Healthcare Innovation September 24, 2024
Particle Health accuses Epic Systems of antitrust violations in the EHR market
Particle Health, a platform for healthcare data integration, filed a federal lawsuit against Epic Systems Corporation on Monday. The lawsuit stated that Epic has used its position to worm its way into the core of the U.S. healthcare system and eradicate competition.
The lawsuit declared that over three-quarters of the U.S. population have electronic health records (EHR) within an Epic database. “Epic is now attempting to use its power over EHRs to expand its dominance into the fledgling market for payer platforms,” the lawsuit stated.
The Particle Health team accused Epic in a post on its website that the EHR company “used a multi-tentacled approach to try to...