Surescripts Acquires Cost-Focused Prescription Startup ActiveRADAR

Surescripts Acquires Cost-Focused Prescription Startup ActiveRADAR

Arlington, Virginia-based Surescripts announced that it has acquired ActiveRADAR, a clinical intelligence company that identifies therapeutic alternatives for prescriptions.  ActiveRADAR, formerly known as RxTE Health, is a healthcare analytics company delivering value-based reimbursement products and services for prescription drug benefits. ActiveRADAR’s clinical catalogue covers more than 165 therapeutic categories, including more than 30 specialty drug categories and more than 33,000 drug pairs.  Surescripts is an American information technology company that supports e-prescription, the electronic transmission of prescriptions between healthcare organizations and pharmacies,... Read More »
Health Catalyst Acquires Electronic Registry Systems

Health Catalyst Acquires Electronic Registry Systems

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Health Catalyst announced that it has acquired Electronic Registry Systems (ERS) in Cincinnati, Ohio.  ERS has been providing cancer registry compliance and informatics services since 1989 and is widely recognized for its flagship platform solution, CRStar. Specifically designed for Certified Tumor Registrars, the CRStar platform records and reports vital cancer patient information to oncology registries.  Health Catalyst is a data warehousing, analytics and outcomes-improvement company that helps healthcare organizations of all sizes perform the clinical, financial and operational reporting and analysis needed for population health and accountable... Read More »
Telemedicine Surge Drives Increased EHR Utilization, New Study From JAMA Reveals

Telemedicine Surge Drives Increased EHR Utilization, New Study From JAMA Reveals

In a recently published report in JAMA Internal Medicine, A. Jay Holmgren, PhD, and colleagues explore the relationship between the increasing adoption of telemedicine and key indicators of electronic health record (EHR) utilization among ambulatory physicians. Over a period of 115 weeks, the study observed 1,052 ambulatory physicians at a major academic medical center, providing a robust dataset of 35,697 physician-week observations. The aim of the study was to investigate how telemedicine utilization influenced physician EHR engagement and patient messaging volume in the ambulatory healthcare setting.  There has been an increase in telehealth M&A this year. While most eHealth... Read More »
Telemedicine Surge Drives Increased EHR Utilization, New Study From JAMA Reveals

TT Capital Partners Announces Investment in Cantata Health Solutions

Minneapolis-based TT Capital Partners has announced a majority investment in Cantata Health Solutions, headquartered in Austin, Texas.  Cantata Health Solutions provides healthcare technology solutions for organizations in behavioral health, human services, acute care and post-acute care. Cantata offers a complete platform, including an integrated electronic health records system, revenue cycle management and a suite of clinical solutions that are fully configurable. Cantata is installed in more than 280 healthcare facilities across 45 states, as well as Canada, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Guam.  TT Capital Partners is a leading healthcare private equity investor, providing... Read More »
MEDICE Health Family Acquires femfeel 

MEDICE Health Family Acquires femfeel 

On October 14, MEDICE Health Family announced its acquisition of the telehealth app, femfeel.   Based in Munich, Germany, femfeel is a digital platform designed to support patients through menopause. It offers a comprehensive suite of resources, that includes education about menopause, a symptom tracker and evaluation tool. It also connects patients to medical professionals.   MEDICE Health Family is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Iserlohn, Germany. Through various portfolio companies, its products provide care for ADHD in adults, anemia, bladder disfunction, insomnia and nephrology. medigital serves as MEDICE’s digital health competency center.   This... Read More »
Surescripts Acquires Cost-Focused Prescription Startup ActiveRADAR

PE-Backed Uniguest Announces Acquisition of pCare

Uniguest, a portfolio company of private equity firm Atlantic Street Capital, has announced the acquisition of pCare, expanding its presence and capabilities in healthcare.  pCare is a New York-based provider of interactive patient engagement systems designed to improve patient outcomes and experience while making the work of healthcare teams safer and simpler.  Uniguest is a global leader in digital engagement technology to multiple end markets. The company enables those in hospitality, senior living, sports/stadiums, entertainment, retail, education, government, healthcare, corporate and enterprise to engage with their audience.  Uniguest’s Chief Executive Officer Matt... Read More »