Health IT, Startups

If what’s past is prologue, here’s what health IT investor Canvas Ventures will target with new fund

Its previous investments spanned patient communication, physician social networks and cloud based electronic health records.

Canvas Ventures, the venture capital firm formally known as Morgenthaler Ventures, has launched a second fund seeking to raise $250 million, according to PE Hub citing a Form D filing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. To get a sense of what their investment priorities are, here’s a look at some of its previous investments spanning patient communication, physician social networks

Viewics Canvas led an $8m investment round for the company which specializes in healthcare and diagnostic analytics and business intelligence. It provides insights on operational and clinical and billing. Among its customers are Mayo Clinic and University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland.

Healthloop  developed a physician-patient communication tool that generates questions, advice and reminders for patients based on their condition. It also uses images to help patients understand what they need to do to recover from procedures. It also provides a secure way for patients to e-mail questions to physicians as well as images tracking photos of their recovery.

Doximity, a social network for doctors, provides a means for physicians to collaborate, do continuing education, and apps to support secure communication. network and keep current on compensation trends.

Practice Fusion is a cloud-based electronic health record provider. Although it doesn’t charge physicians for its platform, it does sell de-identified data.

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