Epic’s website says the company has 260 clients and that 25 percent of U.S. physicians will use its EpicCare software when all current contracts are fully implemented. Patients access their records through a MyChart account.

Forbes also notes -- probably with some accuracy -- that hospitals with significant outlays for new electronic records systems will eventually pass those costs along to patients, contributing to the soaring costs of medical care in the U.S.

Epic Systems spokeswoman Barb Hernandez declined to comment on the latest Forbes report, quipping only that Moukheiber “gets paid by the click.” Hernandez has previously taken issue with Moukheiber’s reporting, saying her piece in April was filled with errors including alleging Faulkner’s status as a billionaire.

Accurate or not, Moukheiber sure doesn’t pull any punches in describing Epic’s approach to doing business.

“One of the most sought-after EHRs is a closed platform that runs on a 44-year-old programming language, requires a huge farm of servers, an army of technicians, and long hours of training,” she writes.