Population health management company WellTok has purchased Predilytics, which uses data to segment health consumers and develop targeted approaches to engaging them.
$9.5 million in series A capital comes MD Insider's way for its "disruptive" "big data" solution to help employers identify cost-effective providers. Yawn.
Access Integrated Capital accessed $8.5 million in new capital to integrate with its existing financing for service to identify low-cost diagnostic imaging in workers' compensation.
Continuing its push into more comprehensive health plan offerings, TowersWatson has acquired Acclaris, a vendor of software and services to support consumer-directed health plans.
Mednax, the pediatric services company, is acquiring vRad, the largest teleradiology firm, for about $500 million. The reasons for the deal are transparent, we can see right through them!!
HealthPort, a supplier of revenue cycle management solutions, has merged with IOD, which offers document management, denial management and other services.
Consumer-directed health plan administrative services vendor Alegeus releases results of a survey showing that members in that plan design were much more likely to know the details of their coverage and to research cost and quality data on providers and treatments.
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