Doximity\u2019s social network for doctors now has more members than the American Medical\u00a0Association<\/h1>\n\n\n\n![\"Doximity\u2019s](\"http:\/\/venturebeat.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/doctor-tablet.jpg?w=558&h=9999&crop=0\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nShutterstock<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nJanuary 9, 2014 9:57 AM<\/p>\n\n\nRebecca Grant<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nA social network could actually help your doctor give you better care.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\nDoximity\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0physician network doubled in size last year to 250,000 members,outstripping even the American Medical Association in terms of numbers.<\/a><\/p>\nIts free network now reaches 35 percent of all doctors in the U.S., which CEO Jeff Tangney said is a \u201csignificant tipping point.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis essentially means Doximity will get doctors the answers they want faster, and more reliably, than a simple Google search,\u201d Tangney told VentureBeat. \u201cDoctors can ask a critical mass of their peers any number of questions ranging from drug interactions to specialist advice, and it points to the demand and hunger for specialized, vertical social networks that meet an unmet need.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doximity has consistently grown since its launch in 2011, and it\u2019s added a number of new features to make it much more than a \u201cFacebook or LinkedIn for doctors.\u201d In 2013 alone, the company\u00a0built a recruiting tool called Talent Finder<\/a>,\u00a0released an API to enable easy authentication<\/a>,\u00a0launched a \u201cdigital fax line,\u201d\u00a0<\/a>and rolled out a\u00a0continuing medical education (CME) platform.<\/a><\/p>\nMedicine is a collaborative profession. Doctors and other medical care providers rely on communication with their peers to get expert advice, ask questions, coordinate patient care, and discuss difficult cases. But medical communication is extremely sensitive and highly regulated, so it happened primarily offline for a long time.<\/p>\n
That is beginning to change now as tech startups like Doximity create secure, HIPAA (Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act)-compliant, doctors-only places for them to connect online.\u00a0Tangney said saves them \u201cprecious\u201d time and reduces the \u201cburden\u201d of paperwork<\/a>, which is increasingly important now that the Affordable Care Act is kicking in and millions more people have access to medical care.<\/p>\n\u201cWith Obamacare and baby boomers filling patient waiting rooms, maintaining a high standard of care demands ever greater efficiency from our health care professionals,\u201d Tangney said. \u201cDoctors need a secure way to connect and collaborate.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 10,000 physician-to-physician messages are now sent daily through the site. Fifty-plus third-party sites use Doximity\u2019s login API,\u00a0and 200 paying clients are using TalentFinder, which facilitated 70,000 consulting and career offers to physicians.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\nTangney said most of the platform\u2019s growth has been grassroots \u2014 doctors telling doctors .<\/p>\n
Prior to founding Doximity, Tangney was the founder of Epocrates, a San Francisco Bay area company that develops mobile health applications. Doximity is based in San Mateo, Calif., and has raised just shy of $30 million from Emergence Capital Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, and InterWest Ventures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Very clever… wonder if they’re coming out here? http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2014\/01\/09\/doximitys-social-network-for-doctors-now-has-more-members-than-the-american-medical-association\/ Doximity\u2019s social network for doctors now has more members than the American Medical\u00a0Association Shutterstock January 9, 2014 9:57 AM Rebecca Grant A social network could actually help your doctor give you better care. Doximity\u2019s\u00a0physician network doubled in size last year to 250,000 members,outstripping even the American … Continue reading Doximity bigger than AMA<\/span>
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDoximity\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0physician network doubled in size last year to 250,000 members,outstripping even the American Medical Association in terms of numbers.<\/a><\/p>\n Its free network now reaches 35 percent of all doctors in the U.S., which CEO Jeff Tangney said is a \u201csignificant tipping point.\u201d<\/p>\n Doximity has consistently grown since its launch in 2011, and it\u2019s added a number of new features to make it much more than a \u201cFacebook or LinkedIn for doctors.\u201d In 2013 alone, the company\u00a0built a recruiting tool called Talent Finder<\/a>,\u00a0released an API to enable easy authentication<\/a>,\u00a0launched a \u201cdigital fax line,\u201d\u00a0<\/a>and rolled out a\u00a0continuing medical education (CME) platform.<\/a><\/p>\n Medicine is a collaborative profession. Doctors and other medical care providers rely on communication with their peers to get expert advice, ask questions, coordinate patient care, and discuss difficult cases. But medical communication is extremely sensitive and highly regulated, so it happened primarily offline for a long time.<\/p>\n That is beginning to change now as tech startups like Doximity create secure, HIPAA (Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act)-compliant, doctors-only places for them to connect online.\u00a0Tangney said saves them \u201cprecious\u201d time and reduces the \u201cburden\u201d of paperwork<\/a>, which is increasingly important now that the Affordable Care Act is kicking in and millions more people have access to medical care.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Obamacare and baby boomers filling patient waiting rooms, maintaining a high standard of care demands ever greater efficiency from our health care professionals,\u201d Tangney said. \u201cDoctors need a secure way to connect and collaborate.\u201d<\/p>\n More than 10,000 physician-to-physician messages are now sent daily through the site. Fifty-plus third-party sites use Doximity\u2019s login API,\u00a0and 200 paying clients are using TalentFinder, which facilitated 70,000 consulting and career offers to physicians.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Tangney said most of the platform\u2019s growth has been grassroots \u2014 doctors telling doctors .<\/p>\n Prior to founding Doximity, Tangney was the founder of Epocrates, a San Francisco Bay area company that develops mobile health applications. Doximity is based in San Mateo, Calif., and has raised just shy of $30 million from Emergence Capital Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, and InterWest Ventures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Very clever… wonder if they’re coming out here? http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2014\/01\/09\/doximitys-social-network-for-doctors-now-has-more-members-than-the-american-medical-association\/ Doximity\u2019s social network for doctors now has more members than the American Medical\u00a0Association Shutterstock January 9, 2014 9:57 AM Rebecca Grant A social network could actually help your doctor give you better care. Doximity\u2019s\u00a0physician network doubled in size last year to 250,000 members,outstripping even the American … Continue reading Doximity bigger than AMA<\/span> \u201cThis essentially means Doximity will get doctors the answers they want faster, and more reliably, than a simple Google search,\u201d Tangney told VentureBeat. \u201cDoctors can ask a critical mass of their peers any number of questions ranging from drug interactions to specialist advice, and it points to the demand and hunger for specialized, vertical social networks that meet an unmet need.\u201d<\/p>\n