HealthEx and Anthropic Partner to Bring Personal Health Records Directly to Claude

HealthEx and Anthropic have launched a new integration that allows Claude Pro and Max users to securely connect their medical records from more than 50,000 provider organizations directly to the AI. Built on the federal TEFCA interoperability framework and HealthEx’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), the partnership enables users to receive personalized health summaries, lab result explanations, and record-based insights without exposing sensitive data for AI training.

HealthEx acts as a unifying connector for fragmented healthcare data, consolidating patient records through FHIR patient-access APIs and federal interoperability infrastructure. Using MCP, Claude retrieves only the specific portions of a medical record needed to answer a question—such as a lab trend or medication list—rather than accessing an entire file. Users verify their identity through biometrics and government-issued ID and retain granular control over what information Claude can access, from immunizations to clinical notes. Early use cases include patients reviewing medications for interactions and preparing more effectively for follow-up visits.

A central concern for consumer health AI—whether personal data is used to train models—is addressed through a strict privacy-first design. Health data connected through HealthEx is not stored in Claude’s long-term memory and is never used for model training. HealthEx CEO Dr. Priyanka Agarwal said the integration is intended to help patients better understand and act on their health information in a system marked by short visits, long waits, and fragmented records. The launch aligns with broader industry momentum, including the Digital Medicine Society’s push to scale trusted AI care navigation, signaling growing acceptance of AI as a partner in healthcare decision-making.