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M&A

Feb 12 2019

Qualcomm 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=1
Feb 11 2019

Hospital 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=am
Feb 08 2019

Physician social media platform Sermo has been recapped, i.e. acquired, by a PE firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/02/abry-recaps-physicians-social-platform-sermo/
Feb 06 2019

Clinical 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=69644103
Feb 05 2019

Bioinformatics company Qiagen is acquiring N-of-one, giving a trial to its oncology genomics and treatment pathways business.

https://corporate.qiagen.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/20190107_qiagen_acquires_n_of_one
Feb 01 2019

Practice management software vendor eMDs doctors up its offerings, adding Aprima Healthcare, which offers EHR and practice management services to ambulatory care providers.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/marlin-backed-emds-buys-aprima-medical-software/
Jan 30 2019

Population health, disease management, digital health, mobile app, (and any other buzzword) firm Livongo is acquiring myStrength, a behavioral health firm with the same buzzwords, for an undisclosed, but hopefully weak, amount.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/livongo-dives-into-behavioral-health-mystrength-buy?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRrMk9UUTVOekEzTkdJNSIsInQiOiJialJHQTF4Wng3Q2JGMXkyTWViVDdFajl6REFUcmNvV1pVemM0RHZ3MkhZTnJRcERiZEl4OG5SdWdmZTlPdTNoOFUyWkVaZXpab1oxVmRPdFB2SVNPZEFPbTF5aHBwQUZ1TEJNcHdZU0loRjR0M0s3U0E2S1lUUXRQU1wvcnJmeHgifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Jan 30 2019

Investment firm Investcorp is buying Health Plus Management, which provides practice management services to the rehabilitation and physical medicine market.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/investcorp-buys-health-plus/
Jan 30 2019

EBSCO Health, part of a large multi-industry information firm, is buying Health Decision, a clinical support vendor.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/ebsco-health-healthdecision/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69348244&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9onAPVvakGAfiov0KapC2rYbr2mYl0kynNC-3ELtJysfhjszSWlZjr-RhsjOnKmRumvakyx9xxOl5kSdbm6L-53y4but3442JUoFsTxYYkgXAqJyc&_hsmi=69348244&rf=1
Jan 23 2019

WEX, a financial services technology company, is acquiring Discovery Benefits, a TPA.

https://ir.wexinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/wex-signs-agreement-acquire-discovery-benefits?_ga=2.250154694.190955598.1547731115-413639831.1547731115
Jan 21 2019

Paladina Health, a provider of primary care services through clinics for employment-based health plans, has acquired Activate Health, which operates in the same market.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/vc-backed-paladina-health-acquires-activate-healthcare/
Jan 16 2019

Payer Compass, which offers reimbursement systems to self-funded plans, has been purchased and recapitalized by private equity firms.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spectrum-equity-leads-majority-recapitalization-of-payer-compass-300772858.html
Jan 15 2019

Alira Health, which offers analysis and insights to life sciences companies, is acquiring Clinical Insights, which is in a similar business.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alira-health-adds-data-science-capabilities-through-acquisition-of-clinical-insights-300765470.html
Jan 15 2019

PeaceHealth, a community health system in Oregon is acquiring Zoom+Care, which has a digital health care solution.

https://www.peacehealth.org/PeaceHealth-to-acquire-ZOOM-Care