Company:Modernizing Medicine

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ModMed
TypePrivately held company
IndustrySoftware
FoundedFebruary 2010; 16 years ago (February 2010)
FounderDaniel Cane, Dr. Michael Sherling
Headquarters
Boca Raton, Florida
,
United States
ProductsEMA electronic health records system, Practice Management, Analytics, Kiosk, Telehealth, Pathology module, Inventory Management, gGastro EHR, gPM, Endoscopy Report Writer
ServicesRevenue Cycle Management, MIPS Advisory Services
Websitehttps://www.modmed.com/

ModMed (formerly Modernizing Medicine), is a United States software company headquartered at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus in Boca Raton, Florida. The company was founded in 2010 by Daniel Cane, CEO and co-founder of Blackboard, Inc., and Dr. Michael Sherling, Chief Medical and Strategy Officer and practicing dermatologist.[1]

History

Modernizing Medicine was founded in 2010 by Daniel Cane, who previously co-founded education-software company Blackboard Inc., and Michael Sherling, a practicing dermatologist who serves as the company's chief medical and strategy officer.[2] The company is headquartered at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus in Boca Raton, Florida.[3]

The company's first product was an electronic health records system designed for dermatology practices, developed with input from practicing dermatologists.[4] Modernizing Medicine subsequently expanded into other specialties, including ophthalmology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, and plastic surgery.[3]

2022 False Claims Act settlement

On November 1, 2022, the United States Department of Justice announced that Modernizing Medicine had agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations that the company had violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute.[5][6]

The settlement resolved a qui tam lawsuit filed in 2017 by Amanda Long, a former Modernizing Medicine vice president of product management, in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. The Department of Justice intervened in the case in March 2022.[5][7] The government's complaint alleged that the company had solicited and received kickbacks from pathology laboratory company Miraca Life Sciences in exchange for referrals, conspired with Miraca to donate electronic health records to providers in order to drive lab orders, and paid customers and others to recommend its software.[5] As part of the settlement, Long received approximately $9 million.[5]

In a statement reported by Fierce Healthcare, Modernizing Medicine denied the allegations and said it had agreed to settle in order to resolve the matter; the settlement agreement did not include any admission of wrongdoing.[7]

Products

The company provides specialty-specific electronic health records (EHR) systems, practice management software, revenue cycle management, patient engagement tools and data analytics for medical practices.

ModMed serves a range of medical specialties, including allergy, dermatology, gastroenterology, OBGYN, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pain management, plastic surgery, podiatry, and urology. As part of its business model, ModMed employs practicing doctors to help program the software for each specialty.[8][9][10]

The company operates by its 4000+ employees around the globe.

References

  1. "The software success of Modernizing Medicine". https://www.floridatrend.com/article/28637/the-software-success-of-modernizing-medicine. 
  2. Rogers, Bruce (19 December 2013). "Will Daniel Cane's Modernizing Medicine Revolutionize Healthcare?". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2013/12/19/will-daniel-canes-modernizing-medicine-revolutionize-healthcare/. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "The software success of Modernizing Medicine". Florida Trend. https://www.floridatrend.com/article/28637/the-software-success-of-modernizing-medicine. 
  4. Fisher, Anne (25 October 2013). "Could teaching employees to code be key to success?". CNN Money. https://money.cnn.com/2013/10/25/smallbusiness/modernizing-medicine-code/index.html. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Modernizing Medicine Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Resolve Allegations of Accepting and Paying Illegal Kickbacks and Causing False Claims" (Press release). United States Department of Justice. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. Lagasse, Jeff (4 November 2022). "Modernizing Medicine to pay $45M to resolve False Claims Act allegations". Healthcare IT News. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/modernizing-medicine-pay-45m-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Landi, Heather (2 November 2022). "EHR provider Modernizing Medicine agrees to $45M settlement to resolve illegal kickback claims". Fierce Healthcare. https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/ehr-provider-modernizing-medicine-shells-out-45m-settle-doj-kickback-case. 
  8. Fisher, Anne (25 October 2013). "Could teaching employees to code be key to success?". CNN Money. https://money.cnn.com/2013/10/25/smallbusiness/modernizing-medicine-code/index.html. Retrieved 24 March 2014. 
  9. Byrne, Ciara. "Why Doctors Make Great Object-Oriented Software Designers". Fast Company. http://www.fastcolabs.com/3022965/open-company/why-doctors-make-great-object-oriented-software-designers. Retrieved 24 March 2014. 
  10. Rogers, Bruce. "Will Daniel Cane's Modernizing Medicine Revolutionize Healthcare?". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2013/12/19/will-daniel-canes-modernizing-medicine-revolutionize-healthcare/. Retrieved 24 March 2014.