SPI Digital Health: Epic and the Art of Keeping things Simple

And so, the Epic juggernaut rolls on. This time, by securing a ‘next generation’ EHR contract at Northwell Health, a sizable health system in New York state. Behind the headline confirming Epic’s relentless march across US health systems is an arguably more pertinent narrative: how, when or indeed if other vendors will ever compete. It will take something special, or wholly unexpected, to tilt the power balance. 

The Signify View 

As much as the Northwell Health deal is another feather in Epic’s well-adorned cap, it is another blow for the slew of vendors clinging to its coat tails.