| Purkinje Incorporated | |
| Foundation: | Purkinje 1985, merged with Développement Purkinje in 1991 |
| Founder: | Rénald St-Arnault (Purkinje, Dév. Purk.) Pierre-Paul Yale (Dév. Purk.) Michel Maksud (Purkinje, Dév. Purk.) Yves Lévesque (Dév. Purk.) Yves A. Lussier (Dév. Purk.) |
| Location City: | Montreal |
| Location Country: | Canada |
| Area Served: | North America |
| Industry: | Medical software |
| Products: | Electronic Medical Record, Practice management software |
| Num Employees: | 100[1] |
| Owner: | John Doerr and others[2] |
| Homepage: | 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. In1994 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 software 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.