From releasing new data-sharing features to increasing its revenue, here are 19 updates on Epic’s operations, software products, and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in September:
- In a Sept. 26 report, KLAS Research said it interviewed 35 Epic customers at the EHR vendor’s annual UGM conference. Many expressed strong interest in Epic’s entry into the fast-growing ambient speech market, citing expectations of deeper integration and lower costs than competing solutions.
- Paramus, N.J.-based Bergen New Bridge Medical Center’s CEO told Becker’s its expects a return on its new Epic EHR — its “largest strategic investment” — in two to three years.
- Epic teamed up with the Social Security Administration and Chicago-based Access Community Health Network to make it easier for patients to apply for disability benefits.
- Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare stated that it is investing time and resources into unifying its Epic EHR into a single instance.
- Epic revealed seven new data-sharing features at an interoperability conference Sept. 25 at its Wisconsin headquarters. Some of these features included MyChart Central and the Clarity data model.
- Under a new deal, Epic will provide software to Quest Diagnostics to improve digital connectivity with health systems and other providers.
- Epic Systems and Particle Health clashed over how their antitrust lawsuit should move forward, with each side telling a federal judge that the other is misinterpreting her recent order.
- Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health’s executive vice president and COO told Becker’s that the health system will save money with a new $120 million Epic EHR.
- Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health invested $4.5 million to launch a shared Epic EHR system with Sacramento-based WellSpace Health.
- Epic’s revenue rose to $5.7 billion in 2024, a company spokesperson told Becker’s, as the EHR vendor continues to add health system customers.
- Epic named its integrated interface Hyperspace because it “felt like a sci-fi moment,” company founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said.
- Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health launched Epic across its 33 hospitals and six-state footprint on Sept. 6.
- Community Medical Center in Falls City, Neb., implemented Epic through a partnership with Bryan Health.
- Paramus, N.J.-based Bergen New Bridge Medical Center said it will implement Epic, with a launch date scheduled for early 2027.
- New Orleans-based Ochsner Health’s CIO told Becker’s it has built a 70-person “sales team for tech” that helps with all things Epic.
- Thirteen healthcare organizations using Epic’s software connected to a federally backed health information network in August.
- On Sept. 5, a federal judge allowed parts of Particle Health’s antitrust lawsuit against EHR vendor Epic Systems to move forward, while dismissing other claims.
- Trevor Berceau, product development lead at Epic, told Becker’s about the EHR vendor’s new MyChart Central, a new tool that allows patients to use one login to access health records from multiple participating providers.
- On Sept. 3, Epic announced a new AI tool designed to help clinicians anticipate patient needs and improve decision-making.
