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.
General Electric has acquired Canadian software firm CHCA Computer Systems, which makes operating room-related software, to add to its collection of health care information technology.
Tenex Capital has acquired Carex Health, which sells home medical equipment through mass retailers, and intends to combine it with portfolio company Roscoe Medical.
3M has completed its acquisition of Treo Solutions, which provides data analytics and other services to health plans and provider systems, and will combine the company with its Health Information group, which primarily offers coding, episode grouping and revenue cycle services.
Magellan Health Services is acquiring CDMI which provides clinical pharmacy and rebate management programs for managed care organizations, for an aggregate price of between $200-360 million.
Altegra, which provides a range of administrative and care management solutions to payers, has acquired Outcomes Health Information Solutions, which provides analytic 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.