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In the begining: Pre 1970
Judith Faulkner earned a mathematics degree in her native state Pennsylvania, prior to moving to Madison. -
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The Epic Era
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Judiths Move to Madison
Epic owes its start to Judith Faulkner. She came to Madison, Wisconsin in 1970 to pursue graduate studies in computer science. -
Judith The Teacher
Following graduate school, Faulkner worked as a consultant and taught computer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the 1970s and early 1980s. -
One of the first poduct developments
During the 1970s, Faulkner developed what eventually became an Epic database product called Chronicles. Unlike competing products, Chronicles incorporated proprietary technology and was written in a 30-year-old programming language called "M" (formerly called MUMPS). -
First Established Company with others
Judith Faulkner and others establish Human Services Computing, Inc., which becomes Epic. Initially known as Human Services Computing, Inc., Faulkner's new database and time-sharing firm "mostly did number crunching for medical researchers and state and government agencies," according to the March 7, 1990 issue of the Capital Times. -
First release of software products
Epic first released its practice management software named Cadence Enterprise Scheduling and found it had a considerable market. The application helped clients to improve the efficiency of resource utilization and manage patient access. Cadence eventually became one of the industry's leading scheduling applications. -
Release of another new software application
Epic released another new application called Resolute Professional Billing, which also evolved into an industry-leading program. According to Epic, Resolute helped users to connect patient access and scheduling functions on the front end with billing functions on the back end. -
End of the first decade
Epic ended the decade by securing a deal with Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Harvard Community Health Plan. With 30 employees, Epic offers clients more than 50 different products. -
Starting to Modernize with EpicCare product
Epic introduces a Windows-based electronic medical record (EMR) product called EpicCare. This product will prove to be most sought after application -
Emploees Mushroom
As the 1990s progressed, Epic continued to prosper and grow. The company's employee base, which numbered 49 in 1993, mushroomed to 125 in 1995. -
Eplosive growth outgrew employee output
Early 1997, Epic's employee base was 200 and rising. The company soon began bringing in scores of college seniors to identify prospective new employees. To accommodate this explosive growth, Epic needed more space. Construction was soon underway on a $10 million, 72,000-square-foot addition to its Tokay Boulevard headquarters. Epic's addition to the 40,000-square-foot building included an underground parking garage for 200 cars. -
First e-health product released called EpicWeb
It also was in 1997 that Epic introduced its first e-health product. Called EpicWeb, the new application became the foundation for an entire suite of Web-based healthcare IT systems. At first, EpicWeb allowed a client's healthcare professionals to access documentation, scheduling, and other information from any Internet-connected PC. However, this Web-based access eventually extended to both affiliated caregivers and patients. -
Very profitable year
Epic earned net income of $6.6 million on sales of $30.9 million. Its offerings had grown to include software applications in the areas of scheduling, billing and accounts receivable, managed care, and computerized medical records. By this time, the company's EpicCare product had evolved into the nation's largest EMR system, with some 18,000 licenses sold. In fact, Epic attributed more than half of its revenues to EpicCare in 1997. -
End of a second decade
Epic ended the 1990s with another new product introduction when it released the first EpicCare Inpatient Clinical System modules in 1999. -
Growing sales and empoyee numbers
Epic's sales reached $50 million and employees numbered 550--up from 370 in 1999. This growth came on the heels of more new product introductions. -
Additional Products
Epic introduces Hyperspace, which it described as "an intuitive, role-based GUI that improves enterprise wide workflows by integrating features from your entire Epic suite and presenting them as a single, comprehensive system. Users no longer have to move from application to application to perform tasks, and organizations have the opportunity to streamline workflows as opposed to simply automating manual tasks." It also introduced MyChart, which allowed patients to access their -
Plans to break ground in Verona
Epic soon outgrew its headquarters on Tokay Boulevard so they announced plans to build a new headquarters in nearby Verona when it was unable to find a suitable site in the city of Madison. -
Additional Growth
Sales reached $105 million and Epic's employee base swelled to 850 -
Praises come raining in
KLAS Enterprises names Epic the "best overall vendor of healthcare information technology" for the seventh straight year. -
Additional clients
Epic secured a $1.8 billion deal with Kaiser Permanente that promised to catapult the company to new heights. CEO Judith Faulkner said that because of Kaiser's size and the fact that it involved 8.4 million patients, the project could have a major impact on moving the larger healthcare industry toward electronic medical records. -
A one month growth span
Epic's employee base had grown to 910, up from 850 the previous month. -
with employee growth comes change
Epic Systems employed more than 2,000 people and moved their headquarters from Madison, WI where it originated to a nearby town named Verona, WI. -
Coustomers outside the US
The revenue of Epic Systems Corporation was an estimated $420 million. Later on this same year Epic decided to launch Epic Europe in the Netherlands where it would market software programs to large and mid-sized medical groups as well as various healthcare organizations within the region. -
Additional rapid growth
The revenue of Epic Systems corporations had grown from $420 million in 2006 to $502 million in early 2007. Much of this success was attributed to the successful operation of Epic Europe which allowed them to enjoy gains of $80 million dollars in the first year. -
Additional employees means much needed additional space
Epic Systems Corporation employed more than 3,000 employees so they announced plans to begin construction on the next phase of the Verona campus . -
More employees additional office spaces
A third cluster of office buildings was set to be built at the Verona campus which would add an additional 900 office suites. -
More employees
Epic employed more than 4,300 employees -
Epics increased value
Since 2002, the equalized value of the Epic site has skyrocketed from $320,400 to a jaw-dropping $263.4 million this year. Epic, with $1.2 billion in revenue in 2011, is now building a third set of office buildings and 11,000-seat auditorium, which will boost property values more. -
More employees
Epic Systems Corporation employs almost 6,000 employees. -
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Rapid growth
Rapid GrowthDue to the likelihood of continued growth and expansion in this area it is projected that this industry will continue to grow by approximately 12% each year reaching more than 8 billion dollars by the year 2016. -
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Judith's Profile today
She has made a fistful. From her remote midwestern outpost, Faulkner, 68, has quietly built Epic, with sales reaching into a $1.2 billion (2011 revenues) business. She has done it without outside capital, and no marketing. She remains the company’s single largest shareholder. The company won’t disclose earnings, but says it’s profitable, and proudly proclaims to have zero debt. Her moto is: "Do good, have fun, make money." -
Judith makes the Forbs list as one of
Judy Faulkner, 68, has a net worth of $1.7 billion and comes in at No. 285 on the annual Forbs list, which was released 9/12/12. Forbes notes that 40 percent of the U.S. population will have its medical information stored with Epic software by next year. Faulkner is ranked No. 764 on the Forbes list of billionaires worldwide. -
A potential downside to Epic growth: Skyrocketed medical costs
Mixed reviews within the industry
But as Epic hurtles toward the top, some are questioning whether the type of technology Epic and its rivals offer may be stifling innovation in health care and keeping medical costs high. -
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Where the Cafiteria is located at Epic
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Veiw during lunch break from Cafateria
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Spacious Cafiteria
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My personal involvement in Epic Growth
I had the opportunity to install some of the wooden hand rails throught the campus. I also installed cedar siding to some of the outsides of buildings. And my most recent employment out there as a carpenter was to install cabinets in the breakrooms and mailrooms within Epics Farm Complex buildings. -
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