Becker's Healthcare April 8, 2024
Giles Bruce

Epic was once the victim of industrial espionage but decided not to take the other company to court, founder and CEO Judy Faulkner wrote April 8.

When the EHR vendor was still located in the basement of an apartment house, the company hired “Bob,” who had worked for a Midwest IT company that specialized in outpatient practice management software, according to Ms. Faulkner. But he didn’t sign up for health insurance or seem to have plans to move his wife to Epic’s home base of Wisconsin.

Then, one day, an Epic employee notified Ms. Faulkner that “Bob” was photocopying the company’s files, she wrote. He later disappeared. Epic found out he had still...

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