4 Things to Know About Texas’ Lawsuit Against Epic

4 Things to Know About Texas’ Lawsuit Against Epic

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Epic, alleging the company monopolizes the EHR market and restricts access to medical information. Epic denied the claims — but the lawsuit highlights ongoing concerns about interoperability, data access and competition in the healthcare software space. The post 4 Things to Know About Texas’ Lawsuit Against Epic appeared first on MedCity News.

Epic monopoly on EHRs is hurting U.S. health care, Texas AG says

Lawsuit filed over parental access to children’s medical records piles on allegations of anticompetitive behavior by Epic.

Texas AG sues Epic Systems

Attorney General Ken Pax­ton says the EHR vendor uses deceptive and anticompetitive practices to restrict parental access to children’s medical records and undermine health technology competition in the state.Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton announced that he is suing Epic Systems for deceptive practices that undermine children’s healthcare and violate the state’s health and safety code. The electronic health record company is “gate­keep­in…