Based in San Francisco and incorporated in 1999, Medem was founded by the AMA and several national medical specialty societies to develop and provide secure, online communications services for use by physicians and other healthcare providers, including hospitals, health systems, etc., with their patients. Together with a broad constituent of industry partners, medical societies, patient advocacy groups and government agencies, Medem is uniquely positioned to transform the healthcare delivery experience for physicians and their patients.

Tens of thousands of physician practices, along with numerous health systems, hospitals, payers and employers, have implemented iHealth Services to improve consumer engagement, advance disease management, increase efficiency and decrease costs. iHealth Services provides the connectivity between community and regional stakeholders in healthcare which will fulfill the vision of interoperable health records for all Americans by 2014.