ResMed Adds HealthCareFirst to Home Health Solutions
Medical device maker ResMed (NYSE: RMD) is moving deeper into the Home Health & Hospice arena. The company announced its acquisition of HealthCareFirst, which provides software solutions for home health and hospice agencies. HealthCareFirst offers electronic health record (EHR) software, billing and coding services, and advanced analytics to help agencies optimize their clinical, financial and administrative processes. Financial terms were not disclosed. Pamlico Capital is the seller, having acquired HealthCareFirst in September 2012 from The Riverside Company. ResMed’s devices and software solutions help to treat and manage sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease... Read More »Software for Sleep Disorders Attracts $800 Million
Sleep-disordered breathing is big money. Anyone who has laid awake night after night beside a chronic snorer would pay just about anything for a bit of quiet, most likely. Enter ResMed Inc. (NYSE: RMD), which has built its business on medical devices to treat sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory care. The company has made several acquisitions over the years, predominently in the medical device sector (see chart below). Targets have ranged from the German firm MAP Medezin-Technologie, acquired in 2001, to the Chinese sleep-device maker Curative Medical, a more recent acquisition in 2015. Two recent transactions have focused on the digital side of healthcare delivery. ResMed paid an... Read More »Schedule a demo
Gain access to the best healthcare and long-term care investment intelligence, data, and analysis.
