, Martin R Gruebler, Federico Mastroleo, Gregorio Tersalvi · 2026
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Vittorio Beltrani and five co-authors published a review and call to action in twenty twenty-six on large language models in clinical practice. They argue these tools are moving from novelty toward necessity for physicians. The paper weighs real promise against the reasons adoption in healthcare still lags.
Language models can help with literature summaries, documentation, clinical reasoning, and patient communication. Barriers include low AI literacy, trust concerns, hard integration, and privacy risks from training data. The authors urge stepwise adoption starting with low-risk tasks, plus human oversight and proper trials. Used carefully, they say, the tools could cut cognitive burden while keeping doctors accountable.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Vittorio Beltrani, Olivier Giannini, Omar F AbouEzzeddine, Martin R Gruebler, Federico Mastroleo, Gregorio Tersalvi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |