FHIR-Former: enhancing clinical predictions through Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources and large language models
Bibliographic record
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To address the challenges of data heterogeneity and manual feature engineering in clinical predictive modeling, we introduce FHIR-Former, an open-source framework integrating Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) with large language models (LLMs) to automate and standardize clinical prediction tasks. MATERIALS AND METHODS: FHIR-Former dynamically processes structured (eg, lab results, medications) and unstructured (eg, clinical notes) data from FHIR resources. The pipeline supports multiple classification tasks, including 30-day readmission, imaging study prediction, and ICD code classification. Leveraging open-source LLMs (GeBERTa), we trained models on 1.1 million data points across ten FHIR resources using retrospective inpatient data (2018-2024). Hyperparameters were optimized via Bayesian methods, and outputs were mapped to FHIR RiskAssessment resources for interoperability. RESULTS: FHIR-Former achieved an F1-score of 70.7% and accuracy of 72.9% for 30-day readmission, 51.8% F1-score (88.1% accuracy) for mortality prediction, and 61% macro F1-score for imaging study classification. The ICD code prediction model attained 94% accuracy. Performance demonstrated promising performance for readmission and showed scalability across tasks without manual feature engineering. DISCUSSION: FHIR-Former eliminates institution-specific preprocessing by adapting to diverse FHIR implementations, enabling seamless integration of multimodal data. Its configurable architecture outperformed prior frameworks reliant on static inputs or limited to unstructured text. Real-time risk scores embedded in FHIR servers enhance clinical workflows without disrupting existing practices. CONCLUSION: By harmonizing FHIR standardization with LLM flexibility, FHIR-Former advances scalable, interoperable predictive modeling in healthcare. The open-source framework facilitates automation, improves resource allocation, and supports personalized decision-making, bridging gaps between AI innovation and clinical practice.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.007 | 0.024 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.003 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.003 | 0.004 |
| Open science | 0.004 | 0.005 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.005 | 0.004 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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