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.

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