Evaluation of ChatGPT's Capabilities in Medical Report Generation

The growing demand for efficient healthcare delivery has intensified the need for technological innovations that facilitate medical professionals' decision-making processes. In this study, we investigate ChatGPT (OpenAI Incorporated, Mission District, San Francisco, United States), a state-of-the-art language model based on the GPT-4 architecture, as an effective tool for assisting healthcare professionals in writing medical reports based on real patient laboratory results. By leveraging ChatGPT's extraordinary performance across multiple medical domains, including lab result diagnostics and medical literature analysis, we aimed to streamline and enhance the medical report generation process. The generated case report presents a 31-year-old male patient with no significant past medical history who visited a clinic to establish care and seek evaluation for abdominal pain. Following routine laboratory tests, including a complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, and a Helicobacter pylori breath test, ChatGPT provided tailored recommendations addressing identified concerns and abnormalities. These included lifestyle modifications, such as dietary changes, weight management, and avoiding trigger foods or behaviors; alongside medical treatment options, the patient was advised to consult a gastroenterologist for further evaluation and potential advanced treatment options. The organization and structure of this case study are derived from ChatGPT's output, using patient's actual physical information and lab results as input, without any prior knowledge. Ultimately, we will compare the generated report with suggestions from an online doctor consultation system to demonstrate the precision and reliability of ChatGPT's recommendations. Through this comparison, we aim to show that ChatGPT can produce coherent, comprehensive, and clinically relevant medical reports with a relatively high degree of accuracy and consistency.