Medical staffing powerhouse AMN Healthcare Services is acquiring B.E. Smith, which provides executive search and advisory services for health care firms, for $160 million.
Telepsychiatry provider 1DocWay was apparently one document away from being acquired by Genoa Healthcare, whose primary business is operating pharmacies in community mental health facilities.
Envision Healthcare is acquiring Questcare Medical for about $135 million, adding another large medical group to its stable of medical specialists and other capabilities.
SCI Solutions is expanding from its referral management and patient scheduling base by acquiring Clarity Health, which offers prior authorization and referral management services.
In a somewhat complex transaction, MedAssets, the GPO and health system consulting firm, which had run into trouble by overpaying in acquisitions, is being bought by a PE firm, with its supply chain and data analytics business largely resold and combined with those of Novation, and the PE firm retaining its revenue cycle management services and combining them with Precyse.
Walgreens is proposing to buy Rite-Aid for $9.4 billion, in another major consolidation of the US health care system which needs very careful regulatory scrutiny.
Population health management (whatever that means) vendor Welltok has acquired Zamzee to add to its offerings to encourage children to participate in health improvement activities.
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.
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