And in news which is apparently related to the just previous post, HCA, another large hospital company is buying another software company, PatientKeeper, which automates physician note-taking and other workflow. Hmmm, hospital companies buying physician-oriented software, could they possibly be trying to lock those docs up even tighter?
Conifer Health Solutions, a division of Tenet Healthcare, has acquired SPi Healthcare, which provides software and services for physician office management and billing, for $235 million.
Wellness firm Viverae has acquired OneHealth, which offers online social communities to help with behavior change.
http://viverae.com/onehealth/
Sep192014
Leading Medicare Advantage patient health status assessment firm Matrix Health is being acquired by Providence Service Corporation for $400 million. Providence provides a variety of health and non-health services to governments.
Cognizant, the large software services firm, is buying Trizetto, which specializes in developing and maintaining software for health care companies, for $2.7 billion.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101923737
Sep102014
Alignment Healthcare is purchasing Citizen's Choice, a Medicare Advantage plan in California, which marks an interesting change of direction for Alignment.
ESO Solutions, a provider of software to the emergency EHR segment, has acquired JefBar Billing, which provides revenue cycle management software and services to the same segment.
Vendor Credentialing Services has merged with Medkinetics and Payer Enrollment Services, to create a company that provides a wider range of credentialing and compliance services, largely for providers.
Medtronic is not only seeking to lower its taxes by acquisition activity, but is also continuing to move into services, most recently by acquiring NGC Medical, which operates cath labs in Italy and hopes to expand to other European countries. The purchase price was $350 million.
PopHealthCare (no, they don't take care of dads) has acquired Educerus Health. PopHealthCare does care management for high-risk populations and Educerus does in-home screening.
Mednax, a national practice management company focusing on pediatrics, is acquiring MedData, a vendor of revenue cycle management systems and services.
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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