PVminerLLM2: Improving Structured Extraction of Patient Voice via Preference Optimization
arXiv:2606.16074 [cs.CL] (or arXiv:2606.16074v1 [cs.CL] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.16074Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Publications
2026
Factors Associated With Reports to Child Protective Services Following Unintentional Ingestions in Children Younger Than Age 6.
Irgens-Moller N, Shea C, Kazmir S, Dodington J, Gaither JR, Tiyyagura G. Factors Associated With Reports to Child Protective Services Following Unintentional Ingestions in Children Younger Than Age 6. Pediatr Emerg Care 2026 PMID: 42226541, DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe NIH 2025 Public Access Policy: Immediate access, unequal costs
Ryus CR, Raymond King C, Melnick ER. The NIH 2025 Public Access Policy: Immediate access, unequal costs. PLOS Medicine 2026, 23 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen less is more: Emergency department staffing in Greece
Reid E, Su H, Dilip M, Babalis D, Karametos I, Plasati M, Patrikakou A, Vildiridi L, Ulrich A, Tsiftsis D. When less is more: Emergency department staffing in Greece. 2026, 1: 100004. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemint.2026.100004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEM-trained physiciansEmergency departmentEM trainingEmergency medicinePhysician-to-patient ratiosExpert panelED length of stayPublic emergency departmentsGreek healthcare systemHub-and-spoke modelAverage ED length of stayEmergency department staffingHigh-income countriesPhysician coverageCare qualitySpecialty careED throughputProvider typeEM residentsStaffing levelsPhysicians' needsLength of staySpecialty consultationAdmission ratesHealthcare systemInitiating Care for Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department of the Veterans Health Administration, Impact on the Location of Subsequent Visits
Penza C, Coleman B, Abel E, Brandt C, Lisi A, Runels T, Flack A, Williams A, Goulet J. Initiating Care for Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department of the Veterans Health Administration, Impact on the Location of Subsequent Visits. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2026, 7: 100367. DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2026.100367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow back pain visitsLow back painLow back pain carePrimary care clinicsVeterans Health AdministrationCare clinicsCare settingsPrimary careED/urgent careEmergency departmentVeterans AffairsHealth AdministrationInternational ClassificationLow back pain diagnosisICD-10Clinical characteristics of veteransInternational Classification of DiseasesCharacteristics of veteransSite of careICD-10 codesClassification of diseasesPrescription of opioidsNeck painED settingBack painTrends in alcohol-involved crashes among young California drivers before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Lotito A, Vaca F, Hu S, Hill L, Griswold J, Li K. Trends in alcohol-involved crashes among young California drivers before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Transport & Health 2026, 49: 102322. DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2026.102322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEPPC-OASIS: Ontology-Aware Adaptation and Structured Inference Refinement for Electronic Patient-Provider Communication Mining in Secure Messages
arXiv:2605.24172 [cs.AI](or arXiv:2605.24172v1 [cs.AI] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.24172Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-ED Trajectory Prediction in Abdominal Pain with a Generative Medical Event Model
McCann KA, Wright DS, Iscoe M, Melnick ER, Ohno-Machado L, Meeker D, Venkatesh AK, Sangal RB, Loza AJ. Post-ED Trajectory Prediction in Abdominal Pain with a Generative Medical Event Model. 2026 DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.18.26353199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevention of Drowning: Policy Statement.
Shenoi RP, McCallin T, Farrell C, Yusuf S, Kendi S, Gilchrist J, Quan L, Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Prevention of Drowning: Policy Statement. Pediatrics 2026 PMID: 42144630, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2026-077410.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPrevention of Drowning: Technical Report.
Shenoi RP, McCallin T, Farrell C, Yusuf S, Kendi S, Gilchrist J, Quan L, Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Prevention of Drowning: Technical Report. Pediatrics 2026 PMID: 42144629, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2026-077412.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsImpact of an Ambient AI Scribe on Medical Student Observed Structured Clinical Examination Notes: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.
Talwalkar JS, Wright DS, Schwamm LH, Leydon G, Shabanova V. Impact of an Ambient AI Scribe on Medical Student Observed Structured Clinical Examination Notes: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JMIR Med Educ 2026 PMID: 42125891, DOI: 10.2196/88264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates the impact of an AI scribe on medical student clinical notes, showing little effect on note quality overall but potential benefits for lower-performing students.Association of Military Sexual Trauma With Migraine and Migraine-Related Health Care Utilization Among Post-9/11 US Veterans
Ney J, Fenton B, Grinberg A, Rogers D, Seng E, Phadke M, Laffargue E, Brandt C, Sico J. Association of Military Sexual Trauma With Migraine and Migraine-Related Health Care Utilization Among Post-9/11 US Veterans. Neurology Clinical Practice 2026, 16: e200618. PMID: 42114073, PMCID: PMC13155698, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive MST screenMilitary sexual traumaHealth care utilizationUS veteransCare utilizationVeterans Health Administration careHealth care utilization variablesHealth care useEmergency department careWomen Veterans Cohort StudySite of careElectronic medical recordsCross-sectional studyOdds of migraineSexual traumaRetrospective cross-sectional studyPrimary careAssociation of military sexual traumaCare useAdministration careAssociated with psychiatric diseasesUtilization variablesPositive screenRelevant confoundersAdministrative dataIt’s Not Just About Being Queer: Intersectional Risk of Suicide and Premature Mortality in Later Life Among LGBT Veterans
Beaudreau S, Lutz J, Otero M, Warren A, Imbriano G, Rosenfeld E, Goulet J. It’s Not Just About Being Queer: Intersectional Risk of Suicide and Premature Mortality in Later Life Among LGBT Veterans. American Psychologist 2026, 10.1037/amp0001719. PMID: 42095893, PMCID: PMC13155373, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLGBT veteransMinority stressSocial determinantsIntersecting risksPremature mortalityMultiple health risk factorsSuicide preventionSocial determinants of healthRisk factorsRisk of premature mortalityMiddle-agedDeterminants of healthRisk factors of healthHealth care deliveryHealth care servicesMental health diagnosesHealth risk factorsFactors of healthOlder adult veteransSubgroups of veteransRisk of suicideLGBT statusCare deliveryLGBTCare servicesEvaluating the Potential Impact of AI on Urinary Tract Infection Diagnosis in the Emergency Department Across Demographic Groups: Retrospective Cohort Study
Iscoe M, Li H, Xue H, Socrates V, Gilson A, Huang T, Taylor R. Evaluating the Potential Impact of AI on Urinary Tract Infection Diagnosis in the Emergency Department Across Demographic Groups: Retrospective Cohort Study. JMIR AI 2026, 5: e91148. PMID: 42090580, PMCID: PMC13148603, DOI: 10.2196/91148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionUrinary tract infection diagnosisDiagnostic odds ratioRate of overdiagnosisReceiver operating characteristic curveOperating characteristics curveEmergency departmentRetrospective analysisDefinition of urinary tract infectionPatient groupPhysicians' diagnostic accuracyUnderdiagnosis ratePhysician diagnosisPositive urine cultureUrine culture testsCharacteristic curveRetrospective cohort studyArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveAdult ED patientsRisk of misdiagnosisProof-of-concept studyUrine cultureTract infectionsSingle-centerPositive culturesMultimodal approach to exploring neighbourhood and transportation dynamics in HIV care in Kenya: protocol
Kimaru L, Ngaruiya C, Mugo C, Madhivanan P. Multimodal approach to exploring neighbourhood and transportation dynamics in HIV care in Kenya: protocol. BMJ Open 2026, 16: e110803. PMID: 42082219, PMCID: PMC13141189, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdherence to antiretroviral therapyIn-depth interviewsSocial ecological theoryHIV careFocus group discussionsHealth outcomesFGD sessionsCommunity-based participatory research frameworkNeighborhood disorderQualitative studyStanford University Institutional Review BoardSelf-EfficacyART adherenceMAXQDA qualitative analysis softwareHIV care engagementParticipatory research frameworkUniversity Institutional Review BoardPerceived neighborhood disorderNegative health outcomesAdherence self-efficacyMiddle-income countriesEthics and Research CommitteeViral suppression statusQualitative analysis softwarePeer-reviewed publicationsAmbient AI Scribes to Create Educational Feedback Notes for Medical Students: A Randomized Trial.
Talwalkar JS, Chartash D, Zhang L, Makutonin M, Safranek CW, Sidamon-Eristoff AE, Schwamm LH, Wright DS. Ambient AI Scribes to Create Educational Feedback Notes for Medical Students: A Randomized Trial. JMIR Med Educ 2026 PMID: 42052923, DOI: 10.2196/89996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how ambient AI scribes enhance written feedback quality for medical students, finding improved narrative detail without increasing instructor effort, despite usability challenges.Psychophysiological Responses in Virtual Reality for Assessing Current Nicotine Use and Future Addiction Risk Among Young Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Wei S, Van S, Shia C, Gancz M, Camenga D, Aneni K, Marks A, Hieftje K. Psychophysiological Responses in Virtual Reality for Assessing Current Nicotine Use and Future Addiction Risk Among Young Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2026, 15: e89382. PMID: 42030493, PMCID: PMC13108838, DOI: 10.2196/89382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSetting an agenda for adolescent substance use research in the national drug abuse treatment clinical trials network
Kelly S, Bakhireva L, Buresh C, Camenga D, Castaneda R, Kaliamurthy S, Smith D, Tolou-Shams M, Horigian V, Marsch L, Karnik N. Setting an agenda for adolescent substance use research in the national drug abuse treatment clinical trials network. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2026, 209979. PMID: 42035892, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2026.209979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Trials NetworkSubstance use disordersNational Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials NetworkTrials NetworkSubstance useMajor depressive episodeAdolescent substance use researchNational surveillance dataAdolescent substance useEvidence-based interventionsMental health conditionsSubstance use researchInclusion of adolescentsClinical trialsDepressive episodePragmatic clinical trialsPublic health challengePolysubstance useNo treatmentRisk factorsUse disorderCigarette useDrug useProblematic useHeightened vulnerabilityCommunity-informed design of personalized patient-facing materials to facilitate ED-initiated treatment of opioid use disorder
Nath B, Levy D, Strycharz H, Sherak R, Gilkes J, Oladele C, Sarpong D, Schoenfeld E, Hawk K, Panthagani K, Patel P, Hooper C, D'Onofrio G, Melnick E. Community-informed design of personalized patient-facing materials to facilitate ED-initiated treatment of opioid use disorder. PEC Innovation 2026, 8: 100478. PMID: 42088556, PMCID: PMC13138206, DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2026.100478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderTreatment of opioid use disorderED-initiated treatmentCommunity advisory boardEffective treatment of opioid use disorderEffective treatmentUse disorderMOUD engagementMulti-component interventionPatient education materialsPatient-facing materialsOpioid withdrawalCommunity program staffED cliniciansIntervention designED physiciansIntervention effectsED dischargeInnovative interventionUser-centered design approachAddiction expertsMOUD treatmentPatientsProgram staffDischarge summariesIdentifying Potential Surgical Need and Examining Access to Surgical Care Among Syrian Refugees Living in Lebanon
Presser E, Al‐Hajj S, Michael M, Moustafa M, Farhat M, Asmar K, Farran S, Nasrallah A, Shahrour M, Mowafi H. Identifying Potential Surgical Need and Examining Access to Surgical Care Among Syrian Refugees Living in Lebanon. World Journal Of Surgery 2026 PMID: 42012847, DOI: 10.1002/wjs.70379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical careDisplaced SyriansSurgical needsSyrian refugeesEssential surgical careHeads of householdsImpaired qualityIndividual-level dataCluster sample surveyImpaired quality of lifeQuality of lifeSurgical conditionsInformal settlementsHousehold mortalityCare-seekingPublic health concernSyrian conflictRefugee settlementsFinancial barriersPsychosocial impactMedical careCareHouseholdsRefugeesDaily activitiesA survey of student loan burden among United States Chiropractors: Insights on debt, relief, and educational value.
Schut SM, Cupler ZA, Coleman BC. A survey of student loan burden among United States Chiropractors: Insights on debt, relief, and educational value. PLoS One 2026, 21: e0347127. PMID: 41973683, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0347127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecruiting People With Dementia in Emergency Research: Insights From Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research 2.0 Network (GEAR 2.0) Pilot Studies
Seidenfeld J, Chary A, Gettel C, Haimovich A, Fischer M, Wright R, Goldberg E, Lin M, Dresden S, Shah M, Gilmore‐Bykovskyi A, Hwang U. Recruiting People With Dementia in Emergency Research: Insights From Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research 2.0 Network (GEAR 2.0) Pilot Studies. Academic Emergency Medicine 2026, 33: e70286. PMID: 41973409, DOI: 10.1111/acem.70286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of implementation strategies for the National Emergency Airway Registry for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (NEAR4PEM) pre-intubation checklist: a prospective, pre-implementation planning study
Wing R, Albanese A, Prieto M, Greenwald E, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Nagler J, Goldman M, Tanzer J, Miller K, Napolitano N, Nishisaki A. Development of implementation strategies for the National Emergency Airway Registry for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (NEAR4PEM) pre-intubation checklist: a prospective, pre-implementation planning study. Implementation Science Communications 2026 PMID: 41975547, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-026-00935-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency medicinePre-intubation checklistNational Emergency Airway RegistryPediatric emergency departmentImplementation strategiesChecklist implementationEmergency medicineAirway RegistryDevelopment of implementation strategiesImplementation planComplex emergency settingsChecklist adoptionProvider trainingImplementation planning processPre-implementationUnique barriersFocus groupsStaff turnoverEmergency departmentPrioritized barriersPatient outcomesChecklistEmergency settingPre-intubationConclusionsIn additionToward Relationship-Centered Care with AI: Designing for Human Connections in Healthcare
Seo W, Melnick E, Jung H, Sefidgar Y, Sakumoto M, Schwaninger I, Krüg S, Berry A, Hose B. Toward Relationship-Centered Care with AI: Designing for Human Connections in Healthcare. 2026, 1-6. DOI: 10.1145/3772363.3778753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial intelligenceRelationship-centered careAI systemsCare qualityCurrent AI systemsSocial context of careContext of careCare deliveryPatient-providerPatients' caregiversCare networkHealth outcomesDesign opportunitiesPatient supportCareHealthcareRelationship-centeredDesign directionStructured discussionsRelational supportRelated challengesHuman connectionFostering trustTrustSocial contextReframing ED Boarding Through a Human Factors Sociotechnical Systems Lens.
Seo W, Ratwani R, Pines J, Melnick E. Reframing ED Boarding Through a Human Factors Sociotechnical Systems Lens. Journal Of Patient Safety 2026 PMID: 41960648, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001507.Peer-Reviewed Original Research