Not long ago UnitedHealth paid $600 million for Alere's population health management division. Now supposedly that group has been purchased by a startup called Persivia and will be given a precision medicine focus.
Buyer's remorse?, er, seller's remorse?, deja vu?, who knows but PE firm Riverside Company is buying the Healthcare Safety Institute for the second time. HSI offers workplace health and safety training.
Population health management company WellTok has purchased Predilytics, which uses data to segment health consumers and develop targeted approaches to engaging them.
Continuing its push into more comprehensive health plan offerings, TowersWatson has acquired Acclaris, a vendor of software and services to support consumer-directed health plans.
Mednax, the pediatric services company, is acquiring vRad, the largest teleradiology firm, for about $500 million. The reasons for the deal are transparent, we can see right through them!!
HealthPort, a supplier of revenue cycle management solutions, has merged with IOD, which offers document management, denial management and other services.
Health IT security vendor Imprivata has acquired HT Systems, which offers a palm-vein identification system, for around $20 million. The deal was done on a handshake.
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.