publications

peer-reviewed publications and recent preprints in reverse chronological order.

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2026

  1. From Conversation to Chart: An Analysis of Clinician Edits to Ambient AI Draft Notes
    Yawen Guo and others
    Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2026
    Under revision
    Preprint
  2. Ambient AI Documentation in Mixed-Language Encounters: A Heuristic Evaluation of Spanish-English and Mandarin-English Conversations
    Di Hu, D. Flores, Laura Flores, and 8 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2026
    Forthcoming
  3. Understanding Stigmatizing Language in Clinical Documentation: A Paired Comparison of Ambient AI Drafts and Clinician Finalized Notes
    Yizhou Zhou, Yawen Guo, Sairam Sutari, and 7 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2026
    Forthcoming
  4. Clinician Modification of Hedging Language in Ambient AI Draft Notes: A Paired Comparative Study
    Yizhou Zhou, Yawen Guo, Di Hu, and 6 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2026
    Forthcoming
  5. Consumer-to-Clinical Language Shifts in Ambient AI Draft Notes and Clinician-Finalized Documentation: A Multi-level Analysis
    Ha Na Cho, Yawen Guo, Sairam Sutari, and 5 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2026
    Forthcoming
    arXiv
  6. Understanding Clinician Edits to Ambient AI Draft Notes: A Feasibility Analysis Using Large Language Models
    Yawen Guo and others
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2026
    Forthcoming
  7. Does Recording Hardware Matter for Clinical Speech Recognition? Evaluating ASR Performance Across Consumer Devices
    Brian D. Tran, Di Hu, Seungjun Kim, and 6 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2026
    Forthcoming
  8. What Do Clinicians Edit in Ambient AI-Drafted Clinical Documentation? A Qualitative Content Analysis
    Yawen Guo, Di Hu, Ziqi Yang, and 11 more authors
    Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2026
    DOI
  9. Clinicians’ Rationale for Editing Ambient AI-Drafted Clinical Notes: Persistent Challenges and Implications for Improvement
    Yawen Guo and others
    Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2026
    DOI
  10. A Scoping Review of Studies on Secure Messaging through Patient Portals: Persistent Challenges and Potential Solutions
    Yawen Guo, Di Hu, Yiliang Zhou, and 4 more authors
    npj Health Systems, 2026
    Preprint
  11. Applying Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models to Clinical Notes for Phenotyping and Diagnosing Rare Diseases: A Systematic Review
    Seungjun Kim, Yizhou Zhou, Yawen Guo, and 2 more authors
    Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2026
    DOI
  12. Evaluating Ambient AI Documentation: Effects on Work Efficiency, Documentation Burden, and Patient-Centered Care
    Yawen Guo, Jiayuan Wang, Di Hu, and 6 more authors
    Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2026
    DOI

2025

  1. A Systematic Review of Early Evidence on Generative AI for Drafting Responses to Patient Messages
    Di Hu, Yawen Guo, Yizhou Zhou, and 2 more authors
    npj Health Systems, 2025
    DOI
  2. When AI Writes Back: Ethical Considerations by Physicians on AI-Drafted Patient Message Replies
    Di Hu, Yawen Guo, Hannah N. Cho, and 7 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2025
    PubMed
  3. Computational Use of Patient-Provider Secure Messaging Data to Achieve Better Clinical Efficiency and Quality of Communication: A Systematic Review
    Yawen Guo, Di Hu, Yizhou Zhou, and 2 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2025
    PubMed
  4. Large Language Models for Disease Diagnosis: A Scoping Review
    Shuang Zhou, Z. Xu, M. Zhang, and 13 more authors
    npj Artificial Intelligence, 2025
    DOI
  5. Data Missingness and Equity Implications in the Nation’s Largest Student Fitness Surveillance System: The New York City School Based Physical Fitness Testing Programs, 2006-2020
    Hannah R. Thompson, J. L. Ricks-Oddie, M. Schneider, and 6 more authors
    Journal of School Health, 2025
    DOI
  6. Ambient Listening in Clinical Practice: Evaluating EPIC Signal Data Before and After Implementation and Its Impact on Physician Workload
    Yawen Guo, Di Hu, Jiayuan Wang, and 4 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 20th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics (MEDINFO ’25), 2025
    DOI

2024

  1. An Interactive Web Application for School-Based Physical Fitness Testing in California: Geospatial Analysis and Custom Mapping
    Yawen Guo, Kai Hu, Di Hu, and 2 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2024
    Awarded PubMed
  2. Investigating the Effects of Housing Instability on Depression, Anxiety, and Mental Health Treatment in Childhood and Adolescence
    Rachel Zehrung, Di Hu, Yawen Guo, and 2 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2024
    PubMed

2023

  1. Perspectives on Privacy in the Post-Roe Era: A Mixed-Methods of Machine Learning and Qualitative Analyses of Tweets
    Yawen Guo, Rachel Zehrung, Katherine Genuario, and 4 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2023
    PubMed
  2. YouTube Videos for Public Health Literacy? A Machine Learning Pipeline to Curate Covid-19 Videos
    Yawen Guo, Xin Liu, Anjana Susarla, and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics (MEDINFO ’23), 2023
    DOI

2022

  1. Public Opinions Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: A Machine Learning-Based Analysis of U.S. Tweets
    Yawen Guo, Jiahui Zhu, Yuchen Huang, and 4 more authors
    In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2022
    Awarded PubMed

2020

  1. YouTube Video Analytics for Patient Engagement: Evidence from Colonoscopy Preparation Videos
    Yawen Guo, Xin Liu, Anjana Susarla, and 1 more author
    In Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS), 2020
    DOI