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Epic Systems receives class-action lawsuit over EHR access

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Kevin Kinsella

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According to the plaintiffs, the largest health record vendor creates barriers that prevent patients and authorized platforms from aggregating complete medical histories across healthcare providers.

Epic Systems is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that it uses its dominant market position to block interoperability and to make it difficult for patients to access their medical records.

Filed by the American Association for Disability Justice (AADJ) and two individuals, the lawsuit claims that Epic’s monopoly of the

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