Google Debuts New Vertex AI Search Capabilities for Health Providers

Google has introduced new generative AI search capabilities within its Vertex AI platform, tailored for health and life sciences organizations. These capabilities allow providers and life sciences companies to search patient data, including clinical sources like FHIR data and clinical notes. When combined with Google's medical large language model Med-PaLM 2, these capabilities enable medical professionals to find answers to questions about patient medical records and general medical knowledge. The offering aims to address workforce shortages in the healthcare sector, reduce administrative burdens and physician burnout, and enhance the quality of care by providing accurate clinical information. The new features will support HIPAA compliance and are available for trial by healthcare and life sciences organizations.