Health care software vendor Medsphere is acquiring Wellsoft, which provides ER and urgent care software.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/medsphere-acquires-wellsoft-to-enhance-emergency-department-capabilities?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpSa1lqVmtPREJtTlRSbSIsInQiOiJTMTVuQU0rem9tclBmT21kTnowb2Jrb0JWSktDQ2ZrUDV0VGYzRElCdXBiUXQ3Q0xxK0FIY0tUdWpjOGV0a1hTek82NEs5alB2eCs5b1c4a01hQlVSd3g3Z2VpK2RvTmRNU28xWDhkeFhjb01xWTFEKzNtUFVDYWRLU251Qkx1QSJ9&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internalCrossover Health, which operates worksite clinics for employers, seeks further guidance, acquiring Sherpaa, which provides telemedicine-based primary care.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/employee-clinic-company-crossover-health-snaps-up-telemedicine-startup-sherpaa/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70296852&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8nM53kqxDwaS9QkCIxRdIRAKO4JIfRwOkos2d_CvMZM24HqJB9piSbmvVY6vYoA1rKjrASkxCZJJonPq7F76GqtICpOtPdiqwQORxawbQ6Kc1-Cn0&_hsmi=70296852&rf=1Qualcomm is the latest non-health care company to realize maybe it doesn't know what it is doing in the space, selling its connected health businesses to a PE firm, which will call them Capsule Technologies and 2net.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/qualcomm-sells-off-its-connected-health-business-to-private-equity-firm/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69816381&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8IcliRcXsY0jNP0HJb5oqq3Rh1UA1bbJo8fFgk5wv-H89V9s6g9Td1A5henM_6UcPH-wP24tn8egbjcG1en83bDkmjVJXSlDA5nRPsYxTztndP8mI&_hsmi=69816381&rf=1Hospital chain Providence St. Joseph is buying Lumedic, a revenue cycle management vendor which uses blockchain technology. Hope they don't end up feeling like blockheads.
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20190209/NEWS/190209929?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20190209-NEWS-190209929&utm_campaign=amClinical communication and collaboration software vendor Perfect Serve hopes it aces M & A, acquiring two firms, one is Lightning Bolt which does physician shift scheduling, and the other is CareWire, which does text messaging for patient engagement.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/perfectserve-acquires/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69644103&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_mA-3zRDFNPg8CWTNmmnjvpBMIbqtbi0pPi7M67WeZuBgc_iNzYBVAatKHO0CJjrJX-BkKbxagxyNtG6m9D0F65Smlpabfku1YVHFzaiHva4Mvx4g&_hsmi=69644103A report from PriceWaterhouse Cooper evaluates the year that was in health care M & A.
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