NetHealth, which provides EMR and office management software to outpatient specialty departments, has acquired ReDoc, which helps therapists with documentation and billing.
Ebix, a large vendor of health care software development services, has acquired Healthcare Magic, a provider of online physician advice, to advance its telemedicine strategy. The purchase price was $6 million upfront with the potential for up to $12 million in earn-outs.
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Genex, the large provider of services for workers' compensation plans, is switching PE owners, with Apax Partners buying it from Stone Point for a price apparently in excess of $400 million.
Amsurg, a large operator of ambulatory surgery centers, is apparently interested in buying Sheridan Healthcare, which offers physician staffing and outsourcing services, particularly in anesthesia, for $2.3 billion.
Genoa Healthcare, the leader in pharmacies for community mental health centers, and QOL, a company in the same business, are merging under the combined ownership of Nautic Partners.
A PWC report on health services M & A activity finds that practice management companies have been more active in acquiring physician groups than hospitals, while there was also significant activity in the long-term care space.
Alere, which has been under fire from shareholders for its move into disease and population health management, is spinning off its original diagnostic testing unit.
Brown & Brown, a large insurance service company, has acquired Axia Strategies, which provided consulting on various aspects of health care management to health plans.
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.