Epic is one of the most dominant companies in healthcare, managing medical records for more than two-thirds of the U.S. population and shaping how clinicians document and deliver care every day. The EHR vendor currently covers more than half of acute multispecialty hospital beds in the country, and it generated $5.7 billion in revenue last year.

During a talk at Forbes ’ Healthcare Summit in New York City on Thursday, Judy Faulkner, Epic’s billionaire CEO and co-founder, shared her thoughts on how the company has been able to achieve its success.

Unlike many big technology companies, Epic built its empire without venture capital, splashy acquisitions or a public listing — and Faulkner has been protecting this independence fiercely ever since the company launched in 1979.

“In fact,

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