Is there an exodus underway at Epic?
Key Points:
- Epic Systems is experiencing a wave of high-profile executive departures, including president Sumit Rana, R&D senior vice president Seth Hain, and research executive Dave Fuhrmann, raising questions about internal changes at the company.
- A STAT investigation reveals that telehealth company LifeMD, recognized by Novo Nordisk for obesity treatment, allegedly cut corners in patient care for GLP-1 prescriptions, with former employees citing rushed practices despite LifeMD denying wrongdoing.
- Ambient health AI company Nabla appointed Brian Manning as its new CEO, with co-founder Alex LeBrun transitioning to chief AI officer; Manning aims to position Nabla competitively in the administrative AI market for health systems.
- Other notable health tech hires include Aledade naming Daren Thayne as CTO and Josh Mandel as chief scientist, and TytoCare appointing Adam Pellegrini as CEO alongside announcing $25 million in new funding.
- In broader health tech news, Bristol Myers Squibb claims to have the largest AI supercomputer, a Senate vote to stop a Medicare AI pilot failed along party lines, AlleyCorp raised a $335 million fund, and OpenEvidence is eyeing funding at a $20 billion valuation.