According to co-chairs of the HL7 FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST), establishing security and patient consent mechanisms are crucial for healthcare data exchange. They aim to build a 'common, reusable, scalable' application to drastically reduce the data linkage process, which previously took months.
Drummond Group offers 'FHIRplace' multi-party testing, bringing together multiple stakeholders (payers, providers, developers) to validate true interoperability. This validates real-world scenarios for specific use cases like Da Vinci ePA or Payer-to-Payer Data Exchange.
Cohere Health provides technology that uses AI algorithms to convert static policy documents into structured, API-compatible data. This aims to enable automated authorization workflows and meet CMS interoperability requirements involving payers and EHR providers.
A survey revealed that both payers and providers still face difficulties with API implementation and policy digitization. Key hurdles include digitizing policies, meeting tight timelines, and coordinating with third-party vendors.
Abridge, an AI platform, and Availity, a real-time medical information network, have partnered to revolutionize the prior authorization process. They are building a new system that uses clinical conversations between doctors and patients as the starting point for efficient and transparent necessity reviews.
AI startup Anthropic announced a partnership with biopharmaceutical companies (Sanofi, Novo Nordisk, etc.) to launch 'Claude for Healthcare,' an AI tool compliant with HIPAA regulations. The tool integrates medical records and wearable device data to support clinical trials and personalized health management.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar regarding the transition from electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) to digital quality measures (dQMs). The goal is to use FHIR-based standards during the public comment period, allowing attendees to learn about standardized data sharing and new metrics.
Anthropic announced 'Claude for Healthcare,' an AI assistant suite designed for healthcare providers, payers, and consumers. The tools are HIPAA-compliant and integrate with systems like the CMS database and ICD-10 codes to support tasks such as prior authorization checks and claims management. Furthermore, its life sciences capabilities have been significantly expanded.
Anthropic has released 'Claude for Healthcare,' a large-scale AI product for the medical field. It aims to process medical information and reduce administrative burden by providing HIPAA-compliant functions and integrating with various databases.
Acmeware and Avo have partnered to provide a FHIR-enabled integration layer, enabling real-time access to clinical data within MEDITECH environments for AI tools. This allows healthcare organizations to utilize advanced decision support and documentation features without leaving the EHR system.
Abridge, a leader in clinical conversational AI, and Availity, the nationโs largest health information network, have partnered to automate prior authorization in real-time. This aims to shift the complex administrative process from a post-visit bottleneck into the actual point of patient conversation.
HealthEx and Anthropic have launched an integration allowing Claude Pro/Max users to securely connect their medical records from over 50,000 provider organizations directly to the AI. This enables personalized health summaries and lab result explanations.
On January 12, 2026, Anthropic officially launched 'Claude for Healthcare.' This AI tool provides HIPAA-compliant tools for healthcare providers, payers, and consumers. New features include connecting to CMS databases and ICD-10 coding systems, alongside new skills like FHIR development and pre-authorization review. Furthermore, its Life Sciences capabilities were expanded to include drafting clinical trial protocols.
HealthEx has partnered with Anthropic to launch a service allowing Claude Pro/Max users to securely connect medical records from over 50,000 provider organizations directly to the AI. Leveraging the TEFCA framework, this system ensures personalized health summaries while maintaining a 'Privacy-First' approach by not using sensitive patient data for model training.
Anthropic expanded its Claude model's offerings in healthcare and life sciences, adding HIPAA-ready connectors and agent skills. This enables support for administrative processes and research across payer, provider, and patient workflows.
Anthropic significantly enhanced Claude's capabilities by expanding 'Claude for Healthcare' and 'Claude for Life Sciences.' This provides a suite of tools usable in HIPAA-compliant environments, enabling healthcare providers and companies to support data interoperability and clinical operations.