News 12/12/25
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files an antitrust and consumer protection petition alleging that Epic maintains monopoly power. It says that Epic controls more than 90% of US patient records, locks…
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Monday Morning Update 9/8/25
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A federal judge partially grants Epic’s motion to dismiss claims that were brought against it in a September 2024 lawsuit by Particle Health (my summary is here). Most monopoly-related claims survived…
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Monday Morning Update 5/19/25
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Shares of Scotland-based Craneware jump on reports that Bain Capital is considering acquiring the company.
Bain Capital confirmed that Bain Capital Funds is assessing a possible offer, but it has not involved Craneware’s board.
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Jonathan Bush, Patient Access to Health Data, and Is Epic a Monopoly? with Brendan Keeler – Part 3
We wrap up this interview series with Brendan Keeler, Interoperability Practice Lead at HTD Health, with a look at his time workin with Jonathan, Bush, a discussion of the EHR market including Epic's rise to…
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Particle Lawsuit Epic; Hologram Doctor; Neuralink Vision FDA; Vesta +$65M; Highmark covers AppliedVR
Welcome to the September edition of Digital Health Digest! This month, we cover groundbreaking developments, from Particle Health’s legal battle against Epic to hologram doctor visits at West Cancer Center and Neuralink’s latest FDA…
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News 10/2/24 – HIStalk
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Private equity firm Accel KKR acquires VisiQuate, which offers revenue cycle analytics and workflow automation.
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From Slivovitz: “Re: Particle Health versus Epic. Particle may be unhappy about Epic’s behavior, but it’s a Hail…
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Unpacking the Epic-Particle Health Dispute: When It Started, What’s Being Alleged & What It Means for the Industry – MedCity News
This week, a New York City-based startup decided to wage its own David vs. Goliath-style battle in the healthcare technology world.
Following a months-long dispute, data platform Particle Health sued EHR behemoth Epic. The startup…
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Particle Health files antitrust suit against Epic
Particle Health, the data exchange and analytics company, filed a lawsuit filed Monday in the Southern District of New York alleging that Epic Systems Corp. is using its monopoly over electronic health records to block its…
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News 8/9/24 – HIStalk
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Health Catalyst reports Q2 results: revenue up 4%, EPS $0.12 versus $0.05, beating analyst expectations.
HCAT shares jumped 38% on the news, but are still down 44% over the past 12 months, valuing…
Monopoly power in #digitalhealth
Once somebody has monopoly power, the incentive is to keep the monopoly power and the way you do it is to either prevent innovation from coming or if you see some innovation coming and…
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