Digital Health Founders: Mike Checkley, Accuro EMR

About this episode

Mike Checkley discusses the growth and impact of Accuro EMR in Canada's digital health landscape.

Digital Health Founders is a Santis Health series featuring one-on-one conversations with leaders from across Canada’s digital health ecosystem. From transformative startups to public sector changemakers, these episodes explore how innovators are shaping the future of care through collaboration, technology and bold thinking. In this episode, we sit down with Mike Checkley, President and Co-Founder of Accuro, one of Canada’s “Big 3” Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems used by more than a quarter of physicians across Canada and by millions of patients. Mike shares how he and his co-founders built Accuro EMR from a school project into one of Canada’s leading digital health platforms. He reflects on the strategies that fueled the company’s growth, lessons learned along the way, and offers insights into Accuro’s current work and the future of digital health.

People in this episode

Host: Santis Health

Guest: Mike Checkley

Topics covered

• digital health
• healthcare innovation
• electronic medical records
• startups
• technology

Keywords

• digital health
• Accuro EMR
• Mike Checkley
• healthcare
• innovation
• Canada
• electronic medical records

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Accuro, Santis Health, Canada

Products: Accuro EMR

Places: Canada

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