Medstreaming, a vendor of software solutions for the cardiology, vascular and radiology specialties, is acquiring Physician Billing Partners which does revenue cycle management for the same vendors.
Healthways, a model history lesson for current hyped companies, has sold its population health unit to Sharecare. It appears that Healthways basically got nothing for the unit.
Evolent, which sells tools to help providers do value-based reimbursement and population health management and even start their own health plans, is paying $145 million for Valence Health, which does similar work. At least Evolent is using its over-valued stock for the deal and some cash.
Telemedicine vendor Teladoc tells all of us that it is planning to acquire HealthiestYou, which does mobile patient engagement.
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McKesson is merging its health information technology business with ChangeHealthcare. It will receive cash of about $1.25 billion and will own around 70% of the combined company. ChangeHealthcare is in the revenue cycle management and analytics business and is owned by a PE firm.
Mednax, which owns and manages physician practices, has acquired revenue-cycle vendor Cardon Outreach to add to its services capabilities, and has also added physician practices in Minnesota.
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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.