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b.well Connected Health, which offers a connected health data network, is partnering with AI-enabled conversational search engine Perplexity to allow Perplexity users to authorize access to their medical records and ask personalized health questions informed by their individual health history.
b.well offers a FHIR-enabled platform that connects a patient's health records, wearable data and more. The company works with employers, payers and providers to offer a single platform for users to access their longitudinal health data.
Through the partnership, Perplexity users can upload their medical records into the AI tool, ask questions regarding their health and receive answers based on their own history. Consumers can also receive information regarding medications, lab results and specific medical conditions.
The companies must authorize access to their health records and can revoke that access at any time.
"Millions of people already turn to AI to ask health questions," Kristen Valdes, founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health, said in a statement.
"By connecting Perplexity's powerful answer engine backed by citations with b.well's trusted health data network, we can ensure those answers are grounded in a person's actual medical history, delivering guidance that is more relevant, more personalized, and more useful."
THE LARGER TREND
During the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exposition last week in Las Vegas, b.well announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics to provide Samsung Galaxy smartphone users, via the Samsung Health app, access to their complete medical records and share their history with providers using a QR code.
The partnership was part of a nationwide federal initiative in the U.S. to "Kill the Clipboard" by improving interoperability.
Earlier this year, OpenAI announced it was partnering with b.well to allow users of its healthcare-focused ChatGPT Health to connect their personal medical records to ChatGPT. OpenAI said b.well will serve as the technical back end to securely access and unify an individual's health data.
ChatGPT Health was announced by the tech giant earlier this year, which the company said combines a person's personal health information with ChatGPT's intelligence to help them navigate the healthcare system and answer everyday health and wellness questions.
Last year, b.well announced a partnership with Google to allow individuals to aggregate their personal health data, manage sharing preferences and unlock the use of connected health information.
The partners said they were bringing together their technologies to allow AI to personalize information to give consumers a more complete, real-time picture of their health. The two companies would also explore and expand new Fitbit health capabilities.
