MedCurrent
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersToronto, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What MedCurrent does
MedCurrent is a physician-founded clinical decision support (CDS) software company that helps clinicians order the right diagnostic test at the point of care. Its core products are iRefer CDS, which digitizes the Royal College of Radiologists' iRefer imaging referral guidelines, and OrderWise, which embeds multi-source imaging, echocardiography, lab, and pathology referral guidelines (including content from CAR, Intermountain Healthcare, NCCN, and ACC) into clinician workflows. The platform is cloud-hosted on Microsoft Azure and exchanges data bi-directionally with more than 20 EHR and Order Communications Systems — Epic, Oracle Cerner, Harris Healthcare, Allscripts, IMS Maxims, CliniSys, WebV, and others — using HL7 FHIR CDS Hooks.
MedCurrent monetizes primarily through multi-year SaaS subscriptions (listed on the UK G-Cloud 11 Framework) and enterprise licensing to large hospital systems. It sells directly to enterprise healthcare buyers and indirectly through EHR channel partnerships, an Epic App Orchard listing, and resellers such as CMS Imaging Inc. The company's customers span 80+ organizations across Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US, with a particularly deep footprint of 60+ NHS Trusts in England and named US deployments at Emory Healthcare, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and North York General Hospital. Regulatory moats include CMS-qualified CDSM status (for US PAMA AUC compliance) and a stack of UK certifications (DCB0129, DSP Toolkit, ICO, Cyber Essentials Plus).
The company is headquartered in Toronto with a UK operations office in Edinburgh and has been operating with 11-50 employees. In October 2024, MedCurrent was acquired by VitalHub Corp (TSX: VHI), joining VitalHub's Patient Flow software suite; MedCurrent's website and brand now operate under "MedCurrent, a VitalHub company."
MedCurrent firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- MedCurrent
- Legal name
- MedCurrent Corporation
- Website
- https://medcurrent.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
MedCurrent industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Clinical Decision Support Software
- NAICS
- Other Computer Related Services (541519), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Health Services (8000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Utilization Management, Appropriateness Criteria & Prior Authorization CDS (HLACAGAM)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Evidence-Based Guidelines, Knowledge Management & Content Authoring (HLACAGAD)
Keywords
Where MedCurrent is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Toronto
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
MedCurrent business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- SaaS Subscription: Cloud-hosted Software-as-a-Service subscription model offered via NHS G-Cloud 11 Framework to UK public service organizations. Subscription-based pricing for clinical decision support solutions with hosted deployment on Microsoft Azure.
- Enterprise Licensing: Enterprise licensing agreements with large healthcare systems and hospital networks for deployment of iRefer CDS and OrderWise platforms across organizational footprints.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | SaaS subscription model via G-Cloud Framework |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
MedCurrent product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MedCurrent develops and sells a cloud-based Clinical Decision Support (CDS) platform that embeds evidence-based clinical guidelines from the Royal College of Radiologists, ACC, NCCN, Intermountain Healthcare, CAR, and others directly into clinicians' EHR and order entry workflows at the point of care. The platform is sold to hospitals, health systems, NHS Trusts, and government health services to reduce inappropriate diagnostic test ordering, optimize resource utilization, and support regulatory compliance (CMS PAMA AUC, NHS standards). Its core offerings are the iRefer CDS solution (RCR iRefer guidelines) and the OrderWise platform (imaging and lab/pathology guidelines), supported by Authoring Studio configuration tools and an Analytics/BI module.
Product overview
MedCurrent offers a unified Clinical Decision Support (CDS) platform with three main integrated products: iRefer CDS (using Royal College of Radiologists iRefer guidelines) and OrderWise (imaging/lab guidelines from CAR, Intermountain, and other sources). These core products are supported by Authoring Studio (configuration and content management module) and Analytics (business intelligence module). The platform is cloud-hosted on Microsoft Azure and integrates bi-directionally with over 20 EHR and Order Communications Systems including Epic, Oracle Cerner, Allscripts, and Harris Healthcare. MedCurrent was acquired by VitalHub in October 2024 and now operates as part of VitalHub's software portfolio alongside patient flow solutions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- iRefer CDS: Clinical decision support solution integrating Royal College of Radiologists iRefer guidelines to help clinicians determine best imaging investigations.
- OrderWise
- Authoring Studio
- Business Intelligence / Analytics
Products and services
- iRefer CDS Clinical decision support solution integrating the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) iRefer guidelines to help clinicians determine the best, safest, and most appropriate imaging investigations at the point of care. Designed for hospitals, NHS Trusts, health systems, and clinicians needing evidence-based radiology referrals.
- OrderWise CDS platform integrating imaging, echocardiography, and lab/pathology referral guidelines from multiple sources including the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), Intermountain Healthcare, NCCN, and ACC. Used by hospitals and health systems to meet CMS PAMA AUC mandate and standardize diagnostic ordering across imaging and pathology specialties.
- MedCurrent Impact Analytics tool integrated with EHR systems to evaluate baseline order appropriateness, modality volume shifts, and interactive ROI calculations for CDS implementation. Used by healthcare leaders to plan and measure CDS deployments.
- CDS 3.0 Platform Major version release of MedCurrent's Clinical Decision Support platform featuring enhanced user interfaces, expanded analytics functionality, and the Authoring Studio content management tool, serving as the foundation for subsequent iRefer CDS and OrderWise offerings.
Quantifiable outcome
- Doctors changed testing requirements when given options before ordering 85% of the time (Ontario Ministry of Health research)
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use MedCurrent
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
MedCurrent technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration7 records
AI capability2 records
Feature6 records
MedCurrent partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.
- VitalHubflagshipVitalHub Corp. (TSX: VHI) completed acquisition of MedCurrent Corporation in October 2024. Strategic acquisition aligns with VitalHub's vision to integrate cutting-edge technology solutions. MedCurrent's OrderWise platform complements VitalHub's existing Patient Flow software suite, providing comprehensive solutions and strengthening market positioning with aligned geographic focus.
- CMS Imaging Inc.minorDistribution partnership where CMS Imaging distributes MedCurrent's OrderWise CDS platform as part of its comprehensive health informatics solutions catalog serving diagnostic medical imaging equipment customers.
- CliniSyscoreIntegration of OrderWise Clinical Decision Support with CliniSys Integrated Clinical Environment (ICE) enabling evidence-based diagnostic requests. Supports radiology and pathology ordering workflows through seamless integration.
- Healthy Interactionsminor10-year agreement to implement CDS solutions for diabetes and chronic condition management. Platform connects into EHR systems to provide real-time, evidence-based decision support for chronic care planning.
- Epic SystemscoreMedCurrent's iRefer CDS and OrderWise solutions listed in Epic's App Orchard, enabling healthcare organizations to discover and implement MedCurrent's CDS solutions within Epic EHR environment. Bi-directional integration with Epic via CDS Hooks (HL7 FHIR).
- Oracle CernercoreIntegration partnership enabling MedCurrent CDS solutions to work within Oracle Cerner EHR platforms for evidence-based clinical guidance at point of care.
- Harris HealthcarecorePartnership to integrate OrderWise CDS into Harris Healthcare's HARRIS Flex and OPUS EHR platforms, providing ordering providers with seamless AUC mandate compliance capability.
- Altera AllscriptscoreIntegration partnership enabling MedCurrent CDS solutions to work within Allscripts EHR platforms for evidence-based clinical guidance.
- Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)flagshipiRefer CDS integrates RCR's iRefer radiology referral guidelines, the world-renowned evidence-based guidelines for medical imaging investigations. MedCurrent is the exclusive technology partner for digitizing iRefer guidelines globally.
- American College of Cardiology (ACC)coreACC Cardiac Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria integrated into MedCurrent's clinical decision support platform to enhance delivery of quality patient care and meet regulatory requirements.
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)coreNCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria integrated into MedCurrent's OrderWise platform, providing access to imaging recommendations derived from NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
- Intermountain HealthcarecoreProven Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria from Intermountain Healthcare integrated into MedCurrent's OrderWise platform, leveraging Intermountain's Clinical Programs and Care Process Models.
- Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR)coreOrderWise Imaging integrates CAR imaging referral guidelines alongside other national and regional pathways for Canadian healthcare customers.
- Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)minorPartnership with RANZCR for radiology referral guidelines integration supporting Australian and New Zealand healthcare markets.
- Choosing Wisely CanadacoreCAR actively works with Choosing Wisely Canada on constructing guidelines to support CDS implementation in Canadian institutions. MedCurrent solutions support Choosing Wisely recommendations.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
MedCurrent competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- National Decision Support Company (now Optum/Change Healthcare): Original creator of CareSelect Imaging, a CMS-qualified CDSM directly competing with MedCurrent's OrderWise for advanced imaging appropriateness decisions at the point of order entry. NDSC was acquired by Change Healthcare (now Optum), making it the closest direct competitor and the de facto category leader in US PAMA AUC CDS.
- EviCore by Evernorth (Cigna): EviCore is a leading radiology benefits management and utilization management provider that supplies appropriateness review, prior authorization and evidence-based imaging decision support to health plans and providers, directly competing with MedCurrent for appropriate-use decisions in advanced imaging.
- Carelon Health (formerly AIM Specialty Health, Elevance Health): Carelon Health's AIM Specialty Health business provides radiology and imaging appropriateness decision support and utilization management services to health plans, providers and patients, directly overlapping with MedCurrent's appropriate use criteria and prior authorization CDS use cases.
- Medicalis (Siemens Healthineers): Medicalis, acquired by Siemens, provides radiology decision support integrated with EHR workflows to help clinicians order appropriate imaging studies, closely comparable to MedCurrent's OrderWise imaging appropriateness platform.
Broad incumbents
- Health Catalyst: Health Catalyst offers a broad data and analytics platform for health systems that includes clinical decision support and improvement applications; while not a single-specialty imaging CDS vendor like MedCurrent, it competes for the same healthcare-IT analytics and CDS budget at large provider systems.
- Merative (formerly IBM Watson Health): Merative markets imaging workflow and clinical decision support products, including tools for evidence-based imaging ordering, that compete with MedCurrent for large hospital and health system CDS procurement decisions.
- Philips Radiology Solutions: Philips offers integrated radiology informatics and clinical decision support as part of a broader imaging portfolio, positioning itself as a one-stop-shop alternative to specialty CDS vendors like MedCurrent for hospital imaging departments.
- Nuance Communications (Microsoft) PowerScribe / Precision Imaging Network: Nuance (now part of Microsoft) provides radiology reporting and workflow tools, including CDS-adjacent capabilities integrated into EHR ecosystems, competing with MedCurrent for clinical workflow and imaging decision-support dollars.
Emerging players
- Volpara Health: Volpara focuses on breast imaging and broader radiology decision support using AI for risk assessment and appropriateness, overlapping with MedCurrent's imaging CDS focus on a narrower modality but applying similar evidence-based ordering principles.
Others
- InterSystems HealthShare / TrakCare: InterSystems provides healthcare interoperability and clinical workflow platforms that EHRs and CDS vendors (including MedCurrent) build upon; it is a relevant adjacent/ecosystem participant rather than a direct imaging-CDS competitor, but shapes the integration landscape MedCurrent operates in.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
MedCurrent social profiles
Digital presenceMedCurrent compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
MedCurrent financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
MedCurrent leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
MedCurrent funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors2 records
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MedCurrent M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about MedCurrent
What does MedCurrent do?
MedCurrent develops and sells a cloud-based Clinical Decision Support (CDS) platform that embeds evidence-based clinical guidelines from the Royal College of Radiologists, ACC, NCCN, Intermountain Healthcare, CAR, and others directly into clinicians' EHR and order entry workflows at the point of care. The platform is sold to hospitals, health systems, NHS Trusts, and government health services to reduce inappropriate diagnostic test ordering, optimize resource utilization, and support regulatory compliance (CMS PAMA AUC, NHS standards). Its core offerings are the iRefer CDS solution (RCR iRefer guidelines) and the OrderWise platform (imaging and lab/pathology guidelines), supported by Authoring Studio configuration tools and an Analytics/BI module.
Is MedCurrent a public or private company?
MedCurrent is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was MedCurrent founded?
MedCurrent was founded in 2014. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is MedCurrent based?
MedCurrent is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, in the North America region.
How does MedCurrent make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. SaaS Subscription is the primary driver. The others are enterprise Licensing.
Who are MedCurrent's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are National Decision Support Company (now Optum/Change Healthcare), EviCore by Evernorth (Cigna), Carelon Health (formerly AIM Specialty Health, Elevance Health) and Medicalis (Siemens Healthineers). Broad incumbents are Health Catalyst, Merative (formerly IBM Watson Health), Philips Radiology Solutions and Nuance Communications (Microsoft) PowerScribe / Precision Imaging Network. Volpara Health is listed as an emerging player. InterSystems HealthShare / TrakCare is listed as an others.
Does MedCurrent have an API?
No public API is recorded for MedCurrent.
What industry is MedCurrent in?
MedCurrent's product category is Clinical Decision Support Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACAGAM, Utilization Management, Appropriateness Criteria & Prior Authorization CDS, with a secondary code of HLACAGAD, Evidence-Based Guidelines, Knowledge Management & Content Authoring. Its NAICS code is 541519 and its SIC code is 7372.