What Is Microsoft Copilot Health, and What Data Can It Use?

Microsoft Copilot Health is a separate health-focused area in Copilot that can connect selected wearable data, laboratory results, and medical records with the user's permission. It is designed to explain information, show trends, prepare questions for a clinician, and help users find care.

It is not a medical device, diagnostic service, emergency service, or replacement for a licensed healthcare professional. Do not delay urgent care because of an AI response.

What Copilot Health can connect

During its initial U.S. rollout, Microsoft described connections to more than 50 wearable devices and services, including data associated with Apple Health, Fitbit, and Oura. Depending on the source, this can include steps, activity, sleep, and other recorded measurements.

The service also supports medical-record import through HealthEx, which connects to participating U.S. healthcare organizations, and lab data through Function Health. Availability depends on the provider, region, account, consent, and the type of record.

Connect only the sources you want to use. A wearable's measurement is not necessarily equivalent to a clinical test, and gaps or device changes can make a trend misleading.

What the assistant is meant to do

• translate medical terminology into plainer language;
• summarize appointment notes, medication lists, or lab reports;
• display patterns across selected wearable data;
• help prepare a list of questions for an appointment;
• search for providers by location, specialty, language, or accepted insurance where supported.

Generated explanations may include citations, but a citation does not guarantee that the answer applies to an individual's situation. Review the original record and discuss interpretation with the relevant clinician.

Health questions it should not answer alone

Do not use Copilot Health as the only basis for starting or stopping medication, changing a dose, diagnosing symptoms, interpreting a critical result, or deciding whether urgent care is needed. If symptoms may be severe or life-threatening, contact local emergency services or an appropriate medical professional.

AI can overlook context such as pregnancy, allergies, kidney or liver function, interactions, age, or a clinician's complete differential diagnosis. Even an accurate general explanation can be unsafe for a particular person.

Privacy and account controls

Microsoft says Copilot Health keeps health conversations and connected health data separate from ordinary Copilot activity and does not use that health content to train its models. Users can disconnect sources and delete information through the available controls.

Those promises should be read in the current product terms and privacy documentation. Before connecting records, check:

• which company receives each data type and for what purpose;
• how long imported data and derived summaries are retained;
• whether deletion removes copies from every connected provider;
• which people or accounts can access the device and Copilot profile;
• whether the service is appropriate for employer, insurer, or regulated clinical information.

A consumer health assistant may not provide the same contractual protections as a healthcare provider's patient portal. Do not upload another person's records without authorization.

How to use Copilot Health responsibly

1. Connect one data source and review exactly what appears.
2. Ask a narrow question, such as Summarize the changes in this lab report without diagnosing them.
3. Open the cited record and confirm names, units, dates, and reference ranges.
4. Write down questions for the clinician rather than asking the AI to choose treatment.
5. Disconnect a source that no longer serves a purpose and delete unneeded copies.

Availability

Copilot Health launched through a phased rollout for adults in the United States, initially in English, with a waitlist for access. Supported regions, eligibility, data connections, and terms may have changed since launch, so check the current Copilot interface before relying on any specific integration.

Details of the launch and supported data sources were reported by The Verge. Treat the service as a tool for understanding and organizing health information—not as an authority on diagnosis or treatment.