SOC Telemed Acquires Access Physicians
The national telehealth provider SOC Telemed has announced a new deal for Access Physicians valued at $194 million upfront with additional potential consideration based on performance. Access Physicians is an experienced multi-specialty acute inpatient telemedicine provider focused on cardiac care, inpatient hospital care, tele-neurology, maternal-fetal expertise, tele-pulmonary and infectious disease management. SOC Telemed (f.k.a Specialists On Call, Inc.) just went public over the summer through a reverse merger with Healthcare Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. The deal valued SOC Telemed at $720 million, and institutional investors including BlackRock Inc., Baron... Read More »
PatientPing Acquired By PE-Backed Appriss Health
The private equity-backed Appriss Health has announced the acquisition of PatientPing, a large care coordination platform based in Boston, Massachusetts. PatientPing has developed a platform that enables providers to collaborate on shared patients through a comprehensive suite of solutions and allows provider organizations, health plans, governments, individuals and the organizations supporting them to leverage real-time patient data to reach their shared goals of improving the efficiency of the healthcare system. PatientPing’s network connects over 1,250 hospitals, 7,000 post-acute care facilities, and hundreds of other providers such as Federally Qualified Health Centers, social and... Read More »
Doctor On Demand Merges With Grand Rounds
Telehealth provider Doctor On Demand announced plans last week to merge with Grand Rounds to form a new company centered around virtual care. Doctor On Demand provides a full suite of personalized Total Virtual Care services including primary care, integrated behavioral health, everyday and urgent care, chronic condition management, and prevention. The company delivers services through employers, health plans, Medicare Part B, and directly to consumers. Grand Rounds provides care coordination and expert medical opinions, and it helps clients understand and navigate health care insurance benefits. No terms for the merger were... Read More »
WELL Health Builds Digital Health Portfolio
The Canadian-based company WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX.V: WELL) went on an acquisition spree in 2020, adding a plethora of smaller, digital health companies to build up its product portfolio. Last week, they continued that spree, announcing the acquisition of Intrahealth, a Vancouver-based healthcare software company. Intrahealth provides a suite of flexible software and electronic medical record solutions to a wide variety of customers including health authorities, hospitals, public health outpatient centers, community health, home care, ambulatory care and diverse health care professionals. WELL Health paid roughly CAD 15.4 million consisting of CAD 10.6 million in cash, CAD... Read More »
MindMed Acquires HealthMode
MindMed (OTCQB: MMEDF), a New York City-based biotechnology company, is expanding its platform with a new deal. Last week, the company announced it is acquiring HealthMode, a digital medicine and therapeutics startup that uses artificial intelligence-enabled digital measurement to increase the precision and speed of clinical research and patient monitoring. MindMed will issue 8,250,836 subordinate voting shares at the Feb. 17, 2021 closing price of CAD 5.13, plus approx. CAD 300,000 in cash. Based on the conversion rate from February 18, 2021, the price comes out to approximately U.S. $33.67 million. The acquisition of Healthmode is expected to close by the end of February 2021. MindMed is... Read More »