Epic hit with antitrust suit by Particle Health

Epic hit with antitrust suit by Particle Health 
Modern Healthcare; by Brock E.W. Turner; 9/23/24 
A startup’s dispute with electronic health record giant Epic Systems has escalated to court. Particle Health, a startup that helps providers and health technology companies aggregate and share data, filed a suit Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging Epic is using its market power to prevent products that would compete with the EHR company's payer platform.  ... Particle also alleges Epic used its influence to obtain a favorable ruling from Carequality, the national interoperability framework used by more than 50,000 organizations including clinics, hospitals and health tech companies. An Epic spokesperson said Particle’s claims are “baseless” and the lawsuit is an attempt to divert attention from Particle’s “unlawful actions” on the Carequality health information exchange network. The spokesperson said the company would defend itself against the claims.