Mergers & Acquisitions

While Cigna has been rebuffed for acquisitions in the past due to antitrust concerns, experts say a potential deal between the two private payers has some legs this time.

Also: Lunit achieves FDA clearance for 3D imaging that offers faster and increased accuracy of breast cancer diagnoses.

An expert who works in the digital health and technology investment field points to where activity in these three areas may be hot in the year ahead.

The acquisition brings UpLift's offerings to Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and California, helping to speed up its ability to expand nationally.  

The new combined company says it will drive high patient engagement and lower costs for patients and employers.

Maternal care company Oula revealed it is partnering with Mount Sinai Health System and opening its third brick-and-mortar clinic.

The longtime electronic health record vendor will be taken private by the software equity firm, which says it's planning for growth and innovation of its cloud-based EHR and practice management tools.

With the addition of Cerner WHS clients, members, care teams and associates, Marathon will expand its VBC population health management footprint in 15 states

Hal Wolf says the decision to partner with Informa Markets, which will manage the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition, will enable a focus on "excellence and expansion." Informa exec Ken McAvoy promises growth for members worldwide.

Karsten Klose and Peter Mountney talk about the recently acquired cloud-AI company Odin Vision, to be established as Olympus' first digital center of excellence, providing integrated hardware/software solutions for various medical specialties.