Epic Details Next-Gen Healthcare Data Sharing at Open@Epic

Nearly 1,000 experts convened at the Open@Epic conference to discuss advancements in healthcare data sharing and interoperability.

Epic outlined its roadmap for improving patient-driven data management and enhancing support for app developers. In the past year alone, more than 745 billion data exchanges occurred via Epic’s publicly available APIs.

A central focus of Epic’s developments is MyChart Central, a platform designed to simplify patient access and sharing of health information. Seth Hain, Epic’s SVP of R&D, explained, “MyChart Central will allow patients to have a single MyChart account that aggregates health data from multiple organizations. Patients will soon be able to share their healthcare data from multiple organizations at once with just a few clicks. Support for the new Bluetooth Generic Health Sensor specification will make it easier for patients to connect home devices, such as blood pressure cuffs, to MyChart. Built-in biometrics support will allow patients to log in without memorizing a username and password.”

Epic is also focusing on enhancing the developer ecosystem. The Clarity data model, now available for licensing, provides essential population-level data to support AI, analytics, and population health applications. Additional upcoming features and APIs include:

• Real-Time Wayfinding: “Blue dot” navigation in MyChart, expected in November 2025.

• Prior Authorization APIs: Strengthening Provider-Payer Communication, Set for February 2026.

• Staff Duress APIs: Location-aware alerts for nurses, releasing February 2026, with Midmark RTLS among early adopters.

Looking ahead, Epic plans to support USCDI v5, improving the standardized exchange of advanced directives, medication adherence, and diagnostic images.

Updates to the Open.Epic platform and Vendor Services program aim to streamline the developer experience. A new five-step guide will assist developers from initial concept to integration with Epic’s community. Over 40 developer playbooks provide workflows for common data exchange requests, and expanded sandbox testing allows self-service creation of test data and API call review using test Epic patient records.

HT Snowday of Midmark RTLS commented, “Open@Epic shows what’s possible when the industry comes together with a shared purpose. For us, it feels like the next chapter in a very collaborative relationship. With the Midmark CareFlow RTLS interface, we’ve already improved care team communication, productivity, and patient flow for our shared customers—and we’re even more excited about what’s to come.”

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