Anthropic has introduced Claude for Healthcare, a new set of artificial intelligence tools designed for healthcare professionals and everyday users who seek medical information. The launch comes just a week after another major AI company announced its own healthcare focused chatbot.
In a newsroom update, the San Francisco based firm described Claude for Healthcare as “a complementary set of tools and resources that allow healthcare providers, payers, and consumers to use Claude for medical purposes.” The offering includes a chatbot powered by the custom Claude Opus 4.5 model, third party integrations, and new agent based skills.
Anthropic said its latest frontier model, Claude Opus 4.5, was built with medical performance in mind. The company shared that the model scored 61.3 percent on MedCalc and 92.3 percent on MedAgentBench. This model serves as the foundation for Claude for Healthcare.
The platform introduces Connectors, which allow the chatbot to access third party systems and pull data from their databases. This can help professionals generate reports and retrieve accurate medical information. At present, Claude can connect with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Coverage Database, the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision, and the National Provider Identifier Registry.
Two new agent skills have also been added. One focuses on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, which is a modern standard for sharing data between healthcare systems. The second is a sample prior authorisation review skill that offers custom templates for organisational policies, coverage rules, and clinical guidelines.
Anthropic said Claude for Healthcare is mainly designed to reduce administrative workloads. It can speed up tasks such as prior authorisation reviews, coverage checks, and document analysis, while remaining compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
The chatbot can also help create stronger appeals, support care teams with patient messages, and assist developers building healthcare products.
The company has also introduced secure integrations for users who want to upload health records and lab results. HealthEx and Function are available in beta, while Apple Health and Android Health support will roll out this week through mobile apps.
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