MedSafer
MedSafer is a Montreal-based clinical decision support tool that automates deprescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults by applying STOPP/START and Beers Criteria to EHR data, deployed across Canadian academic hospitals, long-term care homes, and via an EHR integration API.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersMontreal, Canada
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What MedSafer does
MedSafer Corp is a Montreal-based private company that has built an electronic deprescribing decision support tool for clinicians caring for older adults on multiple medications. The platform automates the identification of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) by cross-referencing structured patient data — ICD10-coded conditions and DIN-coded medications — against established geriatric prescribing criteria (STOPP/START and Beers Criteria), and generates individualized, prioritized deprescribing opportunities that factor in potential for harm, ease of discontinuation, frailty, and life expectancy. The tool was created at the McGill University Health Centre by clinician researchers Dr. Emily McDonald and Dr. Todd Campbell Lee and has been deployed in three principal product forms: MedSafer Acute Care (validated across 11 sites at 7 Canadian universities on over 5,000 hospitalized patients), MedSafer E-CARE (a long-term care module integrated with the MED e-care EHR across five OMNI Health Care homes in Ontario), and MedSafer API (an integration layer for third-party EHRs), alongside a now-discontinued patient-facing pilot (MedSafer Public) sponsored by Health Canada.
The underlying technology is a rules-based recommendation engine rather than a machine-learned model, with a validated adverse drug event detection methodology (inter-rater k=0.98 for occurrence, k=0.92 for preventability). MedSafer's go-to-market has historically been academic — research collaborations funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Frailty Network, Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Santé, McGill Clinical and Health Informatics, and the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation — supplemented by EHR integration partnerships (notably MED e-care, which has a footprint in Canada, the UK, and Europe). No commercial pricing is publicly disclosed. The MedSafer website links to a Vigilance Health announcement of acquisition of MedSecure (MedSafer's French trade name), indicating a transition toward a commercially-backed entity, though post-acquisition commercial metrics are not evidenced in the input data.
MedSafer firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- MedSafer
- Legal name
- MedSafer Corp
- Website
- https://medsafer.org
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- MedSafer is a Montreal-based clinical decision support tool that automates deprescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults by applying STOPP/START and Beers Criteria to EHR data, deployed across Canadian academic hospitals, long-term care homes, and via an EHR integration API.
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- akta.pro rank
MedSafer industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Clinical Decision Support Software
- NAICS
- Offices of Physicians (62111), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Health Services (8000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Medication Adherence, Digital Therapeutics & Remote Coaching (condition-specific programs) (HLALAFAF)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Medication Reconciliation & Skilled Medication Administration (Clinical) (HSABACAH)
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Where MedSafer is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Montreal
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices8 records
Markets served
MedSafer business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Research Grants and Government Funding: MedSafer is primarily funded through research grants from Canadian institutions including Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Frailty Network (CFN), Fonds de Recherche du Quebec - Sante (FRQS), and Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI). The pilot public version was sponsored by Health Canada.
- API Integration Services: The company offers API access for integration with electronic medical records and other software systems. Organizations can inquire about API integration through [email protected].
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
MedSafer product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MedSafer is an electronic deprescribing decision support platform that automates identification of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults and generates individualized, prioritized deprescribing opportunities. The tool integrates directly with electronic health records via API, processing ICD10 codes and DINs to deliver evidence-based recommendations including tapering instructions and patient education materials, deployed in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities.
Product overview
MedSafer is a Canadian-made electronic deprescribing decision support platform consisting of a core product and several specialized modules. The primary MedSafer tool identifies potentially inappropriate medications in older adults and generates individualized, prioritized deprescribing opportunities. MedSafer E-CARE extends this capability to long-term care settings through EHR integration. The MedSafer API enables third-party software integration for deprescribing opportunities. MedSafer Public was a patient-facing tool for home use (pilot program currently unavailable). The platform uses evidence-based algorithms and STOPP/START criteria to prioritize medications based on potential for harm, ease of discontinuation, and patient frailty.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- MedSafer (Acute Care) Electronic decision support tool for acute care hospitals that automates deprescribing by generating individualized, prioritized deprescribing opportunities for hospitalized older adults (65+) on multiple medications. Identifies potentially inappropriate medications, explains why they are problematic, and provides tapering instructions to clinicians.
- MedSafer E-CARE (Long-Term Care) Specialized version of MedSafer for long-term care settings that integrates with electronic health records to provide clinicians with periodic, automated, resident-specific deprescribing opportunities. Deployed across OMNI Health Care homes in Ontario via MED e-care EHR integration.
- MedSafer API Application programming interface that enables integration with electronic health records and other healthcare software. Processes medical conditions in ICD10 codes and medications as DINs against evidence-based algorithms to generate deprescribing opportunities displayed directly within the EHR interface.
- MedSafer LTC Long-term care EHR integration site for MedSafer that enables clinicians in LTC facilities to access MedSafer directly within their electronic medical record to view individualized and prioritized deprescribing opportunities for residents.
Quantifiable outcome
- 8.3% additional patients had at least one PIM stopped during the intervention phase compared to control
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use MedSafer
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
MedSafer technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability2 records
Feature5 records
MedSafer partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.
- MED e-care Healthcare Solutions, Inc.coreMED e-care is a global e-health software solution provider providing an integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for long-term care. MedSafer has designed an API that cross-references ICD10 codes and DINs against evidence-based algorithms for safe deprescribing, integrated within MED e-care's platform. MED e-care is implemented across Canada, UK, and Europe, including 18 OMNI Health Care homes in Ontario.
- OMNI Health CarecoreOMNI Health Care employs MED e-care as their EHR software. Through this collaboration, MedSafer is used by healthcare professionals in five long-term care homes across Ontario: Pleasant Meadow Manor, Riverview Manor, Rosebridge Manor, Woodland Villa, and Country Terrace.
- McGill University Health CentrecoreMedSafer was created at McGill University Health Centre by clinician researchers Dr. Emily McDonald and Dr. Todd Campbell Lee. MUHC serves as the primary research institution.
- University of Ottawa / Ottawa HospitalmajorCo-investigator site for MedSafer study with Dr. Alan Forster (Vice President Quality, Performance and Population Health) and Dr. Allen Huang (Head of Geriatric Medicine).
- University Health Network (Toronto)majorToronto site with investigators including Dr. Rodrigo Cavalcanti, Dr. Peter Wu, and Dr. James Downar. Sites include Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto General Hospital.
- University of CalgarymajorCalgary site with Dr. Gabriel Fabreau and Dr. Evan Minty at Foothills Medical Centre.
- University of AlbertamajorEdmonton site with Dr. Finlay McAlister (University of Alberta Chair in Cardiovascular Outcomes Research) at University of Alberta Hospital.
- University of British ColumbiamajorVancouver site with Dr. Anita Palepu (Vancouver PI) and Dr. Nadia Khan at St. Paul's Hospital.
- Queen's UniversitymajorKingston site with Dr. Johanna Murphy at Kingston General Hospital.
- McGill Clinical and Health Informatics (MCHI)coreResearch collaborator providing clinical and health informatics expertise supporting MedSafer development.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
MedSafer competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- DoseMeRx: Precision dosing decision support software used in hospitals to individualize medication regimens; adjacent decision-support peer targeting similar EHR-embedded, evidence-based prescribing use cases for vulnerable populations.
- AdhereHealth: Medication adherence and polypharmacy management technology focused on Medicare and value-based care populations; overlapping patient population (older, multi-chronic adults) and use case (medication optimization).
Direct peers
- RxRevu: Prescription decision-support platform integrated with EHRs that surfaces cost, coverage, and appropriateness information to prescribers at the point of prescribing — directly comparable in EHR-embedded prescribing decision support.
- Tabula Rasa HealthCare (ExactCare Pharmacy): US-based medication safety and pharmacy services company focused on polypharmacy, deprescribing, and adverse drug event reduction for older adults; the most direct functional peer to MedSafer in clinical medication optimization.
Broad incumbents
- Surescripts: Nationwide e-prescribing network and clinical信息网络 connecting prescribers, pharmacies, and EHRs; relevant incumbent infrastructure peer whose network effects shape how point-of-prescribing tools like MedSafer reach clinicians.
- First Databank (FDB): Major drug knowledge and clinical decision support vendor whose drug databases (including medication safety content) underpin many EHR prescribing workflows; competes for the same 'medication appropriateness' slot in the EHR.
- Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information (Lexicomp/Medi-Span): Established clinical drug reference and decision-support suite widely embedded in EHRs for medication safety and dosing guidance; broader portfolio competitor for the medication decision support category MedSafer targets.
- Bamboo Health (formerly Appriss Health): Provides real-time clinical intelligence including prescription drug monitoring and care coordination tools integrated with EHRs; broader incumbent in the medication-decision and care-transitions category MedSafer operates in.
- Elsevier Clinical Solutions (Clinical Pharmacology / ClinicalPath): Provides clinical drug information and decision support content embedded in hospital EHRs; competes for the same in-workflow prescribing guidance use case MedSafer addresses.
Regional players
- CPSI (Computer Programs and Systems / American HealthTech): US-focused EHR and post-acute care software provider whose long-term care footprint parallels MED e-care's role for MedSafer; potential EHR-integration channel and a regional competitor for the same LTC deprescribing use case.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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MedSafer leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
MedSafer funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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MedSafer M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about MedSafer
What does MedSafer do?
MedSafer is an electronic deprescribing decision support platform that automates identification of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults and generates individualized, prioritized deprescribing opportunities. The tool integrates directly with electronic health records via API, processing ICD10 codes and DINs to deliver evidence-based recommendations including tapering instructions and patient education materials, deployed in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities.
Is MedSafer a public or private company?
MedSafer is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was MedSafer founded?
MedSafer was founded in -1.
Where is MedSafer based?
MedSafer is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, in the North America region.
How does MedSafer make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Research Grants and Government Funding is the primary driver. The others are API Integration Services.
Who are MedSafer's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are DoseMeRx and AdhereHealth. Direct peers are RxRevu and Tabula Rasa HealthCare (ExactCare Pharmacy). Broad incumbents are Surescripts, First Databank (FDB), Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information (Lexicomp/Medi-Span), Bamboo Health (formerly Appriss Health) and Elsevier Clinical Solutions (Clinical Pharmacology / ClinicalPath). CPSI (Computer Programs and Systems / American HealthTech) is listed as a regional player.
Does MedSafer have an API?
Yes. MedSafer has developed an API for integration with electronic health records (EHR) and other software. The API processes medical conditions in ICD10 codes and medications as DINs (Drug Identification Numbers) against evidence-based algorithms for safe deprescribing. The API allows MedSafer deprescribing opportunities to be displayed directly on the EHR interface where the prescriber can stop a medication. Opportunities are prioritized based on potential for harm, ease of discontinuation, and factor in resident frailty and life expectancy. The API is available by contacting [email protected] for inquiries. Developer documentation is at www.medsafer.org.
What industry is MedSafer in?
MedSafer's product category is Clinical Decision Support Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLALAFAF, Medication Adherence, Digital Therapeutics & Remote Coaching (condition-specific programs), with a secondary code of HSABACAH, Medication Reconciliation & Skilled Medication Administration (Clinical). Its NAICS code is 62111 and its SIC code is 7372.