AI and Patient Health Data Access: Considering the Risks

Attorney Alisa Chestler of Baker Donelson on Latest Regulatory Considerations Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 17, 2025 18 Minutes

Among pressing issues facing healthcare providers and health IT vendors is how artificial intelligence-enabled tools such as AI assistants might further facilitate patients' access to records. But at the same time, providers need to securely transmit those records among multiple healthcare organizations, said attorney Alisa Chestler of the law firm Baker Donelson.

The Department of Health and Human Services is ramping up its emphasis on helping patients access their electronic health information and to ensure interoperability between digital health platforms and apps.

In July, the Trump administration launched a “Make Health Technology Great Again” initiative pushing for easier and more insightful patient access to their records (see: HHS Data Plan Aims to 'Make Health Technology Great Again').

HHS' plan includes ...