Data analytics company Health Lumen is acquiring Cobalt Talon, a similar vendor. You have to read the press release because it is the best example I have ever seen of jargon that tells you absolutely nothing about what these companies actually do.
Cardinal Health, the large distributor of drugs and other supplies, is buying TelePharm, which helps hospitals and others electronically administer prescriptions.
EHR vendor athenahealth is buying Patient IO, a care coordination platform used to engage patients in their health needs. EHR vendors are all trying to create more one-stop HIT shopping for their customers, and generally doing a lousy job at it.
Yet another PE firm is recapping Matrix Health, the vendor of Medicare risk adjustment services. This time it is Frazier Healthcare in a deal reportedly worth $418 million.
N. Harris Computer Corp., which has a division offering health care IT services, is acquiring DigiChart, which provides EMRs for obstetricians and gynecologists.
Behavioral health pharmacy company Genoa Healthcare is buying Advanced Care's pharmacies in Michigan.
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