What You Should Know:
– Providence acquires MEDITECH Consulting Firm Navin, Haffy & Associates to combine with Engage IT Services to become a leading solutions and services provider for the healthcare industry.
– The two firms are part of Providence Services Group (PSG), a family of top-tier healthcare technology services firms, brought together by Providence Health System, as part of Providence’s broader ongoing strategy to launch an independent solutions and services provider for the healthcare industry.
Providence announced it has acquired Navin, Haffty & Associates, a MEDITECH consulting firm to join forces with Engage IT Services, Inc. to create the industry’s most comprehensive and complete MEDITECH professional services offering. The two MEDITECH services leaders are being brought together by Providence Services Group (PSG), which is acquiring Navin Haffty as part of PSG’s strategy to become a leading solutions and services provider for the healthcare industry.
This acquisition links two leaders in the MEDITECH consulting market – each with 20 years of experience focused exclusively on the MEDITECH electronic health record (EHR) platform, having served over 500 hospital customers and with over 300 staff and consultants. Navin, Haffty & Associates was formed in 2001 and has exclusively served the needs of healthcare organizations utilizing the MEDITECH EHR platform.
Navin Haffty’s outstanding consulting services together with Engage’s premier services will provide a truly unique, full-service offering to MEDITECH clients. Engage and Navin Haffty will offer clients a true “one-stop shop” in the MEDITECH space. As a result, world-class consulting, including implementation, hosting, service desk/application support, staff augmentation, and technical services will be available through one contract, delivered by the top-rated firms in the industry.
“The entire team and I at Navin Haffty are proud and excited to partner with Engage,” said John Haffty, president of Navin Haffty. “Together, we will provide Navin Haffty customers with access to the breadth of innovative information technology services Engage is known for. By joining PSG, Navin Haffty becomes part of a premier outcomes-focused organization that ensures the success of our clients.”
PSG Background
PSG is a family of top-tier healthcare technology services firms, brought together by Providence, one of the United States’ largest health systems, as part of Providence’s broader ongoing strategy to launch an independent solutions and services provider for the healthcare industry.
Cascadia Capital, LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP acted as legal counsel to Providence Services Group. VRA Partners, LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor and Mirick, O’Connell acted as legal counsel to Navin, Haffty & Associates.
Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
