IntraHealth International, which helps countries build health care workforces, has acquired Switchboard, a creator of mobile communications for health purposes in low-income countries.
According to a Harris poll, about 1 of every 5 insured Americans has not gone to see a physician because of cost concerns. Many feel they do not have adequate sources of cost information.
Performant Financial Corp. is buying Premier Healthcare Exchange for $130 million, adding prepayment revenue cycle capabilities to Performant's post-payment services.
Mednax, the practice management company which started in pediatrics, is buying a Michigan anesthesiology practice to bolster its growing presence in that specialty.
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