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From Feedback to Checklists: Grounded Evaluation of AI-Generated Clinical Notes.

AuthorsKaren Zhou 0001 et al.
Year2025
VenueEMNLP 2025
PaperView on DBLP

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Engineering Breakdown

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Core Technical Contribution

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How It Works

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Production Impact

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Limitations and When Not to Use This

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Research Context

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