Ah. They're telling you that EPIC will "eliminate" the need for coders.
I heard that back in 2008, when our organization started using NextGen's electronic health record, and the ability to 'auto code' and drop charges. I've quadrupled my coding staff since then; they're more educated, better trained and make way more money.
Our organization has a compliance policy that mandates that we have an annual external coding audit each year. That year's audit was dismal, so we had to re-educate all of our coders to become auditors and physician educators. We no longer do any front-end coding, but we spend a lot of time with education and training on the back end.
In retrospect, changing to the EHR was the best thing they ever did, because no software is foolproof, and you need a coder to review the computer-generated software and determine if you're submitting a compliant claim. Also, as upgrades are introduced, the changes have to be vetted for compliance and consistency.
EPIC is one of the major EHRs in the country. If you can take this advantage and wrap your head around how this software works, become a super-user, learn how the software calculates and delivers the data, and how the workflow is generated, then you'll be in high demand as a coder. Also think about transferring your coding knowledge into becoming an Information Systems professional, once you've learned EPIC.
You were just handed a great opportunity.