• AngelEye Health Buys SupportSpot Platform from Child Life On Call

    AngelEye Health announced on March 25 the acquisition of the SupportSpot platform from Austin, Texas-based Child Life On Call. The SupportSpot platform was developed by Child Life On Call, a digital platform dedicated to child life–informed psychosocial support and procedural preparation resources for pediatric patients and their families.... Read More »
  • Vitality Global Acquires Ramp Health

    Vitality Global will be acquiring Ramp Health for an undisclosed price, according to a March 25 press release. Ramp Health is a comprehensive, full-service risk mitigation provider that partners with employers, government agencies and insurers to improve employee health and safety, increase engagement and reduce healthcare and workers’... Read More »
  • Greenhouse Medical Plaza in Houston, TX Sold

    According to a March 24 press release, Edloe Realty has acquired Greenhouse Medical Plaza in Houston, Texas. Greenhouse Medical Plaza is a 116,869-square-foot medical outpatient building (MOB). Constructed in 2014, the MOB is currently 57% leased to an attractive mix of healthcare tenants, with a recently completed two-operating room,... Read More »
  • Gilead Sciences to Buy Ouro Medicines for $1.68 Billion Upfront

    Gilead Sciences has plans to acquire Ouro Medicines based in South San Francisco, California. The transaction, which was announced on March 24, includes an upfront payment of approximately $1.68 billion, along with up to $500 million in milestone-based payments linked to development and regulatory progress. Ouro Medicines is a privately held... Read More »
  • The Money Always Wins: A Healthcare Webinar Wrap Up

    Last week, Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, was joined by John Tiedmann, Managing Director at Physician Growth Partners, Bill Hoffman, Shareholder at Polsinelli and Matt Bogle, Managing Director at Intrinsic, to discuss the trends facing the healthcare industry. Based on data in the LevinPro HC database, the conversation... Read More »

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Vocera Adds New Patient Engagement Firm

Vocera Adds New Patient Engagement Firm

Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCRA), a mobile technology company serving the healthcare market, has expanded its patient engagement platform through a new acquisition. Last week, Vocera purchased a 100% interest in EASE Applications, LLC for $25 million in cash. This is Vocera’s first acquisition of 2020, but the company has had a solid financial year, reporting total revenue of $47.3 million for the second quarter of 2020, compared to revenue of $44.8 million in the second quarter of 2019. Its remote communication services were probably in high demand due to changes triggered by COVID-19. The addition of EASE will most likely help them in the COVID-19 environment as well. EASE... Read More »
Health Catalyst Acquires Vitalware

Health Catalyst Acquires Vitalware

Health Catalyst (NASDAQ: HCAT) has been an active buyer this year. In July, the digital health firm purchased healthfinch, Inc. for $40 million to build its population health portfolio and electronic health record platform, and now it is boosting its revenue cycle management services. Health Catalyst announced last week it is acquiring Vitalware, LLC, which provides revenue workflow optimization and analytics SaaS technology solutions to healthcare organizations. The terms of the deal include $120 million upfront and an additional $30 million could be paid as a potential earnout. The upfront payment will be comprised of a mix of cash and 1,487,210 shares valued at $33.62. Vitalware offers... Read More »
Health Catalyst Acquires Vitalware

Teladoc Health and Livongo Health Merge

The virtual care giant Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) is having a wild year. The company’s second-quarter earnings reports showed Teladoc’s year-over-year revenues surged by 85% to $241 million, and its total telehealth visits rose to 2.8 million, a year-over-year increase of 203%, all thanks to the effects of COVD-19. And now, Teladoc has announced a new merger with Livongo Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVGO) valued at $18.5 billion. Livongo is a leading Applied Health Signals company, using its AI+AI engine and a team of data scientists to aggregate and interpret substantial amounts of health data and information to create actionable, personalized health signals delivered to... Read More »
Health Catalyst Acquires Vitalware

SOC Telemed is Going Public in New Deal

One of the nations’ largest telemedicine providers is now going public. Specialists On Call, Inc. (d/b/a SOC Telemed) has been acquired by Healthcare Merger Corp. (NASDAQ: HCCO), a special purpose acquisition company, for $720 million from Warburg Pincus. Institutional Investors including BlackRock Inc., Baron Capital Group, and ClearBridge Investments, have committed to a private investment of $165 million in the combined company.   SOC’s current management and equity holders, including Warburg Pincus, will roll a portion of their equity into the new SOC, and the proceeds generated by the transaction will be used to pay down existing debt. Once the merger is complete, the new company will... Read More »
DXC Divests Another Business Line

DXC Divests Another Business Line

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) has spent 2020 trying to streamline its business portfolio. When Mike Salvino took over as CEO of DXC in September 2019, he announced during his first earnings call that the company was planning strategic alternatives, including the possible divestiture of three of its non-core assets, which made up roughly 25% of the company’s revenue. And last week, DXC announced another milestone in that campaign. The company revealed it is selling its healthcare software provider business to Dedalus Group for $525 million. DXC’s healthcare software business is an open digital health platform that helps improve care outcomes by delivering contextual and... Read More »
Health Catalyst Acquires Vitalware

CloudMD Announces Second Deal in July

CloudMD Software & Services Inc. (OTCMKTS: DOCRF), a Canada-based digital health company, has announced two new acquisitions in July. Formerly known as Premier Health Group, Inc., CloudMD has had a pretty successful 2020 so far. It reported record revenues in Q1:20 of $3.1 million, reached over 100,000 subscribers on its telemedicine platform, and now has two new companies to boost its product portfolio and customer base.   On July 16, CloudMD announced it purchased Snapclarity Inc., which manages an on-demand digital platform that provides an assessment for an individual’s personal risk of mental health disorders resulting in a personalized care plan, access to online resources, a... Read More »