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Epic Integration Course

Hands-on Epic integration course: learn Epic EHR integration with FHIR, SMART on FHIR, and HL7 v2, from your first sandbox call to production. For developers and execs.

4 modules
16 lessons
6 hours
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Part 1

Epic Foundations

Start here with the foundations: what Epic is, why you integrate with it, and the different parts it contains. You'll also see the five ways your app can connect to Epic and what each path actually costs in time and money.

  1. Start Here: The Epic Integration Course

    Start here. Meet the course and your instructor, see how the video-and-article lessons work, and get set up before you begin. Includes the free Slack community.

    1:39
  2. Why Epic Integration Matters

    Why integrating with Epic decides whether your healthcare software gets used at all, who this course is for, and what to have set up before the hands-on lessons.

    5:00
  3. What is Epic? Architecture and Showroom

    What Epic actually is and the parts it's made of: Hyperdrive, MyChart, the Chronicles and Caboodle databases, and where Showroom fits for listing your app.

    12:44
  4. Epic Integration Methods: The Five Connection Patterns

    How to integrate with Epic, all five ways: patient, clinician, backend, data, and network. What each pattern is good for, and the kind of app that uses it.

    19:39
  5. Epic Integration Cost and Timeline (2026)

    What Epic integration really costs and how long it takes in 2026. The fees that matter, why time is the real cost, and a breakdown for each connection pattern.

    10 minutes
Part 2

How to Build an Epic Patient App with SMART on FHIR

Build a patient-facing app that connects to Epic, from first login to production. You’ll register an app on Epic on FHIR, run the OAuth flow in Postman, read patient data from Epic’s FHIR API, and take the app live at Epic hospitals.

  1. How Epic Patient Login Works: OAuth, Scopes and Consent

    How SMART on FHIR login works with Epic: the MyChart login and consent screen, scopes, the token response, and how public apps use PKCE.

    14:00
  2. How to Register an App on Epic on FHIR

    Register a patient-facing app on fhir.epic.com. Choose R4 scopes, add redirect URIs, set it up as a public client, and get your client IDs.

    6:26
  3. Epic FHIR Authentication: Getting an Access Token in Postman

    Run the OAuth 2.0 flow against Epic’s sandbox in Postman. Log in as a test patient, read the token response, and make your first FHIR request.

    6:31
  4. Reading Patient Data with Epic’s FHIR API

    Read Epic’s API specs, call the FHIR API for patient demographics and vitals, and build a working patient summary app with an AI coding tool.

    9:26
  5. Taking an Epic Patient App Live: Production, Cost and Alternatives

    Take an Epic patient app to production. Find hospital FHIR endpoints and get automatic client ID distribution. Also covers what it costs, EHI export and TEFCA.

    12:46
Part 3

How to build an Epic Provider App with SMART on FHIR

Build a SMART on FHIR app that launches inside Epic on the clinician’s screen, reads and writes patient vitals, and get it installed at a hospital.

  1. Provider App Overview: Hyperspace, Hyperdrive and the EHR Launch

    How a provider app differs from a patient app, what the EHR launch is, where your app can appear inside Epic, and the VitalCheck app we build through the module.

    3:15
  2. How to Register a Provider App on fhir.epic.com

    Register VitalCheck for the clinician audience, and get a non-production client ID. Covers why provider apps have no automatic distribution.

    6:55
  3. Epic FHIR Authentication: EHR Launch and Access Token

    Run the EHR launch from Epic’s test launcher, read the iss and launch parameters, configure OAuth 2.0 with PKCE in Postman.

    11:28
  4. Building VitalCheck: Reading and Writing Vitals with Epic's FHIR API

    Build VitalCheck from a prompt, read vitals through the Observation API, and write a new reading back into the chart.

    7:46
  5. Testing VitalCheck Inside Hyperdrive

    Install Epic’s Hyperdrive test harness, get a Hyperdrive user account, and launch VitalCheck in each mode a hospital might use: sidebar, embedded, floating window and external browser.

    6:57
  6. Going Live with a Provider App: Hospital Install, Connection Hub and Cost

    The five steps from Ready for Production to a live app at a hospital, listing on Connection Hub, and what a first provider integration costs in Epic fees, engineering and go-live time.

    11:39
Part 4

Coming Soon: Backend Access Pattern

This course is still under progress and we'll be coming up with 1 more module covering the backend access pattern. We'll build a real app and teach you how you can take it to production.