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Epic Lawsuit Targets Alleged ‘Sham’ Providers in Data HIE

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Epic Systems sues Health Gorilla for enabling 'sham' entities to access patient records; alleges improper use of national health data exchanges.

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Original Source Material

Suit Alleges Competitor Lets 'Shell Firms' Exploit National Data Exchanges Electronic health records giant Epic Systems is accusing a rival health information network vendor, Health Gorilla, of enabling a syndicate of "sham" entities "masquerading" as healthcare providers to improperly access patient records from national health data exchanges in pursuit of money.