Epic Strikes Deal With Apple To Create Mac-Friendly Version of Its Platform

In a deal that has gotten a fair bit of attention – and could lead to much bigger things – Epic has agreed to introduce a version of its EHR that should be easier to run on Apple devices.  The agreement should please physicians, a large percentage of whom have historically owned Apple products. By associating itself more closely with Apple, the agreement could potentially raise Epic’s profile with consumers, whom the vendor has not really cultivated in the past. After all, Apple is known globally as having one of the friendliest interface designs available anywhere and continues to possess one of the world’s strongest consumer brands. If Epic could do anything to siphon off some of its magic it couldn’t hurt. Apparently, however, striking the deal didn’t come easy. According to a report in BGR.com, originally reported by Axios via 9to5Mac, Apple has tried hard to get Epic interested in creating a native version of its service for Mac and other devices. However, according to various reports, that didn’t fly with Epic. Instead, the deal the two giants struck was for Epic to create a version of its EHR that will run more easily on Apple devices. The concept is already making incremental progress. According to BGR.com, a source who spoke with Axios said that Epic already has development underway to make it easier to access Epic on the Mac platform. This deal is clearly a positive development, but not necessarily a huge gain for Apple, which has been making move...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Apple Apple EHR Apple Health App Apple Healthkit Epic Epic EHR MAC Tim Cook Source Type: blogs