Jonathan Bush, Patient Access to Health Data, and Is Epic a Monopoly? with Brendan Keeler – Part 3

We wrap up this interview series with Brendan Keeler, Interoperability Practice Lead at HTD Health, with a look at his time workin with Jonathan, Bush, a discussion of the EHR market including Epic’s rise to dominance, a discussion of whether Epic is a monopoly, and finally a look at patient access to health data.  In case you missed part 1, check out our look at Epic’s culture and the start of our healthcare interoperability discussion and part 2 where we did a deep dive into healthcare interoperability, EHR integration, and APIs.

We kick off part 3 of this interview series talking about Brendan’s time working for Jonathan Bush.  It’s fascinating that he worked for two of the most visionary leaders in health IT, Judy Faulkner and Jonathan Bush.  Not to mention that they are so starkly different.  You’ll enjoy hearing Brendan talk about the difference and some stories working with Jonathan Bush.

Next, we dive into the EHR market and Brendan shares some of the reasons he thinks that Epic has been so successful. One of his main points was how powerful it is for Epic to have a single integrated database along with a single comprehensive solution that is a attractive to large health systems.

Of course, with this success comes potential challenges such as antitrust violations and monopolistic behaviors. As a religious leader once told me, church leaders have to not just avoid evil, but they have to avoid the appearance of evil. The same is true with Epic when it comes to not just avoid being a monopoly, but also avoid appearing like a monopoly. Plus, all of this is happening in a political climate in the US that favors increased antitrust enforcement. We discuss some of these challenges that Epic will face.

Finally, we take a minute to talk about patients and their access to their healthcare data.  We talk about how patients generally think that the data is being shared when it’s actually not and how patients need more than just access to their data.  They want the tasks they have to do simplified.  Things like scheduling an appointment, checking insurance eligibility, paying bills, and communicating with providers.  We have a long way to go to make this a seamless experience for patients.  Brendan does share how TEFCA and individual access services shows promise for patients.

Check out part 3 of our interview series with Brendan Keeler to learn more about his time with Jonathan Bush, Epic’s market dominance, and patient access to health data.

Learn more about HTD Health: https://htdhealth.com/

Subscribe to Brendan’s Substack: https://healthapiguy.substack.com/

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We wrap up this interview series with Brendan Keeler, Interoperability Practice Lead at HTD Health, with a look at his time workin with Jonathan, Bush, a discussion of the EHR market including Epic’s rise to dominance, a discussion of whether Epic is a monopoly, and finally a look at patient access to health data.  In case you missed part 1, check out our look at Epic’s culture and the start of our healthcare interoperability discussion and part 2 where we did a deep dive into healthcare interoperability, EHR integration, and APIs.

We kick off part 3 of this interview series talking about Brendan’s time working for Jonathan Bush.  It’s fascinating that he worked for two of the most visionary leaders in health IT, Judy Faulkner and Jonathan Bush.  Not to mention that they are so starkly different.  You’ll enjoy hearing Brendan talk about the difference and some stories working with Jonathan Bush.

Next, we dive into the EHR market and Brendan shares some of the reasons he thinks that Epic has been so successful. One of his main points was how powerful it is for Epic to have a single integrated database along with a single comprehensive solution that is a attractive to large health systems.

Of course, with this success comes potential challenges such as antitrust violations and monopolistic behaviors. As a religious leader once told me, church leaders have to not just avoid evil, but they have to avoid the appearance of evil. The same is true with Epic when it comes to not just avoid being a monopoly, but also avoid appearing like a monopoly. Plus, all of this is happening in a political climate in the US that favors increased antitrust enforcement. We discuss some of these challenges that Epic will face.

Finally, we take a minute to talk about patients and their access to their healthcare data.  We talk about how patients generally think that the data is being shared when it’s actually not and how patients need more than just access to their data.  They want the tasks they have to do simplified.  Things like scheduling an appointment, checking insurance eligibility, paying bills, and communicating with providers.  We have a long way to go to make this a seamless experience for patients.  Brendan does share how TEFCA and individual access services shows promise for patients.

Check out part 3 of our interview series with Brendan Keeler to learn more about his time with Jonathan Bush, Epic’s market dominance, and patient access to health data.

Learn more about HTD Health: https://htdhealth.com/

Subscribe to Brendan’s Substack: https://healthapiguy.substack.com/

Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT.

And for an exclusive look at our top stories, subscribe to our newsletter and YouTube.

Tell us what you think. Contact us here or on Twitter at @hcitoday. And if you’re interested in advertising with us, check out our various advertising packages and request our Media Kit.