Capital Finance
Humana Inc. announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Arcadian Management Services, an Oakland, Calif.-based Medicare Advantage HMO with approximately 64,000 members in 15 states.
Revenue cycle management and software services provider PracticeMax announced Monday it has acquired American Billing Services (ABS) of Portland, Ore., expanding its operations and geographical footprint in the northwestern United States.
A lot of rebuilding has been happening in Joplin, Mo., following the May 22 tornado that devastated the community. Soon to be added to the lengthy list of projects is a new hospital to replace the destroyed St. John's Regional Medical Center.
Facing financial difficulties and an eagerness to grow, nonprofit and smaller hospitals are looking towards merging with larger health systems.
Kindred Healthcare continues expanding its footprint in the home healthcare sector with the acquisition of Professional HealthCare, a portfolio company of Mainsail Partners. The definitive agreement signed by the two companies will transfer Professional's 27 home healthcare locations to Kindred for $51 million in cash.
Emdeon, a healthcare payment and revenue cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions provider, will merge with investment firm Blackstone Capital Partners in a $3 billion deal that gives a controlling interest to Blackstone, the company announced Thursday.
Finding ways to create a payment model that rewards high-quality outcomes, reduces avoidable costs and protects payer and provider margins is the ultimate goal of those working to reform the healthcare system today.
McKesson has announced an agreement to buy Portico Systems for a reported $90 million, a deal that will combine the two companies' offerings around care management and network management and position McKesson for anticipated shifts in the healthcare market.
Community Health Systems, Inc., one the largest publicly-traded hospital companies in the United States, has executed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Tomball Regional Medical Center, in Tomball, Texas.
With the August 2 deadline of a debt ceiling plan approaching fast, we at Healthcare IT News decided to ask our Twitter followers what their biggest fears and aggravations were on the situation, concerning healthcare.