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.
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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.