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CureIS Healthcare, a managed care services company, filed a civil lawsuit against Epic Systems on Monday night, alleging the electronic health record, or EHR, giant has carried out a “multi-prong scheme to destroy” CureIS’ business.
CureIS offers technology and managed services for presidency programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and other state health initiatives. In a 40-page grievance that was made public on Tuesday, CureIS claims Epic has interfered with its customer relationships, blocked access to crucial data and raised unfounded security concerns, amongst other anticompetitive practices.
Epic, the leader within the EHR market, didn’t immediately reply to CNBC’s request for comment.
The lawsuit is the newest legal battle facing Epic, which houses medical records for about 280 million patients within the U.S. and offers other health-care tools. Data startup Particle Health filed an antitrust lawsuit against the corporate in September, alleging Epic has used its dominance within the EHR space to stifle competition in other markets that use that data.Â
“Particle’s claims are baseless,” Epic told CNBC in an announcement on the time.
CureIS’ suit was filed within the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The corporate is being represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, the identical firm that’s representing Particle.
