AI Assistance | EHR Insider https://ehrinsider.com Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:47:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Epic https://ehrinsider.com/reviews/epic/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:30:38 +0000 https://ehrinsider.com/ehr-systems/epic/ Epic Systems Corporation is the dominant electronic health records (EHR) company in the United States healthcare market. Founded in 1979 by Judith “Judy” Faulkner in a basement in Madison, Wisconsin, Epic has grown into the largest EHR vendor in the country, now headquartered in Verona, Wisconsin on a 1,100-acre campus inspired by fantastical themes. Epic holds approximately 42.3% of the acute care hospital EHR market share and manages over 325 million patient records—more than the population of the United States.

Key Features

Epic offers a comprehensive suite of healthcare applications including EpicCare (ambulatory and inpatient EHR), MyChart (patient portal with 150+ million activated users), Care Everywhere (health information exchange network connecting 90% of US patients), Cadence (scheduling), Prelude (registration), Resolute (billing), Beacon (oncology), Stork (obstetrics), and Healthy Planet (population health management). Epic is known for its deep interoperability through Care Everywhere and its AI initiatives, including Hey Epic! (generative AI features) and integration with Microsoft’s DAX Copilot for ambient clinical documentation.

Best For

Epic is designed primarily for large hospital systems, academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, and major health systems. It is NOT typically suitable for small independent practices due to its enterprise pricing model and complexity. Organizations like Kaiser Permanente, the Veterans Health Administration, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, and most major academic medical centers use Epic.

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