Epic Systems Corporation

Epic Systems Corporation is a privately held healthcare software company headquartered in Verona, Wisconsin. Epic develops comprehensive Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Health Information Exchange (HIE) software platforms that enable healthcare organizations to maintain unified, longitudinal patient medical records across care settings. The company's software suite supports clinical workflows for inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and specialty care environments, with integrated capabilities for order management, documentation, decision support, and patient engagement. Epic's platform includes MyChart, a patient-facing portal enabling secure access to medical records and communication with healthcare providers. The company also operates Epic Research, which conducts large-scale population health studies using de-identified data from its customer base to generate clinical insights on disease prevalence, medication efficacy, and treatment outcomes. Epic's software facilitates interoperability through standards-based health information exchange, including participation in TEFCA (Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement) networks that enable secure sharing of medical records between healthcare organizations and government agencies. The platform supports specialized clinical workflows for infection prevention, maternal health, mental health emergency care, pediatric care coordination, and chronic disease management. Epic serves health systems, hospitals, specialty practices, and community health organizations globally, with particularly strong presence in the United States. The company emphasizes data quality, patient privacy, clinical outcomes improvement, and collaborative learning among its user community through EpicShare, a platform for sharing best practices and implementation successes.