Epic expands reach among payers, retail disruptors
Becker's Healthcare November 9, 2023
Despite Epic’s dominance in the hospital market, a recent series of moves from the EHR giant indicates that it is also trying to expand its reach among the top payers and retail disruptors in healthcare.
Nearly 36% of acute care hospitals in the U.S. have Epic EHRs. The company’s Payer Platform, which is designed to connect data between payers and providers, is increasing its presence among payer customers.
“We leverage an established interoperability network and extensive experience supporting payers and providers to help automate data exchange and improve payer-provider collaboration,” Epic Vice President Alan Hutchison said in a KLAS Research report. “The growing Payer Platform network includes the seven largest health plans in the country, and it provides...