Medical Summarizer
Category: Agent Standards: HIPAA · Clinical documentation standards
AI-powered document summarization (brief, detailed, structured)
What this node does
- Brief summaries
- Detailed summaries
- Structured summaries
- Key point extraction
How to use
- In the Hydra Builder, open or create a workflow
- In the node palette on the left, find Medical Summarizer under the Agent category (or use the search bar)
- Drag the node onto the canvas
- Double-click the node to open its configuration dialog
- Fill in the required parameters (see Configuration below)
- Connect the Medical Document input port from an upstream node
- Optionally connect the Summary Type port if needed
- Connect the Generated Summary and Key Points output to the next node downstream
Inputs
| Port | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Document | text | ✓ | Plain text string |
| Summary Type | text | Optional | Plain text string |
Outputs
| Port | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Generated Summary | text | Plain text string |
| Key Points | array | A list of items |
Configuration
Open the configuration dialog by double-clicking the Medical Summarizer node on the canvas.
| Parameter | What to enter |
|---|---|
summaryType | Configure summaryType in the node settings |
maxLength | Configure maxLength in the node settings |
includeKeyPoints | Configure includeKeyPoints in the node settings |
llmConfig | Configure llmConfig in the node settings |
When to use this node
- Summarize clinical notes
- Discharge summaries
- Case summaries
Need help configuring this node?
Go to Settings → Connectors to set up the connection this node depends on, then reference the connector ID in the node configuration dialog.