More than half of all US doctors have joined Doximity’s network in just three years, the company has announced.
After doubling in 2013, Doximity’s growth accelerated in 2014 to now over 400,000 members, making Doximity the largest secure network of doctors ever created.
Doximity, which is often referred to as LinkedIn for doctors, allows physicians to connect, collaborate and collectively provide better care for their patients.The online service, which is often referred to as LinkedIn for doctors, allows physicians to connect, collaborate and collectively provide better care for their patients. To date, physicians have made 21.2 million professional connections on Doximity, averaging 53 colleagues per member.
“Doctors deserve to have better technology than teenagers,” said Jeff Tangney, Doximity CEO and founder. “As it stands today, physicians waste a third of their time on redundant paperwork, faxes, phone tag, and pagers. With our referral directory, secure email, scheduling, and collaboration tools, we’re doing our best to help.”
Doximity provides doctors with access to an online professional CV, HIPAA-secured digital fax and messaging service DocFax, personalized medical news and research updates DocNews, Residency Navigator, career opportunities, as well as the ability to login with Doximity in more than 100 healthcare apps.
Doximity raised $54 million in venture funding in April 2014, the amount which remains untouched since the company enjoyed its first cash-flow positive month earlier this year. The company has established business relationships with some of the most-respected leaders in healthcare, including 4 of the top 5 medical schools; over 200 hospitals; and U.S. News & World Report.