athenahealth Connects Patient Health Records to Claude

Nov 2, 2026
The athenaPatient MCP connector lets Claude Pro and Max users in the US give Claude access to selected electronic health record data.

athenahealth launched athenaPatient MCP, a server that connects patient health records to Claude from Anthropic, the company said in a press release. Claude Pro and Max users in the US can add the connector through their Claude settings starting 2 November.

The server uses Model Context Protocol to retrieve electronic health record information at a patient's request. Claude can reference lab results, vital signs, medications, health conditions, immunizations, visit history, diagnostic reports, allergies, procedures, and care plans when answering questions.

Patients authenticate with their athenahealth credentials and choose which information to share. They can revoke access at any time. athenahealth cited an August 2026 Pew Research Center survey in which 34% of US adults said they had used AI assistants for health purposes. "athenahealth is giving patients a way to bring their own records into Claude when they choose to," said Syed Mohiuddin, head of healthcare at Anthropic.

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