Utilization of a HIPAA-compliant large language model chatbot in an academic pediatric medical center

Benjamin Rader, Dinesh K. Rai, Melissa L. Stewart, Sarah Lejfer, Sampath Chennuri, James Hartwell, Victor Moyano, Max H. Witwer, Peter C. Laussen, Heather L. Nelson, John S. Brownstein

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001684
Published: 2026-09-17
Container: PLOS Digital Health
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pdig.0001684,
  title = {Utilization of a HIPAA-compliant large language model chatbot in an academic pediatric medical center},
  author = {Benjamin Rader and Dinesh K. Rai and Melissa L. Stewart and Sarah Lejfer and Sampath Chennuri and James Hartwell and Victor Moyano and Max H. Witwer and Peter C. Laussen and Heather L. Nelson and John S. Brownstein},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Digital Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pdig.0001684},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001684}
}

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TI  - Utilization of a HIPAA-compliant large language model chatbot in an academic pediatric medical center
AU  - Benjamin Rader
AU  - Dinesh K. Rai
AU  - Melissa L. Stewart
AU  - Sarah Lejfer
AU  - Sampath Chennuri
AU  - James Hartwell
AU  - Victor Moyano
AU  - Max H. Witwer
AU  - Peter C. Laussen
AU  - Heather L. Nelson
AU  - John S. Brownstein
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Digital Health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001684
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Rader, B., Rai, D. K., Stewart, M. L., Lejfer, S., Chennuri, S., Hartwell, J., Moyano, V., Witwer, M. H., Laussen, P. C., Nelson, H. L., & Brownstein, J. S. (2026). Utilization of a HIPAA-compliant large language model chatbot in an academic pediatric medical center. PLOS Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001684

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