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AMN Healthcare Services Acquires Staffing Firm
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), a healthcare solutions and staffing services company, has acquired Advanced Medical Personnel Services, Inc. for $200 million. Advanced Medical Personnel specializes in placing therapists and nurses in contract positions across multiple settings including hospitals, schools, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, and home health. AMN purchased Advanced Medical for the company’s recently launched telehealth platform for delivery of speech therapy to children in large school districts across the country. Another telehealth company changed hands in early April, as Advantia Health, a physician medical group, acquired Pacify, a telehealth company.... Read More »
Advantia Health Jumps into Digital Health
Advantia Health, a physician medical group focused on women’s health, has acquired telehealth company Pacify. The target developed an app that offers virtual perinatal care for new and expectant mothers. It connects them with consultants and registered nurses to complement in-person visits with OB-GYNs, pediatricians and other physicians. The financial terms of the were not disclosed, but it’s easy to see why Advantia acquired the digital health company. Pacify’s app connects patients with consultants and registered nurses to complement in-person visits with OB-GYNs, pediatricians, and other physicians. This deal combines Advantia’s physical physician practices and... Read More »
PE Firms Growing Influence in eHealth
In our 2019 Health Care Services Acquisition Report, Twenty-Fifth Edition, we reported how private equity firms have reshaped healthcare M&A on the services side. However, PE firms and their portfolio companies are also molding the tech sector, particularly in eHealth. In 2017, private equity firms and their portfolio companies accounted for roughly 29% of the 164 digital health deals. In 2018, they accounted for 67 deals, or nearly 33% of the 204 deals reported. Their activity is increasing in both number and volume. In terms of spending volume, private equity firms and portfolio companies accounted for 40% of announced prices for 2017 at roughly $3.69 billion. In 2018, it was nearly... Read More »
Teledoc Moves into French Telemedicine
Teladoc, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) announced this week it will acquire MedecinDirect, an accredited mobile platform for the healthcare industry. MedecinDirect provides personalized medical advice and subscriptions to patients online and by telephone. The deal will combine Teladoc’s virtual care services with MedecinDirect’s consultation and prescription digital health solutions. The organization will become the French country unit of Teladoc Health. This acquisition adds to the growing list of purchases focused on telemedicine and virtual health. You might remember a few earlier this year. Medici bought Chiron Health in January for an undisclosed amount. Chiron provides secure remote... Read More »
