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In an email sent to Epic staff, Sumit Rana, President of Epic, just shared that he’ll be stepping away from Epic on August 14, 2026. His father recently passed away and he’s decided that he needs to be more present for his mother who lives in India along with devoting more time to his wife and kids. Healthcare IT Today wishes Rana and his family all the best as they navigate this challenging time.

Rana’s departure does leave a hole at Epic that will need to be filled since most in the industry saw Rana as the successor to Judy Faulkner. Plus, Rana had increasingly become the face of Epic at industry events, Epic UGM, and with customers.

We had a chance to ask Rana about the change along with some of his experiences and success at Epic. Plus, we ask him where he sees Epic and the EHR industry in general heading in the future.

What are some of your feelings and emotions as you step away from Epic?

Sumit Rana: The overwhelming feeling is gratitude, with some bittersweetness. Our north star has always been that the needs of providers and their patients come first, and I’ve had a wonderful opportunity to make my small contribution to that mission. Leaving people I love working with, colleagues and customers alike, is hard. And I’m at peace with it. This is the right thing for my family right now, and I’m leaving with a full heart.

What are some of your accomplishments at Epic that you’re most proud of?

Sumit Rana: A few things come to mind. I was one of the original developers of MyChart, and it’s humbling to see how it’s grown into something 195 million people use actively around the world to have agency and take part in their own care. As a concrete example of MyChart’s impact, nearly half of all new additions to the National Donate Life Registry in the past year (130,000 new registrations), came through MyChart, because it made it easy for people to record their choice. One donor can save up to eight lives, restore sight to two people, and heal more than 75 people through tissue donation.

I’m proud of Epic’s push into AI, which is giving clinicians precious time back so they can on the person in front of them. It’s saving lives by flagging incidental radiology findings. It is eliminating work that adds no value and automating essential work so there is less administrative burden for both providers and payers.

Most of all, I’m proud of the people I’ve worked with and, in many cases, mentored, and of a culture of ownership that helps them grow and go on to do great things. Our interoperability team is a great example. In April we exchanged a record 845 million records in a single month, more than half of that with other EHRs. We’re leading on TEFCA and partnering with the SSA, VA, and DoD, where organizations using Epic make up over 80% of their data-sharing.

What should Epic customers know about the Epic team without your leadership in place? Who will be filling in your leadership role at Epic in your absence?

Sumit Rana: A small group of strong leaders that others and I have mentored will be stepping up to take on more, and that’s exactly how Epic has always worked. For almost 50 years, this has been a place that grows its own leaders, people ready to make strong contributions to what comes next.

What’s something about Epic that many people from the outside don’t understand?

Sumit Rana: A few things. The biggest is that we take a very long-term view, 20 to 50 years ahead. Being privately held lets us do that. We’re not managing to a quarter or to anyone’s expectations other than our customers’, and that shapes almost everything. A concrete example: we don’t do budgets. Instead, people are expected to know their leading indicators, project where things are heading, and...