# TechCrunch — ChatGPT Health adds Epic integration for clinicians to import patient data

- Company: TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-01T17:00:00+00:00
- Category: capability-change
- Coverage: 5 outlets
- Announcement: yes
- Group: covered
- Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/chatgpt-health-adds-epic-integration-for-clinicians-to-import-patient-data/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/7263-chatgpt-health-adds-epic-integration-for-clinicians-to-import-patient-data
- Subject: Reporting
- Models affected: ChatGPT Health, ChatGPT

[OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-connects-health-records-and-healthcare-sources) announced an integration of ChatGPT Health with Epic's electronic health record system, enabling clinicians to import patient data and ask AI questions. The integration provides read-only access to health records. Additionally, a new Healthcare Public Data plugin was introduced to fetch information from external medical sources.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/chatgpt-health-adds-epic-integration-for-clinicians-to-import-patient-data/:

> OpenAI said today that it is integrating ChatGPT Health with Epic's electronic health record (EHR) system, which holds data for over 325 million patients , to let clinicians import patient data and use AI to ask questions.

## Around this story

Outlets this record can name and link:

- PYMNTS — OpenAI Brings Epic Health Records to ChatGPT for Clinicians: https://pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/openai-brings-epic-health-records-to-chatgpt-for-clinicians
- Neowin: https://neowin.net/news/chatgpt-can-now-read-patient-records-lab-results-medications-and-doctor-notes
- Shelly Palmer — OpenAI Wires ChatGPT into Epic's EHR: https://shellypalmer.com/2026/09/openai-wires-chatgpt-into-epics-ehr
- OpenAI: https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-connects-health-records-and-healthcare-sources
- Unite — OpenAI Connects Epic Health Records and Public Data to ChatGPT: https://unite.ai/openai-connects-epic-health-records-and-public-data-to-chatgpt

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