Forbes January 15, 2026
A lawsuit filed by electronic health record giant Epic could encourage reforms to a problematic system, where non-health companies can get their hands on patient records without their knowledge.
Imagine you’ve confided in your doctor about a sensitive medical issue. You haven’t even disclosed the condition to your family. Then, a week later, you get a call from a lawyer who asks to chat about it.
According to the largest electronic health records system in the country, Epic Systems, scenarios like this may be occurring right now. On Tuesday, the healthcare software giant filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California alleging that “bad actors” have been marauding as medical treatment facilities in order to pull and then misuse...
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