Consolidations, Mergers & Acquisitions Among Health Care Tech, By Tech

Consolidations, Mergers & Acquisitions Among Health Care Tech, By Tech
The health care press coverage is full of merger and acquisition activity – with consolidation of provider systems, the acquisition of smaller health insurers by larger ones, and the acquisition of provider systems by insurers. But, the same consolidation trend is happening in the health information technology (IT) sector. During the first half of calendar year 2013, health IT companies were involved in 63 merger or acquisition transactions. This transaction volume was 16% higher than during 2012. The total transaction value was more than $8 billion for the first half of . . .