Dive Brief:

Oracle will roll out new artificial intelligence functionality to its patient portal, allowing patients to chat with AI and ask questions about their medical records, the technology giant said Wednesday.

Users can ask for plain-language explanations of diagnoses or lab results, as well as prepare for upcoming doctor visits, draft messages to providers or schedule follow-up appointments, Oracle said in a press release.

The AI-backed portal is planned for general availability next year. The rollout comes as Oracle is doubling down on AI in healthcare, launching a new electronic health record embedded with the technology last month.

Dive Insight:

The new portal is built using foundation models from OpenAI, the maker of popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, Oracle said in a press

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