Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has announced that it will acquire ASM Research. FULL STORY »
Community Health Systems' $3.9 billion bid to acquire Health Management Associates is facing a skeptical reaction from the hedge fund shareholder that had been pushing for a deal in the first place. FULL STORY »
By Shawn Pogatchnik / Associated Press | July 29, 2013
U.S. drugmaker Perrigo agreed Monday to buy Ireland's Elan for $8.6 billion in a deal that should allow the rapidly growing company to reduce its tax bill and boost its royalty stream. FULL STORY »
The push to manage population health may be fueling consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back with looser partnerships that allow them to retain some independence and present fewer regulatory hassles. FULL STORY »
Vitera Healthcare Solutions, Tampa, Fla., has expanded both its services and its customer base with the acquisition of Birmingham, Ala.-based SuccessEHS, completed on July 25. FULL STORY »
Kareo, provider of cloud-based medical office software and services for small practices, has acquired medical billing and practice-management company ECCO Health. FULL STORY »
The goals of population health management may be encouraging rampant consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back. FULL STORY »
When Tenet Healthcare Corp. recently agreed to pay $4.3 billion to acquire Vanguard Health Systems—after being relatively quiet on the acquisition front—it... FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | July 20, 2013
| Print Magazine
INVERNESS, Fla.—The Citrus County Hospital Board narrowed the bidding for its struggling Citrus Memorial Health System to three for-profit suitors. The board received five proposals from four bidders looking to take over the hospital, which is saddled with $80 million in debt and $30... FULL STORY »
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