Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

Four months after Intuit, the maker of small business-focused financial software, announced its acquisition of Medfusion, a maker of front- and back-office software for improving patient-to-provider communications, the merger has completed, with Intuit's Quicken Health Group combining with Medfusion to become Intuit Health.

Cerner this week announced robust financial results for the second quarter, reporting strong bookings, revenue, earnings and cash flow.

A healthcare price-comparison startup started by the founder of RelayHealth and the co-founder of athenahealth has raised $60 million in funding, including an investment from the Cleveland Clinic.


A healthcare price-comparison startup started by the founder of RelayHealth and the co-founder of athenahealth has raised $60 milllion in funding, including an investment from the Cleveland Clinic.

Intuit Inc., the Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, will acquire Medfusion, of Cary, N.C., which makes front-office and back-office software designed to improve patient-to-provider communications. The deal is valued at about $91 million.

A new report based on the European healthcare market shows providers adopting more business analytics solutions as a result of a decrease in patient visits from pay-for-performance programs.