Mergers & Acquisitions

Electronic Health Records
Allscripts buys McKesson’s EHR, revenue cycle tools for $185 million
By Tom Sullivan | 06:20 pm | August 03, 2017
Vendor said it will keep McKesson’s Paragon EHR for small hospitals and use its own Sunrise for larger systems. 
Mergers & Acquisitions
WebMD sold to Internet Brands for $2.8 billion
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:02 pm | July 24, 2017
Rumors that WebMD was shopping around for a buyer are finally confirmed.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Advisory Board shares spike on news of likely takeover by UnitedHealth and Vista
By Susan Morse | 11:42 am | July 07, 2017
Optum likely to run healthcare arm if buy-out goes through, leveraging The Advisory Board's provider relationships and Crimson dataset.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Patrick Soon-Shiong acquires stake in 6 California hospitals
By Bill Siwicki | 02:22 pm | July 06, 2017
The move could help the NantHealth founder and billionaire biotech mogul, who is embroiled in various controversies, with precision medicine efforts.
Electronic Health Records
Will Apple buy athenahealth? Jonathan Bush calls rumor baseless
By Tom Sullivan | 05:24 pm | June 15, 2017
Financial analysts are suggesting that the computing giant buy athenahealth to gain a foothold in the healthcare space.
Electronic Health Records
Athenahealth pays $63 million to acquire health app maker Praxify Technologies
By Bernie Monegain | 12:28 pm | June 09, 2017
The Silicon Valley company brings with a number of applications, including a personal assistant program integrated with EHRs and artificial intelligence aimed at patient engagement.
Mergers & Acquisitions
What can interim CIOs do for an organization? A lot.
By Sue Schade | 05:42 pm | May 18, 2017
Having a meaningful impact can help with the day-to-day operational issues of IT.