Epic EHR
EHR software
Hospitals use it for its security record and for seeing outside medical records; critics call it complicated, dated and slow to improve.
Hospitals use it for its security record and for seeing outside medical records; critics call it complicated, dated and slow to improve.
34 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 23
- approval share
- 32%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Dated software, slow to improve
“It probably does not meet the standards of popular modern software, but it is complicated.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Notes on Shadowing a Hospitalist” “The feedback has been so devastating they're apparently now considering starting over from scratch.”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “AI uncovers 38 vulnerabilities in largest open source medical record software” “the technological dark age it feels like hospitals / medical workers are in is astonishing to me”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Epic's iron grip is choking innovation in health technology” - Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas”
Complicated, clunky workflows
“It probably does not meet the standards of popular modern software, but it is complicated.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Notes on Shadowing a Hospitalist” “I think for most companies EPIC is too much”
Comment from 9 Jun 2026 in “Italy's Bending Spoons, Owner of AOL and Vimeo, Files for Nasdaq IPO” “Epic electronic systems with empty text fields becuase of the headaches in taking proper medical notes”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Error by AI scribe during medical appointment leaves patient devastated” - Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas”
Locks hospitals into one vendor
“Almost every health care system in the USA is locked in to either an Epic/Oracle barrel or a Cerner barrel.”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Claude Code Routines” “They are one-size-fits-all behemoths that hospitals have to work against than with.”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “The tech market is fundamentally fucked up and AI is just a scapegoat”
What people said
36 of the 37 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the technological dark age it feels like hospitals / medical workers are in is astonishing to me”
“All of these providers used Epic. ... they couldn't check them in to their appointment in their computer.”
“People there didn't think Epic was widely liked!”
“Epic electronic systems with empty text fields becuase of the headaches in taking proper medical notes”
“nobody likes working here. If you have another option, take it.”
“Bad news! My medical co.uses EPIC! Scheissurger!”
“At least the front end is much more modern.”
“Epic’s software can enable doctors and hospitals to overcharge patients”
“I think for most companies EPIC is too much”
“data export from EPIC is crappy and a mix of images, pdfs, text, HTML and .jsonb files”
“especially when you look at the differences to other PC stores, Ubisoft, EA, and to some extent Epic.”
“Epic won't work with Akasa”
“You're clicking on each record and waiting 400ms-3s for it to load”
“The feedback has been so devastating they're apparently now considering starting over from scratch.”
“Almost every health care system in the USA is locked in to either an Epic/Oracle barrel or a Cerner barrel.”
“The choice was celebrated by almost everyone who worked there.”
“They have a good record for data security and privacy; afaik all Epic data breaches were actually caused by infiltration of other customer systems.”
“Logos have white background, which is broken on dark mode.”
“focuses on speed and simplicity rather than complex design workflows”
“Lightweight editor (minimal UI, faster load)”
“integrate directly into the workflow layer so the value isn't tied purely to whichever model is cheapest this month”
“lightweight, bootstrapped design editor focused on simplicity, performance, and honest pricing”
“a lightweight design platform for posters, certificates, presentations, and social media graphics”
“the interfaces are terribly clunky and slow”
“if Epic as a product sucks ass”
“They are one-size-fits-all behemoths that hospitals have to work against than with.”
“Epic has nearly solved the problem of seeing outside medical records.”
“the monopoly status of Epic would come up”
“not introducing AI slop and Data gathering into HIPPA workflows”
“why would Epic spend money improving or fixing their software?”
“I click the same button in Epic every day because Epic can't remove a tab.”
“It's not just wrong, it's extremely dangerous.”
“its very expensive software for providers”
“agrees that Epic is now the best thing since sliced bread”
“It probably does not meet the standards of popular modern software, but it is complicated.”
“widely disliked and abhorrently expensive”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.