- Forbes reported that while Judy Faulkner has no plan to retire from Epic, she has made arrangements for the company to stay private and employee-owned after she’s gone.
- On Sept. 27, Epic urged Carequality, an interoperability network, to disclose the findings of a previous dispute involving Particle Health, which raised concerns about the company’s data-sharing practices.
- The University of Alabama System said it is transitioning to an Epic EHR system, which will be implemented at Birmingham-based UAB and the soon-to-be-acquired Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System.
- Particle Health filed an antitrust lawsuit against Epic Systems alleging that the company is leveraging its position in the EHR market to stifle competition in the payer platform sector.
- Epic said it is developing tools in a bid to reduce cognitive processes for clinicians. The project, called Simplify, allows clinicians to choose specific parts of the software to hide or collapse, and to rearrange screen elements to optimize workflows based on individual preferences.
- The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with Oracle Health and Epic to help identify veterans receiving care outside of the VA system.
- Epic is scheduled to roll out 20 new programs including AI-powered agents in its patient portal, MyChart, alongwith AI-assisted procedure selection.
- Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health told Becker’s that it has entered into negotiations with Epic to switch to the EHR vendor.
- New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health told Becker’s that it estimates that its Epic EHR implementation will cost $1.2 billion.
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