From expanding connections to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement to new health system EHR go-lives, here are 11 updates on Epic’s operations, software products, and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in June:
- Minot, N.D.-based Trinity Health has begun an 18-month project to replace its current EHR system with Epic.
- Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital is transitioning to an Epic EHR system. The switch is expected to be completed by mid-2027.
- On June 26, Epic sent a letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, and ONC’s Thomas Keane, MD, with its suggestions for improving the nation’s digital health infrastructure. Some of the suggestions included mentions of TEFCA, building a single, reliable database of doctors and healthcare organizations, and of using digital IDs to make it easier for patients to log into health apps without passwords.
- Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida announced plans to switch to an Epic EHR over the next two years.
- Waukon, Iowa-based Veterans Memorial Hospital plans to go live with Epic on June 14.
- Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare confirmed to Becker’s that it is investing $51 million in a modernized, integrated EHR system following its acquisition of Warner Robins, Ga.-based Houston Healthcare.
- Epic earned a B grade and an overall performance score of 82.3 out of 100 in the ambulatory health IT space, according to KLAS Research’s “Ambulatory Ecosystem Epic Complete Look 2025” report.
- Forbes released its list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women on June 3 — and Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner came in No. 2 on the list, with an estimated net worth of $7.8 billion.
- Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First announced that it went live with its new Epic EHR system in early June.
- Fifteen hospitals and health systems using Epic’s software went live on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in May.
- In a June 2 news release, Epic said that more than 1,000 hospitals and 22,000 clinics using Epic’s software are now connected to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, a government-led initiative launched in 2022.
