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A Pipeline for Generating Longitudinal Synthetic Clinical Notes Using Large Language Models

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arXiv

arxiv.org/abs/2606.26879v1

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A new synthetic clinical notes pipeline is introduced to generate a dataset that can be used for developing and evaluating AI tools in healthcare. The pipeline generates structured patient information, simulates semi-structured patient journeys, and uses large language models to create unstructured clinical notes. The generated notes prioritize internal consistency across longitudinal records while also incorporating variation in writing style, note structure, and clinical detail. Additional validation and augmentation steps are used to improve the faithfulness, realism, and diversity of the generated notes.

What the Document Says

  • A synthetic clinical notes pipeline is introduced for developing AI tools in healthcare.
  • The pipeline generates structured patient information, simulates semi-structured patient journeys, and creates unstructured clinical notes using large language models.
  • The generated notes prioritize internal consistency across longitudinal records while also incorporating variation in writing style, note structure, and clinical detail.
  • Additional validation and augmentation steps are used to improve the faithfulness, realism, and diversity of the generated notes.

Key Concepts Mentioned

  • Synthetic data
  • Clinical documentation
  • AI systems
  • Healthcare
  • Large language models
  • Structured patient generation
  • Semi-structured patient journey simulation
  • Unstructured clinical note generation
  • Internal consistency
  • Writing style
  • Note structure
  • Clinical detail
  • Validation
  • Augmentation
  • Faithfulness
  • Realism
  • Diversity

Claims Made by the Document

  • The pipeline can support the development of clinical AI tools.
  • The generated dataset is designed to avoid privacy risks associated with real patient data.

Evidence Used

  • The text states that the synthetic data enables the development and evaluation of AI systems in healthcare, specifically clinical AI tools.

Methods / Approach

  • Use of a modular pipeline for generating synthetic clinical notes

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Raw Abstract / Excerpt

Synthetic data is increasingly used to enable the development and evaluation of AI systems in domains where access to real-world data is restricted. In healthcare, clinical documentation presents particular challenges due to its sensitivity. This work introduces a synthetic clinical notes pipeline and dataset designed to support the development of clinical AI tools while avoiding the privacy risks associated with real patient data. The dataset is generated using a modular pipeline that combines structured patient generation, semi-structured patient journey simulation, and unstructured clinical note generation using large language models. The pipeline is designed to prioritise internal consistency across longitudinal patient records, while also capturing variation in writing style, note structure, and clinical detail. Additional mechanisms, including LLM-based validation and augmentation steps, are used to improve faithfulness, realism, and diversity of the generated notes. We release a dataset of 70 synthetic patients, each associated with 20-50 clinical notes spanning a full hospital journey. The dataset is provided at multiple levels of validation, enabling users to balance realism and scalability depending on their use case. This dataset supports the development, testing, and evaluation of clinical AI systems, including summarisation tools, coding models, and decision support systems, without reliance on real patient data.