| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Medical software |
| Founded | Purkinje 1985, merged with Développement Purkinje in 1991 |
| Founder(s) | Rénald St-Arnault (Purkinje, Dév. Purk.) Pierre-Paul Yale (Dév. Purk.) Michel Maksud (Purkinje,Dév. Purk.) Yves A. Lussier (Dév. Purk.) Yves Lévesque (Dév. Purk.) |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Canada |
| Area served | North America |
| Products | Electronic Medical Record, Practice management software |
| Owner(s) | John Doerr and others [1] |
| Employees | 100[2] |
| Website | Purkinje.com |
Purkinje Incorporated pioneered pen computing for comprehensive clinical management of patients by physicians in 1991 with the "PureMD"[3] ontology-anchored medical record was later rename Dossier that allowed physician order entry, knowledge-based clinical decision support, and billing from clinical note taking (e.g. medical history) recorded on a tablet computer. in 1994 and 2007, "Dossier" was respectively awarded the "OCTAS of excellence" [4] and the "TEPR award for standalone eprescribing systems"[5]. Dossier's impact of on clinical redaction was evaluated in two peer-reviewed studies [6],[7]. "Purkinje softwares and services" currently serve over 13,000 physicians in clinics, community health centers, and hospitals throughout North America. [8]. The company provides health software and related services in the areas of practice management, electronic health records, personal health records, and electronic prescribing. In addition Purkinje provides a series of professional services to physician practices including billing services, transcription, and medication dispensing.