Why Epic Is Launching a Prescription Price Comparison Tool
Epic will launch a tool in summer 2027 to help patients compare prescription cash prices and insurance costs across pharmacies.
Epic MyChart Phishing Scam Hits Health Systems: What Providers Should Do
More than a dozen health systems are warning patients of a phishing campaign impersonating Epic's MyChart portal with fake Medicare rewards and faux login pages. Experts say the scam exposes a deeper problem: patients can't be expected to spot increasingly polished fakes, so the responsibility falls on providers to communicate in ways that build trust.
Why Pharma Companies Should Look To Social Media For Better Patient Insight
Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.
This Week In Epic News: FTC Probe, AI Agents & More
Epic faced an FTC antitrust probe this week, but that didn't stop the EHR giant from unveiling a wave of new AI tools at its annual conference.
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
July has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, Aledade, Providence and Whoop named new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Novartis, Adventist Health and Wellstar Health System.
Epic-First Doesn’t Mean Epic-Only: Where Hospitals Are Still Buying from Startups
A survey of 112 health system executives finds that Epic's hold on hospital IT keeps getting stronger — but startups still have a shot, provided they solve a specific problem, prove strong ROI or offer a product that Epic is lagging behind on.
How TEFCA Is Speeding Up Disability Benefits Determinations at Hospitals
The Social Security Administration’s move onto the TEFCA interoperability framework is beginning to streamline disability determinations by enabling faster exchange of medical records from hospitals. Dr. David Kaelber, chief health informatics officer at MetroHealth System in Ohio, said the shift is replacing a months-long, fax-driven process with near real-time data sharing.
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From Blind Spots to Better Outcomes: How SNF Data Transparency Strengthens LTSS
What if health plans could identify member decline before an avoidable hospitalization occurs? Real-time clinical visibility into long-stay SNF members uncovers risk earlier and drives better outcomes.
Why The Epic-Health Gorilla Case Just Got Juicier
GuardDog Telehealth admitted it misrepresented its services to access patients’ health information, marking the first major concession in Epic’s lawsuit against Health Gorilla and other defendants accused of exploiting interoperability networks. The broader case is still ongoing.
Epic Is Letting Health Systems Build Their Own Agents — But Are They Ready?
Epic has unveiled its new “agent factory,” a platform that lets health systems build AI agents that are capable of orchestrating entire workflows across the EHR.
Health Gorilla Calls Epic Lawsuit ‘Attack on Interoperability’ in Motion to Dismiss
Health data company Health Gorilla filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Epic and several healthcare providers alleging inappropriate access to nearly 300,000 patient records. The case highlights ongoing questions about governance and standards for national health data sharing, with Health Gorilla arguing the dispute should be handled through interoperability networks’ internal processes rather than in federal court.
4 Health Tech Trends Startups Can’t Ignore, Per an Oak HC/FT Partner
During a recent interview at the ViVE conference in Los Angeles, Oak HC/FT Partner Vig Chandramouli shared four key trends shaping the health tech startup market, from underinvested labor management, pricing risks and the influence of Epic on long-term deals.
The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
Do Ambient Scribe Startups Have a Future Now That Epic Launched Its Own Tool?
Epic’s rollout of a built-in AI charting tool is intensifying competition in the already crowded ambient AI scribe market, forcing standalone vendors to sharpen their differentiation in an Epic-dominated health system landscape.
Epic vs. Health Gorilla: Inside the Battle Over Who Controls Your Medical Records
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 & Providers Sue Health Gorilla Over Alleged Data Exploitation
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.
What does Epic’s Chief Medical Officer Think About ChatGPT Health?
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.
4 Things to Know About Texas’ Lawsuit Against Epic
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.