Spot on. Epic isn’t designed for patients or clinicians. It’s designed for up-coding patient encounters, that is, to maximize the amount of money a hospital bil

Spot on. Epic isn’t designed for patients or clinicians. It’s designed for up-coding patient encounters, that is, to maximize the amount of money a hospital bills insurance or Medicare. When a hospital switches to Epic, they do so because they know it will result in more money billed per patient. This justifies the outrageous price.