Eric Wicklund

Kronos, Inc., a Chelmsford, Mass.-based provider of workforce management solutions, has acquired API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wis.-based developer of software management solutions focused on staffing and scheduling, patient classification, human resources, recruiting, payroll and staffing agencies.

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Kronos, a global provider of workforce management solutions for several industries, has enhanced its healthcare vertical with the planned acqusition of API Healthcare, a Wisconsin-based developer of software that automates staffing and scheduling, patient classification, human resources, recruiting, payroll and staffing agencies.

Taleo, a Dublin, Calif.-based provider of on-demand talent management solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cytiva Software, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of on-demand recruiting software solutions, for approximately $1 million (Canadian) in cash.

MedeAnalytics, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of healthcare performance management solutions, has announced that Blue Shield of California is now live with the company's Medical Management Analytics solution.

Perceptive Software, based in Shawnee, Kan., has announced that Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Ga., is deploying the company's ImageNow document management, imaging and workflow solution in its medical records and registration departments.