Epic Systems President Sumit Rana is stepping down and leaving in mid-August, after nearly 30 years with the Verona-based health care technology giant.
He made the announcement in a staff-wide email on July 3, citing the death of his father in November.
“It’s been a difficult time for our family,” he said in the email, a copy of which was provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by an Epic spokesperson. “My mother lives in India, and this change will allow me to be present for her and help her navigate this tender chapter. It will also let me devote more of my time and my whole heart to my wife and kids.”
Rana was seen as a possible successor to Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner, who is 82 years old.
Epic did not say who would succeed Rana as president. His last day is Aug. 14.
In an email provided to the Journal Sentinel, Faulkner identified four senior employees who would share in Rana’s responsibilities: Garrett Adams, Seth Howard, Mark Lipsky and Erv Walker. They all have leadership roles in software development or research and development.
Epic is a $6.7 billion company, according to Forbes, and dominates the market for selling electronic health records systems to hospitals. It created MyChart, the app used by millions of patients to set up appointments, check test results and message their doctor.
Hundreds of millions of people in the United States have at least one medical record in an Epic system.
Epic has close to half of the U.S. hospital market for electronic health records, according to KLAS Research. Its software is used by top medical centers such as John Hopkins and Mayo Clinic. Most of the large health systems in Wisconsin use the company’s software.
Rana started out as a programmer at Epic in 1998, his first job after graduating from the Delhi College of Engineering in India, the news outlet STAT reported. He told STAT he wrote the first lines of code for MyChart. Over the next 20-plus years, he ascended the ranks, taking on various leadership roles at Epic until becoming president in 2024.
“I’ve often said that Epic is the best thing that ever happened to me,” Rana said in the July 3 email sent to employees. “It’s been a privilege to work alongside so many brilliant, hardworking people of deep conviction.”
Reporter Sarah Volpenhein can be reached at svolpenhei@usatodayco.com or 414-607-2159.
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