Health information technology company Ingenix, Eden Prairie, Minn., said it has acquired the Lewin Group, a national healthcare and human services consulting firm. Terms of the deal, which closed on June 5, were not disclosed.
Ingenix officials said in a news release that the Lewin Group, based in Falls Church, Va., will operate with editorial independence, continuing to provide clients healthcare and human services policy research and implementation support.
The acquisition will strengthen Ingenix’s expertise in healthcare data methodologies, analytics, and software and tools, while it will provide the Lewin Group with access to Ingenix’s financial and clinical data resources and health analytics and technology, officials said. Ingenix is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. -- by Cinda Becker