Becker's Healthcare June 27, 2022
Oracle’s $28.4 billion deal to buy Cerner and plans for a nationwide healthcare database have captured the attention of health IT executives since the deal was announced in December. But Epic, which has the largest hospital EHR market share, has also been active in the last six months.
Epic reported $3.8 billion in revenue for 2021 and serves more than 430,000 hospital beds, a net gain of 19,000 in the last two years. Worldwide, more than 285 million patients have electronic records in Epic, including 253 million Americans.
The EHR giant has been busy installing EHRs within Walmart health clinics after it signed a deal with the retailer last year. Several large health systems, including Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System...