OpenAI Integrates Epic Health Records and Public Data into ChatGPT

On September 1, 2026, OpenAI stated that healthcare organizations can connect their Epic electronic health record environments to ChatGPT for Healthcare. [2] The integration allows clinicians to ask ChatGPT questions grounded in a patient’s authorized record to review patient history and identify changes. [2] The AI allows read-only access to records and does not write anything back to the chart. [2] The integration supports bringing EHR information into ChatGPT, or embedding ChatGPT directly into an EHR layout. [1][2]

OpenAI also introduced a Healthcare Public Data plugin that links the workspace to nine official healthcare datasets. [2] The plugin provides structured access to sources including PubMed, DailyMed, and CMS Coverage. [1][2] UCSF Health has signed on as a pilot partner to test the capabilities of the EHR integration. [2]

This update bridges a major gap for clinical AI by integrating ChatGPT into the Epic EHR workflow and connecting it to official medical datasets. By providing read-only access to Epic, OpenAI is prioritizing data security and mitigating risks associated with AI-generated chart entries. This positions ChatGPT for Healthcare as a highly contextualized clinical summary tool that can synthesize complex patient data directly within existing layouts. What the sources don't address: how much this integration will cost for healthcare organizations and when it will be available to non-pilot partners.