Epic Systems

Epic Systems Corporation is a privately held healthcare software company. According to the company, hospitals that use its software hold medical records of 54% of patients in the U.S. and 2.5% of patients worldwide. It was founded in 1979 by Judith R. Faulkner. Originally headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Epic moved its headquarters to a large campus in the suburb Verona, Wisconsin in 2005 where it now employs more than 8000 people. In 2015 it plans the fifth phase of expansion with five new buildings each planned to be around 100,000 square feet. Epic's market focus is large health care organizations. Epic offers an integrated suite of health care software centered on a Caché database provided by InterSystems. Their applications support functions related to patient care, including registration and scheduling; clinical systems for doctors, nurses, emergency personnel, and other care providers; systems for lab technologists, pharmacists, and radiologists; and billing systems for insurers. Its competitors include Cerner, MEDITECH, Allscripts, and units of I.B.M., McKesson, Siemens and GE Healthcare.