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Patients using commercial LLMs despite HIPAA and governance concerns

April 5, 2026Venk Murthy MD PhD

Venk Murthy argues patients are already using commercial LLMs for medical questions and are prioritizing speed over governance and HIPAA, creating a gap between policy ideals and patient behavior.

Commercial LLMs are being frequently used by patients
AI governance, HIPAA, etc are clearly not valued by many patients as much as quick answers
Venk Murthy MD PhD
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