on the outside of its fantasy campus, medical professionals and their patients have very real-world needs from this massive technology vendor. And there are plenty of very real critics.
Epic has for years been accused of dragging its feet around interoperability efforts that would help streamline the exchange of patient information between vendors.
Health-care data in the U.S. has historically been siloed and difficult to move around, as clinics, hospitals and health systems can store their information in a variety of formats across dozens of different vendors. The data is also protected by federal laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA.
Oracle, which is now Epic’s chief rival, says Epic is fiercely protective over its turf.
