Epic Systems, the largest electronic health records company in the US, is pushing users of its ubiquitous online health portal MyChart to sign away their rights to sue the company if it mishandles their sensitive information.

The next time patients log into the near-universal online health portal MyChart, they will be pushed to sign away their ability to sue the parent company if it mishandles their sensitive health information.

Epic Systems — the largest electronic health records company in the country and owner of MyChart — is rolling out a new terms-of-service agreement that includes binding arbitration language and a class-action waiver. These clauses compel patients to forfeit their legal right to band together in class-action lawsuits and instead direct them into a private court sy

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