PatientPing Acquired By PE-Backed Appriss Health

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 »
eHealth M&A Still Strong Despite Slow February

eHealth M&A Still Strong Despite Slow February

Despite a slow February, eHealth M&A activity remained busy throughout the month. There were 16 deals publicly announced transactions, according to our Deal Search Online database, a slight drop from the 19 disclosed in January. That’s roughly 23% of all announced transactions so far in 2020. Spending was a little lighter, however, with dollar volume just north of $382 million, compared to $1.76 billion in January. The largest deal came from Germany, where CompuGroup Medical AG (XETRA: COP) acquired parts of Cerner Corporation’s (NASDAQ: CERN) IT Healthcare portfolio for $247.6 million. The portfolio includes medico and Soarian Integrated Care, a leading health information... Read More »