By Alex Smith |
Microsoft has introduced Copilot Health, a dedicated health-focused experience within Microsoft Copilot, which is designed to help individuals interpret personal health data and generate personalised health insights.
The platform brings together multiple sources of personal health information, including medical records, wearable device data and health history, with the aim of helping users better understand patterns in their health and prepare for consultations with healthcare professionals. The system is intended to support clinical care by helping individuals organise information and identify questions to discuss with their doctors.
Copilot Health is being introduced through a phased rollout, with an initial waitlist opening for early participants who will help shape the development of the platform.
Microsoft’s consumer platforms already respond to more than 50 million health-related questions each day. To improve the reliability of responses, Copilot Health prioritises information from recognised medical organisations across 50 countries. Content is reviewed by Microsoft’s clinical team using principles established by the National Academy of Medicine and includes citations linking to original sources. The platform also incorporates expert-written medical content from Harvard Health Publishing. In addition, the system connects to real-time provider directories in the United States, allowing users to search for clinicians by specialty, location, language and insurance coverage.
The platform is designed to consolidate personal health information into a single profile. Data sources can include activity levels, sleep patterns, vital signs and other trends collected from more than 50 wearable devices and platforms such as Apple Health, Oura and Fitbit. Medical records can also be integrated from more than 50,000 healthcare organisations in the United States through HealthEx, including visit summaries, medication lists and test results. The platform additionally supports laboratory results provided by Function Health.
Artificial intelligence tools are used to analyse patterns across this information and highlight potential health insights. Microsoft said research initiatives such as the Microsoft AI Diagnostic Orchestrator are exploring how similar systems could be applied across broader clinical scenarios in the future. Any new artificial intelligence capabilities introduced into Copilot Health will undergo clinical evaluation and will be clearly labelled.
Copilot Health has also been designed with additional privacy and security protections. Health data and conversations are stored separately from general Copilot interactions and are protected through encryption, strict access controls and user-managed data settings. Users can disconnect health data sources, including electronic health records and wearable devices, at any time, and the company said information in Copilot Health is not used to train artificial intelligence models.
The service has achieved certification under ISO/IEC 42001, which establishes requirements for the governance and management of artificial intelligence systems.
Copilot Health has been developed with support from Microsoft’s internal clinical team and guidance from an external advisory group of more than 230 physicians across 24 countries. The company is also working with organisations including AARP and the National Health Council to support accessibility and usability for a broad range of users.