Becker's Healthcare September 23, 2024
A startup has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Epic Systems alleging that the company is leveraging its position in the EHR market to stifle competition in the payer platform sector.
Particle Health, an intelligent data platform that aggregates and delivers actionable patient data and insights to healthcare companies, filed the lawsuit Sept. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit alleges that Epic is stopping Particle from entering the emerging payer platform market.
“Epic Systems controls the medical information of nearly every American — meaning one private company has unchecked power over our healthcare,” Jason Prestinario, CEO of Particle, said in a news release shared with Becker’s. “Now, Epic is using that power...