San Francisco-based Amino has launched with $19.4 million in funding to help patients find the best doctor for them. Accel Partners, Charles River Ventures, Rock Health, and a number of individual investors contributed the funds.

The company has tuned into the database from insurance claims data with experiences from 188 million patients and 893,000 doctors, representing nearly every practicing physician in the U.S. In total, that’s about 3.9 billion distinct interactions, which have been de-identified and now power-up Amino’s service.

Amino will provide patients with a doctor that has best served a similar patient based on their demographic and treatment profile.Said service will provide patients with a doctor that has best served a similar patient based on their demographic and treatment profile. Amino can also filter results to find the best local doctor who takes their insurance. Finally, once a match has been made, patients can book an appointment right from inside the platform.

“Health care is an essential part of our society, yet the process is not oriented around those who matter most – the people getting care. Every day, we make important decisions that drastically affect our lives without enough information to feel confident,” said Amino’s CEO and co-founder David Vivero. “Amino’s mission is to change this, giving everyone access to never-before-seen data and insights to become more informed and take charge of their health care. We’re starting with the search to find the right doctor, but the potential to use our data to help people navigate their health care choices is massive.”

Going forward, Amino also hopes to use the claims data to release insights about particular procedures, and could extend into price and quality comparison tools.

[Via: TechCrunch]