Huron Consulting, which has a very large health care IT consulting segment, has acquired Vonlay consulting, which assists providers in implementing EHRs.
Press Ganey, which helps providers improve patient satisfaction and quality, is acquiring Dynamic Clinical Solutions, which helps patients collect medical information and provide it to physicians.
Symphony Technology Group, a health care focused private equity firm, is acquiring MDdatacor, a vendor of data collection and analytics products, and intends to combine it with other assets to form the Symphony Health Solutions business.
Truven Health Analytics has acquired Simpler Consulting to bolster its capability to help health care organizations reshape themselves and use the data that Truven provides.
Rite Aid is on a tear. The formerly struggling drug store chain, which just bought Health Dialog, is now buying RediClinic, which operates retail clinics in Texas.
Premier, the large hospital group purchasing organization, has acquired Memdata, which aids hospitals in construction and capital equipment purchasing.
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