Upfront, a Chicago-based patient engagement and access platform, acquired PatientBond, on Aug. 18, creating a single enterprise technology solution to drive patient acquisition and loyalty. PatientBond is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and was founded in 2011. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Joshua Klein of Neal Gerber Eisenberg, LLP acted as legal counsel to Upfront.
Upfront delivers digital care navigation to improve patient experience, increase necessary visits, reduce no-shows and improve population health performance. Since 2016, Upfront has supported millions of patients through its digital platform, now serving more than 4,000 locations.
According to the LevinPro HC database, this marks the 234th eHealth transaction of 2022 and the 32nd deal in the patient engagement subsector. The largest patient engagement deal of the year has been GoodRX Inc., which is backed by Silver Lake Management, LLC, acquiring VitaCare Prescription Services, a technology and services platform that helps patients navigate key access and adherence barriers for brand medications, for $150 million.
