Published On: Wed, Aug 16th, 2017

Modernizing Medicine to Add Over 800 Jobs

By: Bryanna Basilio

On July 27, Governor Rick Scott announced that Modernizing Medicine plans to expand operations in the Boca Raton Innovation Center (BRIC) will add a total of 838 jobs by 2022.

Modernizing Medicine is a Florida based company that specializes in healthcare information technology. The headquarters has anticipated more than 800 new jobs being created and a capital investment of more than $15 million in the Boca Raton community.

“I am proud that Modernizing Medicine will be expanding in Palm Beach County to create more than 800 new jobs which will provide even more families a great career,” said Governor Scott. “Companies like Modernizing Medicine are helping Florida become the best state in the nation for job creation while helping our unemployment rate continue to drop. Now, with the $85 million Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, we will ensure that even more job creators can grow and succeed in Florida.”

Headquartered in Boca Raton near FAU, Modernizing Medicine was founded in 2010 by chief executive officer Daniel Cane and chief medical and strategy officer Dr. Michael Sherling and has grown to more than 550 employees.

The company is quite unique as it empowers physicians with suites of mobile, specialty-specific solutions designed to transform how healthcare information is created and utilized to increase efficiency and improve outcomes.

Modernizing Medicine empowers physicians with a suite of mobile, specialty solutions that transform how healthcare information is created and utilized to increase efficiency. Modernizing Medicine’s data-driven, touch- and cloud-based products and services are programmed by a team that includes practicing physicians to meet the unique needs of dermatology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pain management, plastic surgery, rheumatology and urology practices, as well as ambulatory surgery centers.

“Modernizing Medicine is an IT powerhouse and a great Palm Beach County success story,” said President and CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County Kelly Smallridge. “It provides hundreds of jobs and its success demonstrates that the county is an ideal location for technology companies to flourish.”

“Modernizing Medicine has been a part of the City of Boca Raton’s corporate community since 2012,” added Mayor Susan Haynie. “With their recent acquisitions, and impressive and continued growth, we’re proud that the Modernizing Medicine team has decided to remain headquartered in Boca Raton and create over 800 jobs in our City.”

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