Company:Kareo

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Kareo
TypePrivate
FoundedIrvine, California, United States (2004)
Headquarters3353 Michelson Dr. Suite 400
Irvine, California 92612
Key people
Dan Rodrigues,
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
ProductsElectronic Health Record, Practice Management Software, Billing Services
Websitekareo.com

Kareo is an Irvine, California company that provides software as a service for independent medical practices.[1] The company offers a cloud computing products and services for electronic health record (EHR) management, medical practice management software, medical billing services (revenue cycle management), and software to help practices engage with their patients. In 2014, the company reported over 30,000 providers using its technology.[2][3][4]

History

Kareo was established by former Scour Inc. founder Dan Rodrigues in 2004.[5] The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA and has offices in Las Vegas, NV and Indianapolis, IN.

In July 2013, Kareo made its first acquisition of a full-service provider of medical billing and associated solutions company, ECCO Health, LLC.[6]

Over the years, the company has received funding from a variety of venture capital firms including CNET founder Halsey Minor's Minor Ventures and OpenView Venture Partners.

On March 14, 2014, Kareo EHR achieved Meaningful Use 2014 Edition Stage 2 certification by the Drummond Group, which is an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB).[7]

Kareo acquired DoctorBase, a mobile-based patient engagement and practice marketing platform on March 10, 2015.[8][1]

On April 2, 2015, the company announced that it joined Commonwell Health Alliance, a not-for-profit trade association of health IT companies working together to create universal access to health care data.[9]

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