Epic

Epic is an electronic health record (EHR) software developer founded in 1979, serving more than 325 million patients with current electronic records. The company operates as an employee-owned, developer-led organization that builds all software internally without acquisitions, investing 35% of operating expenses in research and development.

The platform serves diverse healthcare settings including academic medical centers, community hospitals, independent practices, payers, dental clinics, mental health facilities, and skilled nursing centers. Epic's software encompasses clinical documentation, patient engagement through MyChart, value-based care analytics, payer-provider data exchange, and AI-powered clinical decision support. The company has maintained KLAS's #1 Overall Software Suite ranking for 14 consecutive years.

Epic Research conducts population health studies using de-identified data from the platform, while EpicShare serves as a community knowledge base where customers share implementation strategies and outcomes. Recent initiatives include collaboration with Microsoft on AI integration, organ donor registration through MyChart, and legal action alongside healthcare providers to protect patient privacy from data exploitation.

Choose Epic when your organization requires a comprehensive, unified EHR platform that can scale across multiple care settings and support complex integrated delivery network needs. The platform excels for organizations prioritizing long-term platform stability, extensive interoperability, and access to a mature user community sharing best practices.

Expect a significant implementation commitment with access to proven workflows, extensive analytics capabilities, and ongoing platform evolution. Epic's employee-owned structure and sustained R&D investment provide confidence in long-term platform viability and continuous innovation.

Epic operates exclusively in healthcare with 46 years serving hospitals, health systems, payers, dental clinics, behavioral health, skilled nursing, and specialty diagnostics. The platform addresses healthcare-specific needs including clinical documentation, patient portals, value-based care analytics, prior authorization automation, care gap closure campaigns, and payer-provider data exchange compliant with federal interoperability requirements.

Recent healthcare initiatives include MyChart organ donor registration recognized by Donate Life America, AI integration for clinical decision support, and legal action defending patient privacy. Epic Research conducts population health studies on firearm injury risk, bacterial infections in infants, and medication outcomes using de-identified platform data.

Large health systems, academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, children's hospitals, and payers requiring enterprise-grade EHR capabilities across multiple care settings. Organizations with the resources to support complex implementations and the strategic vision to leverage comprehensive analytics, interoperability, and value-based care tools will benefit most from Epic's platform breadth.