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Hellman & Friendman LLC and Bain Capital acquire health IT company athenahealth for $17 billion dollars.
Private Equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman LLC has announced it has acquired athenahealth, a cloud-based enterprise software solution for medical groups and health systems for $17B. In September, it was reported PE firm Veritas Capital and hedge fund Elliot Investment were exploring options to sell athenahealth for $20B or file for an
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Alira Health Acquires Digital Health Engagement Platform Patchai
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Alira Health acquires Italy-based Patchai, a cognitive platform embedding an empathetic virtual assistant for patient engagement and real-time data collection.
This marks Alira Health’s second digital health acquisition, furthering the company’s rapid expansion into patient-centric, technology-enabled solutions for healthcare providers, payers, and suppliers.
Alira Health, a Framingham, MA-based health care consultancy, announced that it has acquired Italy-based
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QGenda Acquires Nurse & Staff Scheduling Platform Schedule360 – M&A
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- QGenda today announced the acquisition of Schedule360, the provider of cloud-based software to automate nurse and staff scheduling.
- With the addition of nurse and staff scheduling, QGenda will enable healthcare organizations to manage, schedule and optimize the deployment of their entire workforce. Now, organizations can streamline scheduling processes across the enterprise to better optimize capacity and to improve outcomes through more
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Lightbeam Health Solutions Acquires RPM Platform CareSignal
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- Lightbeam Health Solutions, Inc., a provider of end-to-end population health management solutions, announced today the acquisition of CareSignal, the pioneer of Deviceless Remote Patient Monitoring technology. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition enables Lightbeam to integrate scalable, evidence-based remote engagement and monitoring capabilities into its core population health offering, which serves more than 42 million patient
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CareDx Acquires Medication Adherence Platform MedActionPlan
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- CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers, today announced it has acquired MedActionPlan®, a New Jersey-based provider of medication safety and adherence technology and patient education.
- MedActionPlan programs have been proven to improve adherence, reduce healthcare costs, and increase
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Virgin Pulse Completes Acquisition of Welltok – Health M&A
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- Virgin Pulse, a global provider of tech-enabled wellbeing solutions, today announced it has completed acquisition of Denver-based consumer activation company, Welltok, a leader in data analytics-based targeting and multi-channel outreach solutions.
- Welltok’s proprietary activation engine is focused on motivating consumers, employees, patients, and members to complete targeted actions like participating in a mental health program, refilling a medication,
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Philips Acquires Cardiologs to Expand Cardiac Diagnostics & Monitoring Portfolio
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- Philips today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Paris-based Cardiologs, a France-based medical technology company focused on transforming cardiac diagnostics using artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology.
- Cardiologs will further strengthen Philips’ cardiac monitoring and diagnostics offering with innovative software technology, electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis and reporting services. Financial details of the acquisition were not
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Kareo and PatientPop Merge to Form Tebra to Create All-in-One Practice Platform
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- Kareo, a provider of cloud-based clinical and financial software, and PatientPop, a provider of practice growth technology, today announced the closing of their merger and the unveiling of the combined company’s new name, Tebra.
- The name Tebra is derived from the word “vertebrae” and symbolizes the role the new company serves as the backbone of practice success, delivering digital technology to connect providers and their patients. The combined company currently
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EverCommerce Acquires DrChrono to Expand Suite of Solutions for Independent Practices
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- Today EverCommerce Inc., a service commerce platform, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DrChrono Inc., a Sunnyvale, CA-based SaaS practice management and EHR platform for modern medical practices.
- DrChrono offers an all-in-one, cloud-based practice management, EHR, and billing solution to make healthcare more informed, more interactive, and more personalized. Financial details of the acquisition were not
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HealthEquity Completes $455M Acquisition of HSA Custodian Further
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- HealthEquity, completed the acquisition of Further, a leading provider of HSA and consumer-directed benefit (“CDB”) administration services, and the nation’s ninth largest HSA custodian. The acquisition of Further and its technology expands HealthEquity’s leadership in the growing HSA market and enhances its ability to better serve their customers. The deal also adds to HealthEquity’s Total Solution
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