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ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2026

Evaluating Large Language Models for Translating Multimodal Phenotype Documentations into Executable EHR Phenotyping Algorithms.

Chao Yan, Yi Xin, Wu-Chen Su, Srushti Gangireddy, Shravani Durbhakula, Stephen P Bruehl, Alyson L Dickson, Lang Li, QiPing Feng, Bradley A Malin and 2 more

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Article in medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Chao YanDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6719-1388
Yi XinDepartment of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-7983-8277
Wu-Chen SuDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Srushti GangireddyDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Shravani DurbhakulaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Stephen P BruehlDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Alyson L DicksonDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Lang LiDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
QiPing FengDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6213-793X
Bradley A MalinDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Tyler DerrDepartment of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Wei-Qi WeiDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

Funding

Ethics Core (FABRIC)U54HG012510 · NHGRI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MALIN, BRADLEY A. · 2022 to 2025
$11.2M
Generative AI for synthetic data: A framework to expand health data reach for research and ensure algorithmic fairnessK99LM014428 · NLM · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI YAN, CHAO · 2024 to 2025
$174k
NHGRI NIH HHS U54 HG012510NLM NIH HHS K99 LM014428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research applications of electronic health record (EHR) phenotypes require translating clinical definitions into executable EHR database queries, a labor-intensive process. We evaluated two frontier large language models across five phenotypes and three documentation modalities. Both models captured high-level logic from structured text but degraded markedly with diagram-only input. Error analysis revealed seven failure categories. Documentation, rather than model capability, was the primary bottleneck, reinforcing the need for standardization and expert oversight.

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PMID42238406
PMCPMC13228752

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