Mergers & Acquisitions

Health system officials say the remote patient monitoring acquisition will enable more of its patients to "age independently, comfortably and affordably."

The group took a pro-merger stance, suggesting there are defects in the models used by the FTC to gauge merger appropriateness.

 The move is a push by Optum and UHG to advance value-based care and expand into the home healthcare market.

An IT veteran spells out why so many giants have found the healthcare industry harder to crack than they reckoned and describes what Big Tech must do to succeed. He also discusses Oracle's pending acquisition of Cerner.

Responding to what they say is a "critical time" for cybersecurity, the two companies plan to build an "end-to-end security operations suite" by integrating Mandiant Advantage SaaS platform with the Google Cloud security portfolio.

Constellation Software's N. Harris Computer Corporation could pay up to $700 million for the business segment, which includes the Sunrise, Paragon, TouchWorks, Opal and dbMotion tools.

Mergers and acquisitions are ascendant in healthcare. Oron Afek, CEO of Vim, discusses ways independent practices can improve their finances and their care, and maintain autonomy.

CEO Dan Burton said that the data and analytics company looks forward "to welcoming every current KPI Ninja team member."

Cerner released its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings report this week, showing an increase in revenue but a decrease in net earnings in 2021.

KLAS researchers noted that the company's big-ticket deal with Oracle could add an additional layer of complexity to its future.