Mergers & Acquisitions
HIMSS Media editors discuss the monumental acquisition, which dominated headlines in late 2021.
The deal advances R1's integrated technology strategy through revenue intelligence and automation.
"Vocera will help Stryker significantly accelerate our digital aspirations to improve the lives of caregivers and patients," says Kevin Lobo, CEO of medical and surgical manufacturer Stryker.
Employers will participate in full risk sharing to scale value-based care in the commercial market.
Sources say bids from potential buyers were due this week, with a hopeful price tag of $1 billion.
The acquisition comes less than a year after Aetion landed $110 million in Series C funding.
Some of the biggest names in healthcare and technology – athenahealth, Allscripts, Microsoft, Nuance and, of course, Oracle and Cerner – made big news with big-ticket deals this past year.
2022 Look Ahead
It's a seismic acquisition, one that was first floated more than 13 years ago. Now that it's finally happening (pending regulatory approval), observers assess the deal and offer thoughts on what's next.
Damo Consulting CEO Paddy Padmanabhan discusses the significance of the $28.3 billion acquisition and predicts some next steps.
"Traditional risk-adjustment solutions have rapidly outgrown their retrospective-only payer use cases," Edifecs' CEO said.