Advancing Claude in healthcare and the life sciences (www.anthropic.com)

Anthropic has expanded its Claude AI offerings with the introduction of Claude for Healthcare and enhanced capabilities for life sciences, making it a more valuable tool for scientists, clinicians, and healthcare providers. Claude for Healthcare features HIPAA-compliant tools that streamline medical processes through new connectors to vital databases like the CMS Coverage Database and ICD-10. These enhancements enable Claude to assist with critical tasks such as prior authorization reviews, claims appeals, and patient care coordination, ultimately expediting patient access to necessary treatments. In life sciences, the upgraded Claude can now link to key platforms including Medidata, ClinicalTrials.gov, and bioRxiv. This integration allows Claude to support clinical trial management, from drafting protocols to aiding in regulatory submissions. The recently released Opus 4.5 model shows notable improvements in agentic performance and factual accuracy, which are essential for real-world applications. Claude's expanded toolset aims to reduce administrative burdens, enhancing operational efficiencies for healthcare organizations and biopharmaceutical companies, thereby accelerating the delivery of lifesaving treatments to patients.