- Medecision acquires health delivery system transformation pioneer GSI Health, a cloud-based population health platform to optimize value-based care. - The acquisition expands Medecision's expertise and solutions for Medicaid beneficiary management, member engagement in community care settings.Today, Medecision, an integrated health management solutions provider that supports the health and care of more than 50 million consumers nationwide, has acquiredPhiladelphia-based GSI Health, a SaaS
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Google Parent Company Alphabet Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Fitbit
- Google’s parent company, Alphabet has made a bid to acquire Fitbit, according to sources familiar with the matter. - The speculation drove Fitbit’s stock by more than 30%.Google parent company Alphabet has made a bid to acquire fitness wearable company Fitbit, according to sources familiar with the matter. At this time, there is no definite if the negotiations between Google and Fitbit will lead to any deal, Reuters reports.The digital health and wellness market is crowded, with an estimated
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eSolutions Acquires Medidal to Strengthen Its Position in Hospital Revenue Recovery
- eSolutions acquires Medidal, a provider of Transfer DRG, Payer Search, and Pharmacy Reimbursement solutions for an undisclosed sum. - As healthcare reimbursement challenges continue to increase, eSolutions adds to its revenue cycle expertise with new capabilities that ensure providers are paid accurately. eSolutions, an Overland Park, KS-based healthcare technology company working to strengthen providers’ revenue health, announced that it has acquired Medidal, a provider of Transfer DRG, Payer
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NextGen Acquires Behavioral Health Solutions Provider Topaz Information Solutions
- NextGen Healthcare acquires Topaz Information Solutions, a provider that develops custom healthcare technology solutions for behavioral health and social services organizations.- The acquisition will strengthen NextGen’s market penetration in the behavioral health market.NextGen Healthcare, a provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions announced it has acquired Topaz Information, L.L.C., known as Topaz Information Solutions, a healthcare solutions company dedicated to meeting the needs
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Amazon Acquires Health Navigator to Become Part of Amazon Care Services
- Amazon acquires Chicago-based Health Navigator platform, a comprehensive clinical vocabulary, and decision-support system.- The announcement marks Amazon’s second acquisition in the healthcare space after acquiring online pharmacy market PillPack for $750M last year. - CNBC confirms Health Navigator will not renew existing contracts with their customers moving forward and will become part of Amazon Care, it's pilot healthcare service program for employees.Amazon has acquired Health Navigator,
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5 Steps to Creating Robust M&A Transitional Service Agreements
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations if you live near him.”
That sage advice from an unlikely business strategist—The Hobbit wizard, Gandalf—is germane to the need to address risks of serpent-like monsters. It also applies to the peril faced by hospitals when buyers and sellers neglect to calculate data management into the timeframe of M&A transitional service agreements (TSAs). The wrong TSA timeframe threatens the success of all transactions and each company’s
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CHG Healthcare Acquires Physician Credentialing Company Modio Health
- CHG Healthcare has acquired physician credentialing company Modio Health for an undisclosed term. - Modio and CHG are combining forces to improve credentialing for CHG employees and the thousands of providers and healthcare facilities it works with, making the process faster, safer, and more cost-effective.Healthcare staffing company CHG Healthcare has acquired Modio Health, a San Francisco, CA-based physician credentialing provider. The acquisition will improve credentialing for Change
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Cerner Acquires Strategic Health IT Consulting & Engineering Firm AbleVets
- Cerner announced it will acquire strategic health IT consulting and engineering firm AbleVets as a wholly-owned subsidiary. - The acquisition will help Cerner expand its scale and expertise in implementing health IT modernization solutions in the federal market.Today, Cerner Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire AbleVets—a strategic health IT consulting and engineering firm—as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Through its work with civil and defense health agencies, AbleVets
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RLDatix to Acquire Quantros’ Patient Safety Business to Extend Reach Into GRC
- RLDatix has acquired Quantros Inc.’s patient safety business with more than 800 hospitals and health system customers across the United States. - All Quantros Safety Suite customers leveraging their safety solutions and modules will transition to RLDatix. - Quantros staff focusing on the patient safety business will also join RLDatix to ensure no disruption in service or support for Safety Suite users.RLDatix, a provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions that drive patient
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Appriss Health Acquires Behavioral Health Platform OpenBeds
- Appriss Health acquires cloud-based behavioral health platform OpenBeds to remove gaps in behavioral health treatment referrals. - OpenBeds ensures that providers don't spend hours of their day manually trying to find treatment facilities for patients, because the data is available to them within minutes.- The acquisition of OpenBeds helps Appriss Health to build on its efforts to address the complex and changing opioid crisis plaguing communities through proven solutions for patient
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