Update pages/02_Workflow_UI.py

pages/02_Workflow_UI.py

@@ -314,11 +314,21 @@ with tab_spec:
         st.info("Submit the referral on the PCP tab to activate Specialist Review.")
         st.stop()
 
+        # Prevent guideline rationale or re-render during immediate SOAP rerun
+        if st.session_state.pop("_suppress_guidelines", False):
+            st.stop()
+
+
     read_only = status == "completed"
 
     st.subheader("SOAP Draft")
-    soap = case.get("soap_draft", {}) or {"subjective": "", "objective": "", "assessment": "", "plan": ""}
 
+    # Cache SOAP in session to avoid stale disk reads
+    st.session_state[f"soap_{selected}"] = case.get("soap_draft", {})
+    soap = st.session_state[f"soap_{selected}"]
+
+
+    
     # Generate SOAP if needed
     gen_needed = (status == "submitted") and (not any(soap.get(k, "").strip() for k in ("subjective", "objective", "assessment", "plan")))
     if gen_needed and not read_only:
@@ -351,6 +361,8 @@ with tab_spec:
                 "soap_draft": {"subjective": subj.strip(), "objective": obj.strip(), "assessment": assess.strip(), "plan": plan.strip()},
                 "explainability": explain_patch,
             })
+            # Set flag so guideline rationale doesn't run on immediate rerun
+            st.session_state["_suppress_guidelines"] = True
             st.rerun()
 
     # Editable fields
@@ -383,6 +395,13 @@ with tab_spec:
 
     stale = is_stale(assess_new, assess_hash0) or is_stale(plan_new, plan_hash0)
 
+    # Guard: skip guideline generation until SOAP fields exist
+    if not any((soap.get(k, "") or "").strip() for k in ("subjective", "objective", "assessment", "plan")):
+        st.info("Generate SOAP draft first to enable guideline rationale.")
+        st.stop()
+
+
+
     if not stale and (normalize_text(assess_new + plan_new)):
         # Use stored bullets if available; else compute and persist once
         stored_points = (exp.get("guideline_rationale") or [])