Iowa health system warns against using ChatGPT to draft patient letters

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care is warning employees against the use of ChatGPT for its potential to violate HIPAA.

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In an Oct. 26 notice, the health system said the artificial intelligence chatbot is not HIPAA-compliant and thus, to be used, tools like it must undergo a “proper security review, contracting, and business associate agreement.”

“[Entering] patient information into an AI system could result in a HIPAA violation,” the warning read. “For example, using ChatGPT to draft a patient letter or using an unapproved AI transcription service requires sharing of (patient health information) with the application. Beware of these types of situations.”

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