Report: Optum in talks to acquire AbleTo for $470M
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum subsidiary is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire AbleTo. The company, which provides behavioral telehealth services, has seen an uptick in users during the pandemic.
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum subsidiary is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire AbleTo. The company, which provides behavioral telehealth services, has seen an uptick in users during the pandemic.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
According to a post on both urgent care EMR vendors' websites, the combined company will continue to support DocuTAP's and Practice Velocity's platforms and will offer solutions for consulting, patient engagement and teleradiology to the shared clients.
The original agreement between Walgreens and Rite Aid is no more. Rather, Walgreens will pay $5.175 billion to purchase 2,186 Rite Aid stores.
The mega-merger between Anthem and Cigna is no more. But the saga isn't over yet. Although Cigna is seeking a termination fee, Anthem has refused to pay it.
Also, Novartis has agreed to settle U.S. kickback allegations for $390 million and nearly 200 groups rally to save AHRQ.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The nascent precision-medicine and analytics firm has acquired inpatient clinical intelligence provider IHM Services Co., and will go up against the likes of NantHealth, IBM Watson Health, Salesforce, Qualcomm Life and others.
Last week's news that mega-health insurer Anthem has agreed to acquire fellow mega-health insurer Cigna for $48.4 billion has created quite a stir, especially since two more giants, Aetna and Humana had announced just three weeks earlier that they would merge for $37 billion.
Husband-and-wife entrepreneur team Mansoor Khan and Dr. Fauzia Khan are rolling their established Alere Analytics, maker of technology for clinical decision support and chronic disease management, into their newly launched precision-medicine firm Persivia.
CVS Health is expanding again, agreeing to pay $12.7 billion to acquire Omnicare, a Cincinnati-based pharmacy chain serving long-term care facilities.
Teleradiology giant Virtual Radiologic is being sold to physician practice management company Mednax for $500 million in cash, the two companies announced Tuesday.