OpenAI connects ChatGPT to Epic EHRs

OpenAI has connected ChatGPT to Epic electronic health record systems, according to reporting by MobiHealthNews. The development brings one of the most widely recognized generative AI products closer to software used across healthcare organizations to manage patient records and clinical workflows.

Epic develops electronic health record, or EHR, technology. EHR systems are used to organize information such as patient histories, clinical notes, test results, medications and care documentation. Connecting AI tools to those systems can place generative AI capabilities nearer to the information environments used by healthcare staff.

ChatGPT is OpenAI’s conversational generative AI system, designed to produce and summarize text in response to prompts. In healthcare settings, AI tools can potentially support administrative and information-handling tasks, though their use raises important considerations around privacy, accuracy, security and appropriate clinical oversight.

The connection highlights continued interest in applying generative AI within healthcare technology. Because medical records contain sensitive personal data, deployments involving EHR systems typically require careful governance and safeguards around access, data handling and the role of human professionals in reviewing AI-generated information.