OpenAI adds a Healthcare Public Data plugin for eligible US clinicians

OpenAI introduced a read-only plugin that searches nine public health sources, including PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, DailyMed, openFDA and several CMS datasets. It is available to eligible US clinicians using ChatGPT for Healthcare or HIPAA Enterprise.

Why it matters: A curated public-data layer can reduce unsafe free-form browsing and improve provenance without exposing patient charts.

Business/technical/strategic impact: The plugin does not search patient records and searches must not contain protected health information. Organisations still need clinical review, source-date checks, access logs and policy controls. OpenAI lists no separate charge.