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"""
Internal Medicine Discharge Letter Error-Check — Backend
Prospective study: AI-assisted error detection in ED discharge letters
Flow:
1. Receive Croatian discharge letter from doctor
2. Translate to English (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite)
3. Run concurrent error-detection analysis:
- DeepSeek Reasoner (via DeepSeek API)
- GPT-OSS-120B (via Groq)
4. Parse structured output and return errors + suggestions
"""
import os
import json
import time
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Optional
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google import genai
from openai import OpenAI
from groq import Groq
load_dotenv(dotenv_path=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".env"))
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# API clients
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_gemini_client() -> genai.Client:
key = os.environ.get("GOOGLE_API_KEY") or os.environ.get("GEMINI_API_KEY")
return genai.Client(api_key=key)
def get_deepseek_client() -> OpenAI:
return OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ.get("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"),
base_url="https://api.deepseek.com",
)
def get_groq_client() -> Groq:
return Groq(api_key=os.environ.get("GROQ_API_KEY_OSS"))
DEEPSEEK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 120
DEEPSEEK_MAX_TOKENS = 8192
DEEPSEEK_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 2
DEEPSEEK_RETRY_SLEEP_SECONDS = 2
def _log_deepseek(event: str, **kwargs):
parts = [f"{key}={value!r}" for key, value in kwargs.items()]
suffix = f" | {' | '.join(parts)}" if parts else ""
print(f"[DeepSeek] {event}{suffix}", flush=True)
def _deepseek_response_meta(response) -> dict:
choice = response.choices[0]
message = choice.message
content = message.content or ""
reasoning = getattr(message, "reasoning_content", "") or ""
return {
"finish_reason": getattr(choice, "finish_reason", None),
"content_len": len(content),
"reasoning_len": len(reasoning),
}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Prompts
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRANSLATION_PROMPT = """You are a medical translator. Translate the following Croatian clinical discharge letter to English.
Preserve ALL medical terminology, values, units, drug names, dosages, and clinical details exactly.
Output ONLY the English translation, nothing else.
Croatian text:
{text}"""
ERROR_CHECK_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are an expert internal medicine physician reviewing emergency department discharge letters for errors and quality issues.
Your task: carefully analyze the discharge letter and identify up to 3 ERRORS and up to 2 IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS.
The goal is precision, not forcing findings.
ERRORS are factual, clinical, or documentation mistakes present in the letter, such as:
- Medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, drug interactions, contraindications)
- Diagnostic errors (incorrect diagnosis given the findings, missed diagnosis)
- Dosing errors (incorrect dose for patient weight/age/renal function)
- Lab interpretation errors (misinterpreted lab values, missed abnormal results)
- Documentation errors (inconsistencies, contradictions within the letter)
- Omissions (critical missing information that should be documented)
SUGGESTIONS are general quality improvements that are NOT necessarily errors, such as:
- Documentation completeness improvements
- Clinical workflow recommendations
- Patient safety enhancements
- Follow-up care suggestions
For every suggestion you MUST:
- Identify the specific part of the letter that could be improved
- Quote the relevant original text (or note what is missing)
- Provide the exact rewritten version or additional text you would use instead
This makes every suggestion concrete and immediately usable rather than vague or generic.
CRITICAL RULES:
- Only report genuine errors you are confident about. Do NOT fabricate errors.
- Do NOT force yourself to find 3 errors.
- If you find fewer than 3 errors, report only what you find.
- It is acceptable to find 0 errors. If no clear error is present, return "errors": [].
- When uncertain, prefer returning no error rather than a speculative one.
- You may still provide 0-2 useful improvement suggestions even when errors is empty.
- Be specific: quote the relevant part of the letter for each error and suggestion.
- Categorize each error and suggestion precisely.
- For every suggestion, always include both the original quote and your exact suggested rewrite.
You MUST respond in the following JSON format and NOTHING else:
{
"errors": [
{
"description": "Clear description of the error",
"category": "medication_error|diagnostic_error|dosing_error|documentation_error|lab_interpretation_error|contraindication|omission|other",
"severity": "low|medium|high|critical",
"quote": "Exact quote from the letter where the error appears"
}
],
"suggestions": [
{
"description": "Clear description of the improvement suggestion",
"category": "documentation_quality|clinical_workflow|patient_safety|completeness|other",
"quote": "Exact quote from the letter (or 'N/A' if adding entirely new content)",
"suggested_rewrite": "Exactly how you would have written it differently - the full improved text you recommend"
}
],
"summary": "One-sentence overall assessment of the discharge letter quality"
}
Valid zero-error example:
{
"errors": [],
"suggestions": [
{
"description": "Make the follow-up plan more explicit and actionable for the patient and primary care provider.",
"category": "documentation_quality",
"quote": "Follow up with primary care in 1 week.",
"suggested_rewrite": "Please follow up with your primary care physician within 7 days for repeat labs and clinical reassessment. If you experience worsening shortness of breath, chest pain, or fever, return to the emergency department immediately or call the 24-hour advice line at (555) 123-4567."
}
],
"summary": "No clear clinical or documentation errors were identified, but the discharge letter could be improved with more specific follow-up instructions."
}"""
ERROR_CHECK_USER_PROMPT = """Analyze the following internal medicine emergency department discharge letter for errors and quality issues.
DISCHARGE LETTER:
{clinical_text}
Respond with the JSON format specified in your instructions.
Remember:
- up to 3 errors
- up to 2 suggestions
- only report genuine errors
- if no clear errors are present, return `"errors": []` and optionally provide suggestions"""
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Data classes
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@dataclass
class ParsedError:
description: str
category: str
severity: str
quote: str
@dataclass
class ParsedSuggestion:
description: str
category: str
quote: str = ""
suggested_rewrite: str = ""
@dataclass
class ModelResult:
model_name: str
raw_response: str
errors: list = field(default_factory=list)
suggestions: list = field(default_factory=list)
summary: str = ""
success: bool = True
error_message: Optional[str] = None
latency_seconds: float = 0.0
@dataclass
class AnalysisResponse:
original_text: str
translated_text: str
model_a_result: ModelResult
model_b_result: ModelResult
translation_latency: float = 0.0
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Translation
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def translate_to_english(text: str) -> str:
client = get_gemini_client()
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview",
contents=TRANSLATION_PROMPT.format(text=text),
)
return response.text
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# JSON parsing helper
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def parse_model_json(raw: str) -> dict:
"""Extract JSON from model response, handling markdown code fences."""
text = raw.strip()
if text.startswith("```"):
first_newline = text.index("\n")
last_fence = text.rfind("```")
text = text[first_newline + 1 : last_fence].strip()
try:
return json.loads(text)
except json.JSONDecodeError:
start = text.find("{")
end = text.rfind("}") + 1
if start != -1 and end > start:
return json.loads(text[start:end])
raise
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Model calls
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _parse_to_result(model_label: str, raw: str, latency: float) -> ModelResult:
parsed = parse_model_json(raw)
errors = [
ParsedError(
description=e.get("description", ""),
category=e.get("category", "other"),
severity=e.get("severity", "medium"),
quote=e.get("quote", ""),
)
for e in parsed.get("errors", [])
]
suggestions = [
ParsedSuggestion(
description=s.get("description", ""),
category=s.get("category", "other"),
quote=s.get("quote", ""),
suggested_rewrite=s.get("suggested_rewrite", ""),
)
for s in parsed.get("suggestions", [])
]
return ModelResult(
model_name=model_label,
raw_response=raw,
errors=errors,
suggestions=suggestions,
summary=parsed.get("summary", ""),
success=True,
latency_seconds=round(latency, 2),
)
def call_model_a(clinical_text: str) -> ModelResult:
"""DeepSeek Reasoner via DeepSeek API."""
start = time.time()
client = get_deepseek_client()
last_error = None
for attempt in range(1, DEEPSEEK_MAX_ATTEMPTS + 1):
attempt_start = time.time()
try:
_log_deepseek("attempt_start", attempt=attempt)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-reasoner",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": ERROR_CHECK_SYSTEM_PROMPT},
{
"role": "user",
"content": ERROR_CHECK_USER_PROMPT.format(
clinical_text=clinical_text
),
},
],
max_tokens=DEEPSEEK_MAX_TOKENS,
timeout=DEEPSEEK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
)
meta = _deepseek_response_meta(response)
_log_deepseek("attempt_response", attempt=attempt, **meta)
raw = response.choices[0].message.content or ""
if not raw.strip():
raise ValueError(
"DeepSeek returned an empty response body "
f"(finish_reason={meta['finish_reason']}, "
f"reasoning_len={meta['reasoning_len']})."
)
result = _parse_to_result("DeepSeek Reasoner", raw, time.time() - start)
_log_deepseek(
"attempt_success",
attempt=attempt,
elapsed_total=round(time.time() - start, 2),
errors_found=len(result.errors),
suggestions_found=len(result.suggestions),
)
return result
except Exception as exc:
last_error = exc
_log_deepseek(
"attempt_failed",
attempt=attempt,
elapsed_attempt=round(time.time() - attempt_start, 2),
error_type=type(exc).__name__,
error=str(exc),
)
if attempt < DEEPSEEK_MAX_ATTEMPTS:
time.sleep(DEEPSEEK_RETRY_SLEEP_SECONDS)
return ModelResult(
model_name="DeepSeek Reasoner",
raw_response="",
success=False,
error_message=(
f"{last_error} after {DEEPSEEK_MAX_ATTEMPTS} attempts"
if last_error
else "DeepSeek failed for an unknown reason."
),
latency_seconds=round(time.time() - start, 2),
)
def call_model_b(clinical_text: str) -> ModelResult:
"""GPT-OSS-120B via Groq."""
start = time.time()
try:
client = get_groq_client()
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-oss-120b",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": ERROR_CHECK_SYSTEM_PROMPT},
{"role": "user", "content": ERROR_CHECK_USER_PROMPT.format(clinical_text=clinical_text)},
],
temperature=0.2,
max_tokens=4096,
)
raw = response.choices[0].message.content
return _parse_to_result("GPT-OSS-120B", raw, time.time() - start)
except Exception as exc:
return ModelResult(
model_name="GPT-OSS-120B",
raw_response="",
success=False,
error_message=str(exc),
latency_seconds=round(time.time() - start, 2),
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main pipeline
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def run_error_check(croatian_text: str) -> AnalysisResponse:
"""Full pipeline: translate, then run both models concurrently."""
t0 = time.time()
english_text = translate_to_english(croatian_text)
translation_latency = round(time.time() - t0, 2)
with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=2) as pool:
future_a = pool.submit(call_model_a, english_text)
future_b = pool.submit(call_model_b, english_text)
result_a = future_a.result()
result_b = future_b.result()
return AnalysisResponse(
original_text=croatian_text,
translated_text=english_text,
model_a_result=result_a,
model_b_result=result_b,
translation_latency=translation_latency,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CLI test
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
import sys, io
sys.stdout = io.TextIOWrapper(sys.stdout.buffer, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
sample = """Bolesnik 68 godina, dolazi zbog bolova u prsištu.
Dijagnoza: STEMI prednje stijenke.
Terapija: Aspirin 100mg, Klopidogrel 75mg, Ramipril 5mg, Atorvastatin 40mg.
Preporučen kontrolni pregled za 7 dana."""
print("=" * 60)
print("ERROR CHECK TEST")
print("=" * 60)
result = run_error_check(sample)
print(f"\nTranslation ({result.translation_latency}s):")
print(result.translated_text)
for r in [result.model_a_result, result.model_b_result]:
print(f"\n{'=' * 60}")
print(f"{r.model_name} ({r.latency_seconds}s):")
if r.success:
print(f"Summary: {r.summary}")
for i, e in enumerate(r.errors, 1):
print(f" Error {i}: [{e.category}/{e.severity}] {e.description}")
for i, s in enumerate(r.suggestions, 1):
print(f" Suggestion {i}: [{s.category}] {s.description}")
else:
print(f"ERROR: {r.error_message}")