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Most U.S. doctors are quietly using this AI tool. Few patients know about it

Nbcwashington · · 3096 words · By Jared Perlo; NBC News
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“The service, a sort of chatbot for doctors, was used by about 65% of U.S. doctors across almost 27 million clinical encounters in April alone, the company told NBC News.”
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The claim states 65% of U.S. doctors use the service. However, the provided evidence from 'OpenEvidence Raises $210M...' explicitly states it is used by 'over 40% of physicians in the United States who log in daily'. These figures contradict each other.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is an American artificial intelligence company that develops a medical search engine used by physicians for clinical decision support. The company was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Dani…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEvidence
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web search NEUTRAL — Currently active across more than 10,000 hospitals and medical centers nationwide, OpenEvidence is used by over 40% of physicians in the United States who log in daily, with approximately 65,000 new v…
https://hlth.com/insights/news/openevidence-raises-210m-laun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Open Evidence uses AI-powered tools to deliver real-time, evidence-based insights for health policy, clinical guidelines, and public health decision-making.A healthcare professional uses OpenEvidence …
https://www.aimedapps.com/tools/openevidence
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“Almost two-thirds of physicians — or roughly 650,000 doctors — in the U.S. actively use OpenEvidence, while another 1.2 million use it internationally, OpenEvidence representatives said.”
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The provided evidence mentions the company is used by over 40% of U.S. physicians, but does not mention the specific numbers of 650,000 U.S. or 1.2 million international physicians.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is an American artificial intelligence company that develops a medical search engine used by physicians for clinical decision support. The company was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Dani…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEvidence
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web search NEUTRAL — Currently active across more than 10,000 hospitals and medical centers nationwide, OpenEvidence is used by over 40% of physicians in the United States who log in daily, with approximately 65,000 new v…
https://hlth.com/insights/news/openevidence-raises-210m-laun…
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence entered 2026 on an extraordinary growth arc. In January 2026, the Miami-based company closed a $250 Million Series D led by Thrive Capital and DST Global, doubling its valuation to $12 Bi…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/openevidence-chatgpt-doctors-…
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“OpenEvidence also says it complies with HIPAA, the federal health privacy law, through a series of privacy protocols and protections.”
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The American Association of Endodontists source explicitly confirms that OpenEvidence complies with HIPAA and will sign a Business Associate Agreement.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and will sign a Business Associate Agreement with covered entities, but it warns users not to enter protected…
https://www.aae.org/specialty/openevidence-and-the-endodonti…
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web search NEUTRAL — HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is the standard that protects patients’ sensitive health information.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paullukac_curious-what-people…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), was the result of efforts by the Clinton Administration and congressional healthcare reform proponents to reform healthcare.
https://www.cuttingedgedd.com/customer-resources/legislation…
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“MaineHealth currently asks its doctors to refrain from entering PHI into OpenEvidence.”
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The evidence provided discusses OpenEvidence generally and its HIPAA compliance, but there is no mention of MaineHealth specifically or their internal instructions to doctors.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is an American artificial intelligence company that develops a medical search engine used by physicians for clinical decision support. The company was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Dani…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEvidence
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web search NEUTRAL — Open Evidence uses AI-powered tools to deliver real-time, evidence-based insights for health policy, clinical guidelines, and public health decision-making.
https://www.aimedapps.com/tools/openevidence
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is a secure medical information platform for U.S. healthcare professionals, facilitating question logging, managing protected health informa..Use Cases. Who's it for. More Info. Discussio…
https://topai.tools/t/openevidence-ai
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“Practitioners must sign up for an account and provide their unique healthcare ID number supplied by the U.S. government.”
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The Google Play Store listing for OpenEvidence explicitly states '(NPI REQUIRED)', and the NPI (National Provider Identifier) is the unique healthcare ID number supplied by the U.S. government.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is an American artificial intelligence company that develops a medical search engine used by physicians for clinical decision support. The company was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Dani…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEvidence
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web search NEUTRAL — A healthcare professional uses OpenEvidence to construct a patient workup with the latest clinical findings. A medical educator writes an exam question based on recent research findings available on O…
https://www.aimedapps.com/tools/openevidence
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence provides accurate answers at the point of care (NPI REQUIRED).OpenEvidence has been an incredible lifeline for daily practitioners.” - C.J., Oncologist. “OpenEvidence is absolutely fantas…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openeviden…
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“The service is currently funded by ads — some from pharmaceutical and medical device companies — on its app and website”
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Two independent sources ('Glass Health vs OpenEvidence' and 'How OpenEvidence Is Transforming...') confirm that the company monetizes through advertisements from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is an American artificial intelligence company that develops a medical search engine used by physicians for clinical decision support. The company was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Dani…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEvidence
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence monetizes through ads from pharmaceutical and medical device companies at premium CPMs ($70-$150+). The company states that advertising does not influence clinical answers, but the ad-sup…
https://glass.health/compare/openevidence
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web search NEUTRAL — The core revenue stream derives from pharmaceutical and medical device advertising. Rather than charging physicians or healthcare systems for access, OpenEvidence monetizes through advertisements from…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-openevidence-transforming…
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“A recent survey by the American Medical Association found that over 80% of physician respondents currently use some form of AI.”
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Three independent sources report the AMA survey results, specifically citing that 81% (which is over 80%) of physicians use AI professionally.
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web search NEUTRAL — 81% of physicians now use AI professionally — more than double since 2023, according to the AMA 2026 Survey. However, the most significant statistic is that 88% of physicians believe robust safety and…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/varunnambiar-ai_more-than-80-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The American Medical Association’s Center for Digital Health and AI, launched last year by the association, shows 81% of physicians use AI in their practices. That’s more than double the 38% rate of u…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2026/03/12/four-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Physicians generally support patient use of AI for general health and medication questions, but most are wary of patient use for tasks requiring clinical judgment. Nearly half strongly oppose patients…
https://megadoctornews.com/ama-survey-shows-81-of-doctors-no…
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“The startup raised $700 million in less than a year and is backed by the glitziest names in the venture capital business: Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures, Nvidia, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital and more.”
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While evidence mentions a $250 Million Series D and a $210M raise, there is no evidence in the provided text confirming a total of $700 million raised in less than a year or the specific list of all named VC backers.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is an American artificial intelligence company that develops a medical search engine used by physicians for clinical decision support. The company was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Dani…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEvidence
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web search NEUTRAL — America's Official Medical Knowledge Platform. OpenEvidence is the leading medical platform for healthcare professionals, featuring answers grounded in peer-reviewed research from NEJM, JAMA, NCCN, Co…
https://www.openevidence.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is a platform offering evidence-based research and data for informed decision-making.
http://openevidence.org/
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“Valued at $1 billion in early 2025, OpenEvidence has surged to a valuation of $12 billion in just over a year.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the specific valuation growth from $1 billion in early 2025 to $12 billion.
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“about 2,000 hospitals and health systems have signed up for Expert AI as of April 30.”
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No evidence was found regarding UpToDate's Expert AI or the number of hospitals signed up as of April 30.
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“The company has inked partnerships and licensing agreements with the world’s most prestigious medical journals, like NEJM and the Journal of the American Medical Association.”
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“In April, leading AI company OpenAI launched its own version of OpenEvidence called ChatGPT for Clinicians”
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“OpenEvidence has also struck agreements with specialized medical organizations like the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Diabetes Association to provide the latest and most relevant treatment guidelines.”
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“OpenEvidence highlights that it scored 100% on the official United States Medical Licensing Examination”
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“an academic study released in December found that OpenEvidence accurately answered more complex medical questions less than 45% of the time.”
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