The rapid native expansion of Epic Systems into generative artificial intelligence and agentic workflow automation represents a structural pivot in the digital health sector. Epic controls 43.7% of the US acute care electronic health record (EHR) market, serving over 3,700 hospitals, 45,000 clinics and maintaining active medical records for more than 325 million patients. The healthcare technology startup landscape, which attracted over $1.4 billion in venture capital investm