As Epic’s dominance grows, its iron grip is choking innovation in health technology — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-epic-s-dominance-grows-its-iron-grip-is-choking-innovation-in-health-technologyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Epic Systems Dominance Faces Scrutiny Over Health Tech Innovationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-epic-s-dominance-grows-its-iron-grip-is-choking-innovation-in-health-technologyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-epic-s-dominance-grows-its-iron-grip-is-choking-innovation-in-health-technology#u172252Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:05:34 +0000Growing dominance by Epic Systems has sparked intense scrutiny regarding its influence over hospital technology procurement and outside vendor connections to health system records. Industry reporting highlights concerns that Epic exercises an iron grip over how external applications integrate with patient databases, potentially choking health technology innovation. Every health care artificial intelligence company now faces the software giant as a major hurdle. Federal policymakers and industry observers are closely examining how electronic health record gatekeepers manage software access, whi