Varian, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of cancer care solutions has acquired Mobius Medical Systems, a provider of radiation oncology Quality Assurance (QA) software. The acquisition will expand Varian's leadership in radiation medicine, by increasing its portfolio of patient treatment plan QA and machine QA technologies, and enables the company to potentially impact more patients around the globe with software solutions designed to assure the quality of treatments.The Mobius QA software is in
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The HCI Group Acquires MEDITECH Certified Partner Infinity HIT
The HCI Group, a healthcare IT consulting firm has acquired Infinity HIT, a MEDITECH Ready-Certified consulting firm to expand its health IT service offerings. The HCI Group plans to leverage the acquisition of Infinity HIT's credentials to strengthen its capabilities as a MEDITECH READY Certified organization. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2012, Infinity HITp rovides consulting, implementation, optimization, staffing and support services to hospitals and
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Mediware Acquires Revenue Cycle Management Solution MEDTranDirect
Mediware Information Systems, Inc.announced it has acquired MEDTranDirect, a revenue cycle management solution and an approved network service vendor for Medicare. For Mediware, the acquisition complements the revenue cycle management and Medicare claims capabilities in Mediware’s home care market solution, Kinnser Software, while simultaneously leveraging Mediware’s heritage of supporting data-driven clinical excellence and improving efficiencies in administrative workflow.MEDTranDirect’s
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Change Healthcare Acquires National Decision Support Company
Change Healthcare announced the acquisition of National Decision Support Company (NDSC), a cloud-based solutions that deliver medical guidelines to the point of care through leading electronic health record (EHR) systems. The addition of NDSC accelerates the efforts of Change Healthcare to leverage evidence-based clinical information and next-generation technologies to reduce cost and help ensure appropriate care. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. NDSC and the Change
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Elsevier Acquires Clinical Decision Support Solution Via Oncology
Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and part of RELX Group, today announced that it has acquired Via Oncology, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company that provides clinical decision support and best practices in cancer care management. A former subsidiary of UPMC, one of the nation's leading integrated healthcare delivery and financing systems, Via Oncology helps cancer centers demonstrate the value of their care to patients, referring physicians
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Nordic Acquires The Claro Group’s Revenue Cycle Transformation Practice to Expand Beyond Epic Consulting
Nordic, an health IT consulting services firm has acquired the revenue cycle transformation practice of The Claro Group, LLC to expand beyond its Epic-focused consulting business. For Nordic, the acquisition complements Nordic’s foundation as a leader in Epic revenue cycle solutions. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, Managing Directors Cathy Smith and Shannon Yasseri will continue their roles from The Claro Group leading a complementary set of
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Allscripts to Acquire Practice Fusion’s Physician Practice EHR for $100M
Allscripts has reached a definitive agreement to acquire cloud-based EHR platform Practice Fusion for $100 million in cash, subject to adjustment for working capital and net debt. Founded in 2005, Practice Fusion offers an affordable certified cloud-based EHR for traditionally hard-to-reach small, independent physician practices, supporting 30,000 ambulatory practices and 5 million patient visits a month.The strategic acquisition of Practice Fusion will complement and round out Allscripts
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InTouch Health Acquires TruClinic to Enter Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Market
InTouch Health, the leading enterprise telehealth platform has acquired TruClinic, a web-based telemedicine provider based in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in direct-to-consumer virtual care solutions. Through the acquisition, InTouchHealth expands its existing portfolio to deliver a full range of virtual care programs to healthcare providers, enabling continuity of care between physicians and patients. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.The combined solution
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Healthcare M&A Analysis: Why Did Philips Acquire PHM Vendor VitalHealth?
Editor's Note: Alex Green is the Director and Principal Analyst at Signify Research, a UK-based market research firm focusing on health IT, digital health, and medical imaging. Alex is responsible for leading Signify Research’s Digital Health market intelligence portfolio, initially developing its coverage of the patient engagement platforms and portals marketPhilips announced on December 8th that it had acquired Dutch population health management (PHM) and eHealth platform provider VitalHealth
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UnitedHealth Group Makes $2.8B Bid to Acquire South American Provider to Expand Operations
Minnetonka-based health insurer UnitedHealth Group has launched a tender offer as an initial step towards acquiring Empresas Banmédica, a leading healthcare provider and insurer serving Chile, Colombia and Per for nearly six million people across more than 40 hospitals. The $2.8B bid would expand UnitedHealth Group's operations in South America, where the largest health insurer in the United States already is a large healthcare provider and insurer in Brazil. The announcement comes on the heels
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