ICON, a global provider of drug development solutions and services has acquired MolecularMD, a molecular diagnostic specialty laboratory that enables the development and commercialization of precision medicines in oncology. The acquisition of MolecularMD’s extensive scientific and clinical biomarker experience expands the ICON’s capabilities in molecular diagnostic testing and also adds expanded testing platforms, including next-generation sequencing and immunohistochemistry, to ICON’s
Read More
Healthcare M&A | M&A News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant
CVS-Aetna Merger Impact : Consumers Open to Receiving Primary Care at CVS Clinics
The CVS-Aetna merger has the potential to create an integrated model for consumer healthcare that could transform the consumer experience; however, are consumers embracing the prospect of receiving care in a CVS retail pharmacy setting? According to new research from J.D. Power, forty-five percent of consumers said they would probably or definitely would use primary care services in a CVS retail pharmacy setting. CVS-Aetna Merger Consumer Impact Survey BackgroundJ.D. Power's December 2018 pulse
Read More
Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery Portfolio
Johnson & Johnson, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auris Health, a developer of robotic technologies for $3.4 billion in cash. Auris Health is a privately held developer of robotic technologies, initially focused on lung cancer, with an FDA-cleared Monarch platform currently used in bronchoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This acquisition will accelerate Johnson & Johnson’s entry into robotics and strengthens its digital surgery
Read More
MediQuant Acquires EMR Data Conversion Firm HeF Solutions
MediQuant, an Ohio-based provider of enterprise active archiving solutions to hospitals and health systems, announced today that it has executed a purchase contract for HeF Solutions, a healthcare technology firm specializing in electronic medical records (EMR) data conversions, legacy data archival and technical services that support needed access to clinical records.The acquisition of HeF Solutions deepens MediQuant’s data conversion services, expanding the tools, resources and capabilities
Read More
Francisco Partners Acquires Qualcomm Life, Renames as CapsuleTech
Francisco Partners ("FP"), a Silicon Valley-based technology-focused private equity (PE) firm, today announced it has acquired Qualcomm Life, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated that offers end-to-end medical device connectivity across the continuum of care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Renames Qualcomm Life as CapsuleTechQualcomm Life will be separated from Qualcomm, be renamed as Capsule Technologies, Inc. ("CapsuleTech"), and continue operating
Read More
PerfectServe Acquires AI Patient Scheduling Solution Lightning Bolt and CareWire
After 16 years of bootstrapped success, Lightning Bolt is being acquired by PerfectServe, a provider of cloud-based clinical communication and collaboration solutions. Lightning Bolt’s AI technology enables healthcare organizations to build smarter physician shift schedules that give doctors balanced hours, safer shifts, and more flexibility to take time off, all while still improving patient access.Founded in 2002 and based in San Francisco, California, Lightning Bolt is an AI-enabled solution
Read More
BREAKING: eMDs Acquires Ambulatory EHR Aprima to Strengthen Position in Ambulatory EHR Market
eMDs announced today that it has acquired Aprima Medical Software (“Aprima”), a provider of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) software and revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions to ambulatory care organizations. The acquisition strengthens eMDs position in the ambulatory EHR space to serve over 63,000 providers in over 26,000 practices and hospitals across the world.For two decades, Aprima serves physicians in primary care and more than 70 specialties with a fast,
Read More
Livongo Acquires Digital Behavioral Health Solution myStrength
Livongo Health, an Applied Health Signals company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced that it has acquired Denver-based myStrength, Inc., a provider of digital behavioral health solutions. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition enables Livongo to more fully address the health of the whole person by integrating behavioral health conditions including depression, anxiety, stress, substance use disorder,
Read More
Prenetics Group Acquires ‘Psychologist in a Pocket’ Kelaa App
Prenetics, a Southeast Asia-based global genetics, and digital health company announced it has acquired Kelaa App, the core product of Soma Analytics and associated assets. Founded in Germany in 2013, the Kelaa’ smartphone app available on Apple and Android devices provides tailored recommendations on how to deal with day-to-day stresses through bite-sized personalized daily sessions for employees and businesses. Used by a number of Britain’s leading medium to large enterprises, including
Read More
BioTelemetry Acquires Cardiac Remote Monitoring Startup Geneva Healthcare for $45M
BioTelemetry, a provider of remote and wireless medical technology announced it has agreed to acquire Geneva Healthcare, a provider of remote implantable cardiac device-monitoring services. Under terms of the acquisition agreement, BioTelemetry will pay $45M in cash upfront plus potential earn-outs of at least $20M. Geneva generated $6M in revenue in 2018. Founded in 2011 by a team of cardiologists and user experience designers, Geneva has developed a proprietary cloud-based platform that
Read More
