Epic Systems

Epic Systems is a US healthcare software company founded in 1979. The company says it began in a basement and develops software intended to help people get well, stay well, and support the health of future generations. Epic describes its software as a single, comprehensive health record. Its products are designed to work together within health systems and beyond their traditional organizational boundaries. The company’s central commercial offering is software for healthcare organizations, particularly systems that need connected health records and related digital workflows. Epic is privately held and based in Verona, Wisconsin. Its software is used in the United States and in international markets. The company remains active; its public-facing description emphasizes healthcare and the patient as the focus of its software development.

Epic Systems traces its origins to 1979, when, according to the company, it was founded in a basement. The company was established to develop software for healthcare and has remained focused on health-related technology. Judy Faulkner is identified as its founder. Epic’s product approach centers on a comprehensive health record rather than disconnected standalone applications. The company describes its software as a single system intended to work together, both within health systems and beyond their traditional boundaries. This orientation makes interoperability and continuity of health information central themes in Epic’s account of its products. The company’s stated purpose is to develop software that helps people get well, stay well, and helps future generations be healthier. Epic is based in Verona, Wisconsin, and operates as a privately held company. Its software serves healthcare organizations in the United States and international markets. The available company descriptions establish its founding period, healthcare focus, and integrated-record approach, but do not provide a detailed chronology of individual product launches or corporate transactions.

• 1979

  Epic founded

A healthcare software developer focused on comprehensive, connected health records and patient-centered care.

• Comprehensive health record software

  Epic describes its software as a comprehensive health record designed to work together inside and outside the traditional boundaries of a health system.

• 2026

  FTC investigates Epic Systems over health data access

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Epic Systems over how it grants or restricts access to health data. As part of an antitrust investigation, the agency sent investigative demands to others in the health technology industry. Epic stated that it is a leader in interoperability and does not engage in anticompetitive behavior. The investigation concerns the company's practices regarding access to patient health data.

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  FTC investigates Epic Systems over health data access[4]FTC investigates Epic Systems over health data accessthailandnews.net

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Epic Systems over how it grants or restricts access to health data, sending investigative demands to others in the health technology industry as part of an antitrust investigation. Epic said it is a leader in interoperability and does not engage in anticompetitive behavior.

1. 1Epic | ...With the patient at the heartepic.com
2. 2About | Epicepic.com
3. 3Our Software | Epicepic.com
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