HMS Holdings, which helps Medicaid and other payers with programs to ensure appropriate payments to providers, has acquired Eliza, which offers patient engagement and member analytics for a whopping $170 million in cash.
Quatris Health, which sells a variety of software and related services to small and medium-sized physician practices, has acquired HealthSystems, which does similar things, primarily as a reseller of GE software. New name: HealthSystems Health or Health HealthSystems.
OmniSYS, which offers billing, compliance and patient engagement software for pharmacies, has acquired voiceTech, which offers a patient messaging and adherence platform for drug stores. New name, SYSTech, or omnivoice.
Health professional continuing education and training firm Career Step takes a step forward, finding a solution to its problems by buying Panacea, which provides coding and compliance training.
Private equity firm Blackstone has apparently signed a deal to buy Aon's Hewitt benefit administration unit for $4.8 billion, largely unwinding a merger transaction from a few years ago.
RxWiki, which offers customer education rating services for independent pharmacies, has acquired TeleManager, which offers communication technology for pharmacies and others in the drug supply chain.
Samepage Health turns the page on its software to help providers manage patients with complex conditions, buying Health123, which has similar software. New name SameHealth or page 123.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.