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U.S. Health IT M&A and buyout volume rebounded in Q2 2026 to 121 announced transactions after averaging 101 transactions across Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, according to Healthcare Growth Partners’ July 2026 Health IT Market Review report. The HGP Health IT Revenue Multiple recovered to 4.7x revenue by the end of Q2 2026 after dropping from 5.3x down to 3.7x in April.Health IT demonstrated strong resilience during the "SaaSpocalypse," outperforming broader Enterprise
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M&A: Focus to Acquire Managed Services Provider GuideIT
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Healthcare managed IT platform Focus has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Plano, Texas-based GuideIT. Post-closing, the entity will operate as GuideIT, A Focus Company.The transaction is designed to replace the fragmented model of multi-vendor IT management—where health systems juggle separate providers for cloud, cybersecurity, and EHR support—with a single, accountable operating partner.GuideIT brings over twenty years of operational delivery, spanning managed
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M&A: SpinSci Acquires Dialog Health to Expand AI-Powered Patient Access Platform Across Voice and Text
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Dallas-based agentic AI leader SpinSci has formally acquired Franklin, Tenn.-based patient and staff engagement provider Dialog Health.The deal bridges SpinSci’s proprietary, AI-driven voice access and contact center automation tools with Dialog Health’s two-way SMS, Rich Communication Services (RCS), and automated outreach platform.Dialog Health brings a proven track record to the platform, including an 82% reduction in 90-day readmissions, a 92% decrease in
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M&A: Tempus AI to Acquire Personalis for $1.5B to Expand Precision Oncology and MRD Monitoring
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Tempus AI, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Personalis, Inc. for $16.25 per share, valuing the company at $1.5 billion net of Tempus’ existing ownership stake.The transaction integrates Personalis’ ultrasensitive NeXT Personal® tumor-informed minimal residual disease (MRD) liquid biopsy test into Tempus’ AI-enabled multimodal clinical data engine.Addresses a total addressable market estimated at $20 billion, serving an expected 2.1 million newly
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XRHealth Acquires Swing Therapeutics to Create Largest Extended Reality Chronic Pain Platform
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Extended reality (XR) clinical innovator XRHealth has announced the formal acquisition of digital therapeutics pioneer Swing Therapeutics, making it the largest multi-device XR digital health platform for chronic conditions.The transaction absorbs Swing’s flagship Stanza program, the first FDA De Novo–authorized prescription digital behavioral therapeutic indicated for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms, which impact 10 million Americans.Validated by a Phase 3
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M&A: Lyric Acquires Concert to Scale AI-Powered Healthcare Decision Intelligence
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Healthcare decision intelligence leader Lyric has announced the acquisition of Concert, a precision health payment accuracy innovator specializing in translating machine-readable clinical policies into real-time claims workflows.The transaction embeds Concert’s proprietary policy intelligence directly within Lyric42, Lyric’s AI-powered Healthcare Decision Intelligence Platform, expanding its scale amid a surge in advanced genetic testing and precision therapies.The
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M&A: ResMed to Sell MatrixCare Business to Frazier Healthcare Partners for $450M
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Global health technology leader ResMed has announced a definitive agreement to sell its MatrixCare business to healthcare-exclusive private equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners for $450M.The corporate divestiture explicitly aligns with ResMed’s 2030 strategy, allowing the company to narrow its focus and reallocate capital toward high-growth, scalable opportunities in sleep health, breathing health, and cloud-connected home care.MatrixCare represents a major post-acute
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DUOS Acquires Linkwell Health to Expand AI-Powered Health Plan Performance Footprint
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Health plan performance infrastructure pioneer DUOS has announced its acquisition of consumer engagement specialist Linkwell Health to create an end-to-end member activation system. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The transaction expands DUOS’ commercial footprint to more than 20 national health plans, extending its digital and clinical reach to one in five adults across the United States.The combined platform targets the costly
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ChartSpan Acquires Personal Health Data Platform Validic to Scale Remote Patient Monitoring
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Care management pioneer ChartSpan has finalized the strategic acquisition of Validic, a provider of personal health data and Internet of Things (IoT) platform.The combined entity, operating under the ChartSpan banner, creates a unified delivery layer that merges full-service clinical care teams with a scaled device-logistics and data-normalization ecosystem.The transaction bridges a severe healthcare data gap, combining traditional Chronic Care Management (CCM) and
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Thoreau Enters Definitive Agreement for Strategic Growth Investment in Ensemble Health Partners
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Revenue cycle managed services leader Ensemble Health Partners has announced a definitive agreement for a strategic growth investment from Thoreau, the healthcare investment platform founded by veteran private equity executive Matt Holt.The transaction values Ensemble at an estimated $12 billion, positioning the newly launched, Apollo Global Management-backed Thoreau platform at the epicenter of scaled healthcare administrative outsourcing.Legacy institutional
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