A look at Epic's new partnerships
Becker's Healthcare May 8, 2023
From teaming up with Microsoft on OpenAI integrations to joining a new health information exchange network, here is a look at where EHR giant Epic is extending its partnerships in 2023:
Epic and Microsoft
Epic is partnering with Microsoft to develop and integrate generative AI into its EHR software, with health systems beginning to pilot the new integrations.
The two are training Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI on a large collection of information so it can asynchronously draft responses to patient messages for providers.
Azure OpenAI will provide draft messages to providers, who can then review the message and make any modifications before it is sent to a patient.
The aim of the integration is to reduce the documentation burden...