Epic’s lawsuit against Health Gorilla is less about one alleged data misuse scheme and more about a deeper fault line in healthcare interoperability: data can move faster than the rules governing it. Experts say this problem could force the industry to redefine the boundaries of access, accountability and trust in data sharing.
Epic Systems and several healthcare providers have sued Health Gorilla and other companies, alleging they exploited interoperability networks to improperly access and monetize nearly 300,000 patient medical records without consent.
Alan Murray on improving access for medical transportation.
Dr. Jackie Gerhart firmly believes that an AI tool meant to help make sense of a person's health or medical records must be housed within the EHR. She also contends that Epic's digital concierge tool, Emmie, will do much more than simply reactively answer questions posed by the user.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Epic, alleging the company monopolizes the EHR market and restricts access to medical information. Epic denied the claims — but the lawsuit highlights ongoing concerns about interoperability, data access and competition in the healthcare software space.
At Forbes Healthcare Summit, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner explained why the company’s long-protected independence and unconventional management approach have been central to its dominance as an EHR vendor. Now, she says the company’s future will depends on how it uses its massive data stores to support AI-powered clinical decisions.
The CEOs of Nabla, Suki, Ambience Healthcare and Abridge separately spoke with MedCity News about why their products have staying power despite imminent competition from Epic.
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.
The latest episode of the Debunked podcast explores an ongoing debate questioning the role of payers in healthcare transactions. It also highlights turmoil at the CDC.
A federal judge has allowed key claims in Particle Health’s antitrust lawsuit against Epic to move forward, marking the first time such allegations against the EHR giant have gotten this far. The case centers on Epic’s alleged use of its influence over the Carequality data exchange to block Particle’s access to patient records and stifle competition in the emerging payer platform market.
At Epic’s annual Users Group Meeting, the EHR behemoth highlighted its growing AI strategy — announcing tools promising to benefit providers, payers and patients alike.
Experts say the fallout from HHS’ restructuring could set public health efforts back by decades by dismantling critical infrastructure. It’s also important to note that these changes cast serious doubt on the future of interoperability, pointed out Jason Prestinario, CEO of data platform Particle Health.
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This year's HIMSS conference featured many news announcements — from advanced partnerships to product launches to new research. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for six of the conference's most notable announcements.
During a recent panel, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner gave some insight about how she runs her company and why she thinks its employees enjoy coming to work.
Following a months-long dispute, data platform Particle Health filed an antitrust lawsuit against Epic, alleging that the EHR giant is using its dominance in the market to prevent competition in the payer platform space. Particle believes the lawsuit is an “unprecedented challenge” to Epic’s market power, while Epic thinks the startup’s claims are “baseless.”
AI is meant to have a synergistic relationship with clinicians rather than replace them, pointed out David McSwain, chief medical information officer at UNC Health, during an interview at HIMSS24. In his view, both humans and AI are fallible, but their errors are usually of a different type — so both should be working together to reduce the overall error rate.
This year's ViVE conference featured a variety of news announcements — from company launches to new products to partnerships to acquisitions and more. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for nine of the conference's most notable announcements.