OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Into 325 Million Patient Records Via Epic EHR Integration Amid Growing Legal Battles
Summary
OpenAI integrates ChatGPT Health into Epic's EHR system, granting clinicians read-only access to over 325 million patient records including lab results and medications, while simultaneously facing lawsuits alleging the AI provided dangerous medical advice that nearly killed users.
Key Points
- OpenAI integrates ChatGPT Health with Epic's EHR system, giving clinicians read-only access to patient data for over 325 million patients, including appointment notes, lab results, medications, and specialist documentation.
- A new Healthcare Public Data plug-in is launching, pulling information from sources like ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, and DailyMed to help healthcare workers synthesize clinical data for trial eligibility, medication identifiers, and coverage policies.
- Despite a 99.1% safety rating across 4,300 physician-reviewed responses, OpenAI faces mounting legal pressure, including a lawsuit from a Florida pastor alleging a near-fatal AI recommendation and another from a family blaming ChatGPT for wrongful dosage advice.