A systematic review of research on home care visits designed to keep older adults from being institutionalized finds little evidence that these interventions reduce mortality or increase independent living.
Medical Cost Management Solutions, a provider of population health services, primarily to collectively bargained plans, has acquired Med-care Management, a Florida care management company.
HealthStream, which provides educational content for health care professionals, is paying around $15 million for Health Care Compliance Strategies, which offers online compliance training.
Fairpay Solutions, which helps with pricing of workers' compensation claims, has been sold by the PE firm which owned it to Mitchell International, which is owned by another PE firm.
Greenway Medical Technologies, a large EHR vendor, is acquiring PeopleLYNK, which provides services to help providers keep patients engaged and retained.
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