Real-time location system firm AeroScout announced Wednesday that it has acquired Sentient Health, which provides software and services for optimizing inventory management of consumable medical supplies.
Redwood City, Calif-based AeroScout provides asset visibility technology for the healthcare industry and claims it invented the first Wi-Fi-based radio frequency identification tag.
With its acquisition of Sentient Health, AeroScout will now offer technologies that provide real-time views of stock levels and technologies for tracking the location of equipment.
AeroScout said in a statement that the acquisition complements and builds on its “portfolio of healthcare solutions that hospitals around the world rely on to increase operational efficiency and improve patient safety and care.”
“The acquisition of Sentient Health adds supply chain visibility and optimization to our portfolio, as well as the expertise of the Sentient Health team, to support more of the needs of our healthcare customers and further extend our leadership in healthcare,” said Yuval Bar-Gil, AeroScout CEO in a statement.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.