ListRunner

ListRunner offers a specialized, secure collaboration platform tailored for clinical teams, aiming to replace outdated and insecure methods of sharing patient information. Founded in 2014 by Jeeshan Chowdhury, Trevor Chan, and Dominic Savoie, the company emerged from the Y Combinator accelerator program (S14 batch) to address inefficiencies in hospital workflows. Dr. Jeeshan Chowdhury, one of the founders, identified that a significant portion of a doctor's time was consumed by repetitively writing patient notes on paper for shift handovers. This firsthand experience in the medical field was a direct catalyst for the creation of ListRunner.

The company's core service is a HIPAA-compliant mobile and web application that allows physicians, residents, and medical students to share and manage patient lists, summaries, updates, and tasks in a centralized, secure environment. This digital solution directly counters the risks associated with untraceable paper lists and non-secure communication channels like SMS. The platform is designed to function even in hospital areas with poor or no Wi-Fi connectivity, by storing updates locally and syncing them automatically when a connection is re-established. Key features include fully customizable patient lists, task management to clarify responsibilities, and personalized notifications. Initially, the company planned a freemium model, with a basic free version for small teams and paid pro and enterprise plans for larger institutions, which would integrate with major electronic health record (EHR) systems like Epic and Cerner.

Based in Mountain View, California, ListRunner secured approximately $620,000 in seed funding over two rounds in 2014 from investors including Y Combinator, Maverick Ventures, and Slow Ventures. The company was acquired in June 2018, with Commure, Inc. now listed as the seller on the App Store. Following the acquisition, some of ListRunner's functionalities and mission appear to be continued by Dock Health, a company that also focuses on secure task and workflow management for healthcare teams and was created within Boston Children's Hospital.

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