Anthropic announces Claude for Healthcare following OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health reveal

Anthropic has announced "Claude for Healthcare," a new AI product designed to enhance medical workflows by integrating health data from devices like phones and smartwatches, similar to OpenAI’s recently revealed ChatGPT Health. Unlike ChatGPT Health, which primarily offers a patient-facing chat experience, Claude for Healthcare aims to provide more advanced capabilities, particularly for healthcare providers and payers. It features “connectors” that enable access to key medical databases and platforms such as the CMS Coverage Database, ICD-10, National Provider Identifier Registry, and PubMed. These connectors help automate and accelerate administrative tasks like prior authorization reviews, which typically require doctors to submit additional documentation to insurance providers. Anthropic emphasizes that Claude for Healthcare is intended to reduce the administrative burden on clinicians, allowing them to focus more on patient care rather than paperwork. While Claude can also provide medical advice, the company, along with OpenAI, cautions users to consult healthcare professionals for personalized and reliable guidance. The announcement comes amid growing reliance on large