Here are thoughts on Epic from four healthcare leaders in Massachusetts, according to The Boston Globe.
Richard W. Nesto, MD, CMO of Lahey Health (Peabody, Mass.): “The decision to go to Epic was relatively easy to us. It’s now the standard of the industry.”
Jonathan Bush, CEO of athenahealth (Watertown, Mass.): “It’s a beautiful relic from another era.”
Judy Hanover, research director at IDC Health Insights (Framingham, Mass.): “It was a shiny new thing for a while. The shine is coming off it a little bit. In three or four years, there will be little reason for hospitals to continue to buy Epic.”
O’Neil Britton, MD, CHIO of Partners HealthCare (Boston): “There are faults with the iPhone too, but doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. Epic has made a lot of strides in becoming an open system.”
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