STAT: “Why I decided to share all my health information with ChatGPT Health“

2026
Written By Liz Salmi
Screenshot of "Why I decided to share all my health information with ChatGPT Health" in STAT"

Editorial in STAT.

In case you missed it, an editorial I wrote about my personal experience using ChatGPT Health was published last week in STAT.

The editorial is an updated and more polished view after writing about my first impressions published here more than a week ago.

A short summary of what was published in STAT:

"I use every tool at my disposal to make sense of the messiness of living with brain cancer... None of my medical records connected successfully at first... Prompt: 'Compare and contrast the differences between my brain surgeries in October 2021 and May 2022 in 1 sentence.' ... Not too shabby... I don’t recommend this approach for everyone... My hope is that models like ChatGPT Health can help regular people become more curious about their health, learn to ask informed questions, and feel more prepared for their medical visits."

STAT is a behind-the-paywall publication, but the first three articles are free. You can check it out here.

Liz Salmi

Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.

https://thelizarmy.com
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