Mergers & Acquisitions

Epic achieved the only net positive change across electronic health record vendors, but Oracle Health had the highest growth in the small hospital market, according to the new study.

Also, Southeast Asian hospital chain HMI Group has bought health tech company MHC. 

Kaiser and Geisinger join to form Risant Health while eVisit acquires complementary digital engagement technology and Verisma merges with ScanSTAT.

It plans to focus instead on accelerating the deployment of its medical IT solutions.

The New Jersey Health Information Network earns MED certification from CMS, while Ohio exchanges merge. After making mental health privacy changes, Oklahoma sends new HIE rules to state lawmakers.

There's been a softening of healthcare organizations' confidence in the vendor, researchers say, with customers expressing concerns about a post-acquisition roadmap and dissatisfaction with communication around the RevElate RCM platform.

The commission cites strained resources due in large part to healthcare mergers and patient data privacy challenges as a justification for a big increase over 2023 levels to support the Bureau of Competition and Bureau of Consumer Protections. 

Maven said the acquisition of Naytal will accelerate its growth in the U.K. and Europe.

Transcarent will purchase 98point6's virtual care platform and care business. After the deal, 98point6 will focus on licensing its software to third-party providers.

 CFOs want to find the right acquisition target that fits the culture of the organization, says Vin Phan of BDO.