
History
Andrew Hines starts Canvas
After watching his wife Annalies, a family nurse practitioner, grapple with bad medical software, Andrew Hines founded Canvas to build a customizable and extensible EMR.
First clinic on Canvas
Andrew and founding engineer Beau Gunderson ship the first platform version of Canvas for small ambulatory clinics.
Developer tools first launched
Canvas launches its first set of tools for developers to build and manage their Canvas infrastructure, including the programmable EMR, API, and SDK.
ONC certification achieved
Canvas achieves certification by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), enabling customers to meet meaningful use requirements.
JP Patil joins
Canvas adds industry veteran JP Patil as Chief Product Officer after seven years in product leadership at Included Health.
Adam Farren joins
Adam joins Canvas as President and Chief Operating Officer after fifteen years in growth leadership in healthcare and technology.
Open source patient app ships
Canvas completed its first major open source initiative, enabling customers to easily integrate patient-side scheduling, messaging, payments, and medical records.
Canvas releases Plugins and the new SDK
Canvas provides its next iteration of tools to customize and automate workflows across scheduling, charting, billing, and more.
Adam Farren appointed CEO
Adam becomes the company's second chief executive, succeeding Andrew.
Greg Miller joins
Greg joins Canvas after nine years in a sales leadership role at Elation Health.






