Boca Raton-based ModMed has named co-founder Dan Cane its first Chief AI Officer. The company announced the change on Oct. 28, 2026. ModMed serves specialty medical practices.
Joe Harpaz, who shared the CEO role with Cane for three years, now holds it alone. Celine Kaiser, who joined in 2019, becomes chief operating officer and takes product management, customer success and the revenue cycle business.
Cane will run the company's AI strategy and the ModMed RCM AI Platform, which aims to help practices fight denials and resolve claims faster. Co-founder Dr. Michael Sherling stays on as chief medical and strategy officer and leads clinical AI work, including ModMed Scribe. ModMed says Scribe has supported nearly 3 million patient visits since its release 11 months ago. Those figures come from the company and its investor. No independent measures of accuracy or time saved were offered.
ModMed bought Bonsai Health in April. Bonsai's co-founders now run patient engagement: Luke Kervin leads product development and Travis Schneider is general manager. They are planning a 2027 launch of an agentic AI platform meant to handle routine patient requests and lift paperwork off front office staff. The platform is planned, not shipped.
The Florida angle
ModMed is based in Boca Raton. The company is backed by Clearlake Capital.