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AI to Help Assess Clinical Quality: Example (potential) Darth Vecdor Use Case + Configs

Darth Vecdor is open-source, freely-available software to create knowledge bases using LLMs (like ChatGPT). With some trepidation, I share a set of example Darth Vedor configurations that may facilitate clinical quality measurment and improvement in healthcare.

April 14, 2026
The Patient Hierarchy of Needs

by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA Introduction Back in 1943, a seminal work by Dr. Abraham Maslow was published describing the human hierarchy of needs. In this hierarchy, once lower level needs were adequately satisfied (i.e., basic physiologic needs like food and shelter), then higher level needs arise. In other words, people typically don’t…

February 25, 2025

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Tag: healthcare

AI to Help Assess Clinical Quality: Example (potential) Darth Vecdor Use Case + Configs

The Patient Hierarchy of Needs