FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

We vehemently deny the allegations against Health Gorilla by Epic. This is yet another example of Epic’s exclusionary actions that limit competition and restrict access to healthcare data. These actions reflect broader, ongoing concerns raised by others in the industry and by regulators about monopolistic practices in health information exchange by Epic. Health Gorilla supports efforts such as those brought by Particle Health and the Texas Attorney General—to promote competition, patient choice, and fair access to healthcare data.

Health Gorilla exists to ethically serve the clinical community and aligned healthcare innovators by enabling secure, appropriate access to health information—including for organizations and use cases that Epic does not directly serve.

Because this is active litigation, we can’t comment on specific allegations. What we can say is this: Health Gorilla denies the allegations, has acted in good faith, and will vigorously defend the claims against Health Gorilla. We follow established vetting standards and applicable guidelines for the organizations we support.

When Epic raised concerns regarding four entities three months ago, we acted promptly and voluntarily suspended those entities the same day while we reviewed the matter.  Since that time, we have been working constructively with Epic and the relevant network authorities to address those concerns.

Patients and providers depend on trusted, open interoperability to support care. We intend to be part of the solution through transparency, accountability, and continued investment in privacy and safeguards.