Carenet Health, a San Antonio, TX-based provider of healthcare engagement, clinical support, advocacy and 24/7 telehealth solutions, has acquired the engagement and telehealth solution subsidiary of Citra Health Solutions. The acquisition is the second acquisition of its kind by Carenet in a span of seven months. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.The recent acquisition complements Carenet’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, cost-effective, on-demand telehealth
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Providence St. Joseph Health Acquires Epic Consulting Firm Bluetree
Providence St. Joseph Health, a national, not-for-profit Catholic health system, announced today that it will acquire Bluetree, an Epic consulting and strategy company that helps health care providers maximize their use of technology. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, and with offices in Denver and New York, Bluetree’s integrated team approach helps health care providers realize higher returns from their Epic EHR platform investment.Acquisition Benefits for Providence St. JosephBy acquiring Bluetree,
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PE Firm Acquires Secure Health Information Exchange Company Vyne
Vyne, a provider of secure health information exchange and electronic healthcare communication management has been acquired by The Jordan Company, L.P., a middle-market-focused private equity firm with original capital commitments in excess of $11 billion. This new investment supports Vyne’s commitment to providing market-leading healthcare technology and support to thousands of dental practices, hospitals and major health systems across the United States.Expansion Plans for VyneThe acquisition
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Datica, Sansoro Health Merge to Offer Self-Service Platform for Cloud-based Healthcare Apps
Sansoro Health, Inc. and Datica Health, LLC announced today they have merged, offering a self-service platform for securing cloud-based applications and integrating patient data from multiple sources. The combined company is solving these problems today for an impressive list of customers; including Johnson & Johnson, VigiLanz, Vineti, and more.Healthcare’s Rapid Migration to the CloudHealthcare is rapidly migrating to the cloud. Healthcare cloud spend will grow from $24 billion this year to
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CentralReach Acquires Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy Software Pathfinder Health Innovations
CentralReach, a provider of EHR and practice management solutions that enable Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for therapy has acquired Pathfinder Health Innovations (PHI), a practice management and data collection software solution designed for small to medium-sized (SMB) businesses. The acquisition increases CentralReach’s market share and is expected to provide SMB organizations with a quick-start and easy-to-use solution to gain immediate operational efficiencies.Founded in 2010, Pathfinder
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UnitedHealth Group Acquires Personalized Health Network PatientsLikeMe
UnitedHealth Group has acquired PatientsLikeMe, a personalized health network, according to an email confirmation from CNBC. The acquisition comes off the reports in April that PatientsLikeMe was being forced by Trump administration’s Committee of Foreign investment over its Chinese majority owner Tencent.Founded in 2004, PatientsLikeMe is the world’s largest personalized health network, helps people find new options for treatments, connect with others, and take action to improve their outcomes.
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UnitedHealth to Acquire Payment Integrity Company Equian for $3.2B
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has agreed to acquire payment integrity provider Equian from its private-equity owner New Mountain Capital for about $3.2 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal report on Thursday evening.Equian delivers payment integrity solutions through proprietary content, enabling technology, and highly responsive customer service. The company analyzes over $500B in healthcare and insurance data to ensure payments are fair, accurate, and paid by the correct party—resulting in
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Allscripts Acquires Prescription & Prior Authorization Platform ZappRx
EHR vendor Allscripts has reached an agreement to acquire prescription and prior authorization platform ZappRx, according to CNBC. The acquisition will help Allscripts diversify its business outside of electronic medical record (EHR). The company has raised a total of $40M in funding to date.Founded in 2012 by Zoe Barry who previously worked at athenahealth, ZappRx streamlines the complex process required to order specialty medications, increasing efficiencies when collecting and maintaining the
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Dassault Systèmes Acquires Clinical Trial Platform Medidata for $5.8B
French technology giant Dassault Systèmes has agreed to acquire Medidata, a life sciences digital transformation company in an all-cash deal for $92.25 per share valued at $5.8 billion. With the acquisition of Medidata and its clinical and commercial solutions, Dassault Systèmes plans to increase market penetration into the Life Sciences industry with an integrated business experience platform for an end-to-end approach to research and discovery, development, clinical testing, manufacturing and
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PE Firm Exploring Sale of HealthChannels’ Portfolio of 4 RCM Companies
Vesey Street Capital Partners (VSP), a strategic private equity firm with substantial and differentiated Healthcare Services sector and sourcing expertise is exploring the sale of its portfolio company HealthChannels. With 13,000 employees across 50 states and three countries, HealthChannels is comprised of four highly specialized revenue cycle management companies:- ScribeAmerica, the nation’s most frequently used medical scribe company, with a reach of over 30 million patients through more
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